HR Business Partner

up to £55k depending on experience

3 days a week in the office

Essex

Previous Business partner experience required along with analytical and reporting experience

I am recruiting for an experienced HR Business Partner to join a close-nit team within an Insurance Solutions business. This role requires someone with extensive experience in managing stakeholders, building relationships and dealing with challenges.

You will deliver a proactive and commercially focused HR partnership to a key operational business area. The role is responsible for ensuring strong alignment between people strategy and business objectives while supporting leaders to build high-performing, engaged teams.

Responsibilities will include:

•Act as a trusted HR Business Partner to operational leadership teams, providing expert guidance across all areas of people management.

• Partner with managers to deliver the people agenda, equipping them with the tools, insight, and capability required to lead effective teams.

• Use people data and analytics to inform decision-making and provide insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

• Support the development of management capability through coaching, learning initiatives, and development programmes.

• Identify and implement practical solutions to people-related challenges that support business performance and operational effectiveness.

• Contribute to the design and implementation of HR systems, tools, and technologies to improve decision-making and operational efficiency.

• Manage employee relations casework including performance management, absence management, and workplace investigations.

• Build strong relationships across the business and maintain regular engagement with key internal stakeholders.

• Provide expert advice on employment law and employee relations to ensure compliance, consistency, and risk mitigation.

• Support the planning and delivery of HR initiatives aligned to wider organisational priorities and business objectives.

• Promote employee engagement and wellbeing initiatives to support a positive and productive working environment.

• Work collaboratively with HR operational teams to ensure effective and consistent HR service delivery.

• Contribute to engagement programmes and culture-building initiatives across the organisation.

Candidate Specification:

• Proven experience operating as an HR Business Partner or in a senior generalist HR role.

• Strong experience supporting organisational change and transformation initiatives.

• Demonstrated ability to add value to business areas by improving people processes and operational efficiency.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at multiple levels.

• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to align HR initiatives with business priorities.

• Confidence to challenge constructively and provide balanced, pragmatic advice.

• Proven ability to build trusted relationships and establish professional credibility.

• Passion for coaching, leadership development, and building management capability.

• Experience working in operational environments with exposure to strategic HR activity.

• CIPD qualification (or equivalent professional HR qualification).