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Regional HR Business Partner

Salary: Up to £60,000
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Office Location: Chorley or Halifax with travel to other sites

Ashley Kate are delighted to be partnering with a highly successful and fast-growing professional services organisation as they look to appoint an experienced Regional HR Business Partner. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially focused HR professional who can operate confidently at both a strategic and operational level, partnering with senior leaders whilst remaining hands-on in delivering key people initiatives.

Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the people agenda across multiple regions, supporting business growth, organisational change and transformational projects. This role will be looking after 8 sites in the North West and North region and so multi site experience is essential.
As a trusted adviser to regional leadership teams, you will provide expert HR support across the full employee lifecycle, balancing strategic workforce planning with day-to-day operational HR delivery.
Key responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with Partners, Directors and Regional Leaders to understand business objectives and develop people strategies that drive performance and growth.
• Providing expert guidance and support on complex employee relations matters, ensuring risk is managed effectively.
• Leading and supporting organisational change programmes, including restructures, business transformation and cultural initiatives.
• Contributing to M&A activity, including due diligence, integration planning and post-acquisition people strategy.
• Driving talent development initiatives, succession planning and employee engagement programmes.
• Leading the design and implementation of career frameworks that support employee development, retention and internal progression.
• Championing HR transformation projects, including the implementation and optimisation of HRIS platforms and people technology solutions.
• Using people data and insights to inform decision-making and influence business outcomes.
• Coaching and developing leaders to build capability and drive high-performance teams.

We are keen to speak with experienced HR professionals who thrive in dynamic, growing environments and can demonstrate a strong blend of strategic thinking and operational delivery.
To be successful, you will have:

• Proven experience operating as an HR Business Partner within a professional services or similar fast-paced environment.
• Experience working at both a strategic and operational level, influencing senior stakeholders whilst remaining hands-on in delivery.
• Exposure to mergers and acquisitions, including people due diligence, integration and change management activity.
• Experience leading or supporting the development and implementation of career frameworks.
• A track record of successfully delivering HRIS implementation and transformation projects.
• Strong employee relations expertise with the ability to manage complex and sensitive cases.
• Demonstrable experience in organisational change, talent development and workforce planning.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to challenge, influence and build credibility at senior levels.
• Commercial acumen and a strong understanding of the challenges facing growing professional services organisations.
• CIPD Level 7 qualification or equivalent experience would be advantageous.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and expanding organisation where you will have genuine influence over the people agenda, work closely with senior leadership and play a key role in supporting continued growth and transformation.
For a confidential discussion and further information, please get in touch with Jacqui Wall

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