HR Business Partner

Job Type: HR Business Partner
Location: One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 4BX
Contract: Temporary
Pay Rate: £20.00 per hour
Contract: 3-12 months

About the Role
We are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to provide high-quality HR support across the organisation during a period of change. You will partner with stakeholders to align people strategy with business goals, enabling high performance, strong engagement, and effective people management.
This role requires a confident HR professional who can build trusted relationships, challenge thinking when needed, and deliver solutions grounded in data, insight and best practice.
What You'll Be Doing

• Leading and supporting complex Employee Relations casework, ensuring timely, fair and legally compliant outcomes.
• Driving and enabling change initiatives, including restructures, TUPE (in/out) and organisational redesign.
• Using people analytics to inform decision-making, identify trends, and assess risk.
• Supporting managers with performance, talent mapping, engagement and workforce planning.
• Shaping colleague experience, wellbeing and inclusion.
• Promoting digital-first, self-service HR practices.
• Contributing to continuous improvement of HR policies, processes and guidance.

What You'll Bring

• Significant experience in ER case management and leading organisational change, including TUPE.
• Strong, current knowledge of employment law and good people practice.
• Confidence in coaching leaders and challenging constructively.
• Strong communication and influencing skills at all levels.
• Evidence-based approach using data and insights.
• Flexible approach across home, office and site working.
• CIPD qualification desirable (or equivalent experience).

Nice to Have

• Coaching/mentoring qualification or mediation training.
• Experience in job evaluation or the housing, health or social care sectors.
• Expertise in OD, talent, reward or resourcing.