People Partner

Job Role: People Partner Location: Colchester (Hybrid/office-based) Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week Salary: £47,800 – £54,700 p.a. We are seeking an experienced People Partner to join a senior HR team in a strategic, influential role. This position will work closely with leaders across the organisation to provide expert people advice, support organisational change, and deliver workforce solutions aligned to business objectives. This is a high-impact role suited to a confident HR professional with strong employee relations expertise, change management experience, and the ability to influence at senior level. The Role: As a People Partner, you will: * Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, contributing people expertise to business decision-making * Lead on complex and sensitive employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, attendance and change-related cases * Support and deliver organisational change programmes, including restructures, workforce redesign, TUPE, redeployment and redundancy processes * Coach and influence managers to build strong people management capability and embed best practice * Use workforce data, insight and trends to challenge thinking, improve outcomes and drive performance * Support the development, review and implementation of people policies and procedures, ensuring legal compliance and best practice * Promote positive employee relations and a fair, inclusive and people-focused culture * Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external partners, including employee representatives * Contribute to people strategy delivery, engagement initiatives, wellbeing activity and retention planning * Act as a positive change agent across the organisation Skills & Experience: * Significant experience in a senior HR generalist or People Partner role * Strong track record of managing complex employee relations and organisational change * In-depth knowledge of employment law and HR best practice * Experience of coaching and influencing managers at all levels * Ability to interpret data and translate insight into practical people solutions * Experience of policy development and implementation * Confident communicator with excellent written and verbal skills * Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities * Comfortable working in a complex, fast-changing environment Qualifications: * Relevant degree or equivalent professional experience * CIPD Level 7 (or equivalent experience) desirable This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional looking to make a genuine impact, working at a strategic level while remaining hands-on with complex people matters