People Business Partner in Rochdale

Are you an experienced HR professional who thrives on building trusted relationships, influencing decision-making and delivering people-focused solutions that make a real business impact? We're looking for a collaborative and outcome focused People Business Partner to join our People & Culture team. This is an exciting opportunity to partner with senior leaders, shape people strategies, organisational change and workforce planning initiatives, and lead on complex employee relations.

Working 29 hours per week, this role offers flexibility to spread your hours across 4 or 5 days, allowing you to balance professional impact with personal commitments.

About the Role

Reporting to the Director of People, you'll work as a true business partner, becoming an extension of your designated leadership teams. You'll help leaders navigate people challenges, develop local people plans and implement strategic initiatives that support organisational success. You'll also lead and oversee a high-quality people advisory service, coach managers to build their people leadership capability and provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters.

What You'll Be Doing

• Partnering with leaders to deliver people solutions that support business objectives.
• Leading on complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and organisational change matters.
• Coaching and influencing managers to build confidence and capability in people management.
• Supporting workforce planning, talent development and succession planning activities.
• Leading or supporting organisational change programmes, ensuring people considerations remain at the heart of decision-making.
• Building productive relationships with Trade Union representatives and key stakeholders.
• Using people data and insight to identify trends, inform decisions and drive continuous improvement.
• Contributing to the development of people policies, procedures and best practice approaches.

About You

You'll be an experienced HR professional with a strong generalist background and a passion for partnering with leaders to achieve great outcomes. You'll bring:

• CIPD Level 5 qualification, Associate CIPD membership or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience managing complex employee relations casework.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience supporting organisational change, consultation and engagement activities.
• Exceptional influencing, coaching and stakeholder management skills.
• Confidence in analysing and interpreting people data to support evidence-based decisions.
• A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach and the ability to balance business needs with colleague experience.

If you are an experienced strategic HR professional looking for a new challenge or a competent and confident People Advisor with the skills and capability to take your next step, this is a great opportunity for you to get involved with a fantastic organisation, which has a strong social purpose.

Shortlisting and Selection

Shortlisting will take place on 2nd September, with interviews scheduled for 8th and 9th September. The selection process will include an on-site panel interview, a written exercise and an opportunity to meet the team.

Why Join RBH?

This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the employee experience and supporting leaders to create high-performing, engaged teams. You'll join a collaborative People & Culture team where your expertise, ideas and influence will genuinely make a difference.

What do we have to offer you?

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Option to buy additional days annual leave
• An additional 5 days leave after 5 years' service (pro-rata)
• Pension scheme with employer contributions matched up to 8%; death in service benefit
• Flexible, smart working arrangements
• Healthcare cashback plan, virtual GP access and subsidised gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
• Paid volunteering days
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• Plus so much more!

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

RBH is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported. We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants who declare a disability, as defined by The Equality Act 2010, and meet the role’s minimum requirements as set out in the advert and role profile.

Artificial Intelligence

We recognise that AI can be a useful tool when preparing applications. However, all information, examples and achievements included in your application must be truthful, accurate and based on your own experience.

The Company

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited (RBH) is the UK’s first tenant and employee co-owned mutual housing society, with over 12,000 homes throughout the local area. As we’ve refocused our strategy back to our core housing role, we’ve taken the opportunity to work with our customers and colleagues to review and modernise the values that motivate us and will underpin everything we do. Our mutuality is focused on bringing genuine voice and influence to our customers and our colleagues in how we deliver our services.

The Benefits

• Buy additional annual leave
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity Pay
• Become part of a Mutual Organisation
• Two days paid volunteering
• Healthcare Cash plan & EAP Programme