At a Glance
- Tasks: Partner with leaders to shape and implement impactful People Strategies.
- Company: Join Biffa, a leader in sustainable waste management.
- Benefits: Enjoy a rewarding career with opportunities for growth and development.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team committed to innovation and sustainability.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in employee experience and business performance.
- Qualifications: Strong HR background with experience in change management and analytics.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
The People Business Partner acts as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, delivering the people agenda that supports business growth and operational efficiency. The role requires a commercially focused HR professional to support the delivery of the People Strategy in a fast-paced, operational environment. This role is critical to aligning people priorities with business objectives, with a strong emphasis on talent development, recruitment, and organisational design.
Your core responsibilities:
- Partner with senior leaders to design and implement our People Strategy to enhance business performance.
- Drive the talent agenda to deliver tangible outputs by way of retention, promotion and ensure succession is well thought out and planned ahead.
- Use people data and insight to influence decision-making and drive measurable outcomes and benefits to the business.
- Lead complex change initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions and alignment with business goals.
- Where applicable, lead the relationship between the business area and Trade Unions, planning and managing regular interactions with Trade Unions.
- Develop and implement initiatives that enhance the overall employee experience, ensuring a high-performing, engaged, and motivated workforce.
Our essential requirements:
- Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to understand financial performance and translate business objectives into effective People strategies.
- Experience managing business change including redundancy and TUPE projects.
- Experience of collective grievance and working with Trade Union Officers.
- Proactively identifies business risk and opportunity.
- Strong analytical mindset, with experience using People data and metrics to drive decision-making.
At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull. We believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment which is why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.
