HR Business Partner- Hybrid

Job Title: HR Assistant Business Partner (Group Functions)- Hybrid

Reports to: Senior HR Business Partner – Group Functions & Strategic Initiatives
Location: Chorley (with occasional UK travel)
Hybrid- 3 days in office 2 from home
Direct Reports: None

Salary £35k plus £4,680 car allowance

Shape the Future of People Experience

We’re looking for a passionate and proactive HR Assistant Business Partner to join our clients dynamic HR team. In this role, you’ll work closely with senior leaders to support the full employee lifecycle across our corporate divisions. You’ll help drive critical people initiatives, elevate engagement, and contribute to the strategic HR agenda across multiple business areas.

If you're enthusiastic about making an impact and growing your HR career in a role that blends strategy with hands-on delivery, this is the opportunity for you.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Projects & People Initiatives

• Support the Senior HR Business Partner with strategic and local HR projects (e.g. restructures, TUPE, redeployments)
• Assist in improving HR systems, policies, and practices to stay aligned with legislation and industry best practice

Employee Engagement & Culture

• Deliver and analyse onboarding, engagement, and exit surveys
• Help create communications and action plans that promote a positive, inclusive workplace
• Use insights to build a stronger employee experience

Talent Management & Development

• Support succession planning and annual talent reviews, including tracking high-potential employees
• Assist with graduate and apprenticeship programme coordination, including data submissions and provider management

Performance & Learning

• Coordinate the performance management cycle, including system support and training logistics
• Track L&D actions across functions and support delivery of leadership development programmes

Employee Lifecycle Support

• Manage onboarding and offboarding activities, ensuring smooth and compliant transitions
• Ensure timely completion of lifecycle events including contracts, probation, and employee changes

Employee Relations

• Act as first point of contact for ER queries
• Support case management (disciplinaries, grievances, absences) including documentation and tracking

Data & Compliance

• Support monthly reporting and data analysis for HR metrics
• Ensure employee records are accurate and compliant with GDPR and internal policies
• Assist with compliance reporting including gender pay gap and right-to-work requirements

Internal Communications & Events

• Draft engaging HR content for internal platforms
• Collaborate on wellbeing and people-focused events and campaigns (e.g. Apprenticeship Week, Mental Health Awareness)

What You’ll Bring

Qualifications & Memberships

• Degree or equivalent (preferred)
• CIPD Level 3 and/or Associate CIPD membership (preferred)

Experience

• Demonstrable experience supporting HR activities in a fast-paced or multi-site environment
• Exposure to performance, engagement, talent and ER processes
• Familiarity with UK employment law, TUPE, redundancies, and restructures
• Confident using HR systems like PeopleHR or similar

Skills & Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Well-organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities
• Approachable, empathetic, and trustworthy—able to handle sensitive matters with discretion
• Analytical and data-savvy, with a problem-solving mindset
• Willing to facilitate workshops or briefings, with a proactive, can-do attitude
• Collaborative team player who thrives in a dynamic environment

The Culture & Values of our client

We are driven by three core values:

• Safety – We act with care and are uncompromising in our approach to wellbeing and risk.
• Service – We work together to deliver an outstanding experience—every job, every day.
• Specialist – We use our knowledge and passion to create lasting value and innovation.

This is through accountability, teamwork, humility, and a relentless focus on continuous improvement.

Why Join?

This is your chance to help shape the future of HR in a business that’s committed to excellence, safety, and innovation. You’ll join a supportive team where your development matters, your ideas are heard, and your contribution makes a tangible difference. If you're ready to grow, lead, and help us build an exceptional workplace—

I want to hear from you, please send your up to date CV to or call me for more information confidentially on

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