Job title: People & Culture Business Partner
Based at: Newmarket Racecourses (Hybrid)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
About the role
We’re looking for an experienced People & Culture Business Partner to work alongside senior leaders and help shape how we attract, develop, engage and get the best from our people. You’ll play a key role in driving performance and organisational effectiveness across our Racecourse Hubs and enabling functions, using commercial insight, sound judgement and a pragmatic approach to deliver people initiatives that drive organisational performance, build capability, strengthen culture and support transformation.
About The Jockey Club
The Jockey Club stages thrilling sporting occasions and live events nationwide including The Grand National, The Cheltenham Festival & The Derby. Owning & operating 15 courses, millions of people every year enjoy the special experiences we offer through racing, music, food and entertainment on racedays and beyond.
As the largest commercial group in British racing, we are guided by our mission to act for the long term good of the sport. Every penny we make goes back into racing to promote excellence within Britain’s second biggest spectator sport. Our people are what makes this possible
At The Jockey Club people are at the heart of what we do and drive our success. We are inclusive and actively seek to attract people with unique backgrounds and perspectives. Diverse, collaborative teams are pivotal to our success and support the potential and growth of all our people.
The People & Culture Business Partnerwill
- Partner with senior leaders across multiple businesses to develop and deliver people plans that support business priorities and future workforce needs.
- Provide commercial, pragmatic advice and challenge on organisational effectiveness, workforce planning and people performance.
- Use people data and insights to identify trends, opportunities and risks and support better decision-making.
- Lead and support organisational change and transformation programmes.
- Coach and support leaders to build strong leadership capability, manage performance and navigate complex people challenges.
- Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters, balancing commercial needs, colleague experience and legal requirements.
- Support talent, succession and development planning to build capability and strengthen the future talent pipeline.
- Champion engagement, inclusion and a positive culture, helping create high-performing teams where colleagues can thrive.
- Lead and contribute to wider People & Culture projects, working collaboratively across the People team to deliver joined-up solutions.
About you
- An experienced People/HR Business Partner, ideally from a complex, multi-site or operational environment.
- CIPD Level 7 qualified, or able to demonstrate equivalent experience.
- Commercially minded and curious, with a genuine interest in understanding the business and what makes it successful.
- Confident influencing senior leaders, providing constructive challenge and bringing fresh thinking to people and business decisions.
- Experienced in leading and supporting organisational change, transformation, organisational design and workforce planning.
- Strong employment law and employee relations knowledge, with the confidence to navigate complex and sensitive situations.
- Comfortable using people data and insights to spot trends, solve problems and inform decision-making.
- A strong coach and relationship builder, able to develop credibility and trusted partnerships at all levels.
- Resilient, pragmatic and comfortable managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience within an operational or customer-facing organisation would be advantageous.
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary, aligned to experience, skills and market benchmarks, together with a comprehensive benefits package.
- All colleagues can go along to any of our race day or music events free of charge – along with 3 friends or family with our TeamPass Ticket scheme.
- An award-winning pension scheme provider with a generous employer contribution
- A healthcare cash back plan enabling you to claim money back on health & wellbeing services.
- 25 days annual leave
- A whole host of other benefits including free eyecare vouchers, a ride to work cycle scheme & discounts across varying retailers & services.
If you think you have everything we’re looking for and more, then we’d love to hear from you. Don’t hang around, our closing date for this vacancy is 26th October but we reserve the right to bring this forward if we have many applications.
This role may be subject to a criminal record check, standard or enhanced DBS check or BHA Suitability Check. By applying you confirm that you are happy for these checks to be carried out.
People & Culture Business Partner in Newmarket employer: The Jockey Club
The Jockey Club is an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture where customer service excellence is at the forefront. Located at Newmarket Racecourses, employees enjoy unique benefits such as free access to race days and music events, a generous pension scheme, and extensive learning opportunities, all while being part of a diverse team dedicated to creating unforgettable experiences for racegoers and stakeholders alike.
