HR Business Partner

Job Overview

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) provides a combination of hands-on HR operational support, including employee relations expertise, and strategic business partnering to support leaders and employees across their business area. The role operates primarily as a trusted advisor to managers on all people matters to ensure fair, consistent, and legally compliant employee management, while also contributing to the development of a more strategic, proactive HR function as the business evolves.

Job Responsibilities

Employee Relations

• Support managers in dealing with complex casework, performance, attendance, and employee relations issues.
• Coach and build the confidence of managers to manage day-to-day people issues more effectively and independently.
• Identify patterns or recurring issues and work with the HR team to address root causes through training, communication, or policy changes, which will lead to improved people practices.
• Support investigations and hearings for complex or high-risk cases, sometimes involving external legal or regulatory input.
• Develop and maintain good relations with recognised trade unions, where applicable.

Strategic Partnership

• Partner with senior leaders to understand business goals and align people strategies accordingly.
• Challenge and influence decision-making to ensure alignment with good people practice and company values.
• Work with leaders to improve team effectiveness and engagement.
• Deliver key HR initiatives, including workforce planning, restructuring, resourcing, talent management, pay and reward, employee relations, employee engagement, and performance management.
• Work with business area to provide people data insights.

Change & Culture

• Support organisational changes such as restructures, role design, TUPE, driving engagement and communication strategies.
• Monitor employee engagement through VIBE Survey, identifying themes, and partnering with leaders to improve employee experience.
• Participate in HR projects that support longer-term people objectives (e.g. employee engagement, leadership development, talent frameworks).
• Support the Head of HR in developing and embedding initiatives on culture, leadership capability, and workforce planning.
• Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and manager development programs.

People Data & Insights

• Use HR data and metrics (e.g. turnover, absence, case trends, VIBE survey results, and demographics) to identify patterns and inform decision-making.
• Analyse ER and workforce data to highlight underlying issues and recommend targeted interventions.
• Support the development of dashboards or regular people reports that help leaders understand workforce trends and risks.
• Use insights from data to shape priorities for leadership development, engagement, and policy improvement.
• Collaborate with the HR team to improve data quality, reporting accuracy, and accessibility of people analytics.

Qualifications and Skills

• CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above) or equivalent experience desirable.
• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or HR Generalist within a fast-paced, evolving business.
• Strong employee relations expertise with a history of handling complex cases and a solid knowledge of UK employment law
• Demonstrated experience managing TUPE transfers, restructures, or large-scale organisational change.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
• Experience supporting change management and organisational transformation.
• Commercial awareness and ability to link people initiatives to business outcomes.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

- Ability to influence and persuade at a senior level, including the ability to coach managers to develop people management skills.

- Ability to manage a large and wide-ranging workload.

In return for your hard work, we offer excellent career progression opportunities and a professional environment where you can acquire, use, and continue developing your skills.

Your package will include:

• Company pension scheme
• Company sick pay
• 25 days annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays)
• Holiday buy-back scheme (5 additional days available)
• Salary sacrifice car scheme – A cost-effective way to purchase a new car via salary sacrifice (subject to meeting minimum earnings eligibility criteria).
• Long Service Award scheme
• Reward & Recognition scheme
• Death in service benefit
• Access to over 100 online courses to support your continuous and professional development
• Employee benefits platform, offering:
• Discounts and offers for a range of recognisable brands and outlets
• Employee Assistance Service
• Advice and life coach portal with tips on mindfulness and meditation
• Free onsite parking

At TVS SCS we encourage and support our employees to realise their potential. They are empowered to take initiative and achieve high impact results that really make a difference to our business and our customers.

If you require any adjustments to allow you take a full and active part in the selection process, please notify us as part of your application. Please note [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Solutions is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

TVS have signed the Armed Forces covenant and are a forces friendly employer.

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