Annual salary: up to £50,000.00

HR Business Partner

Hybrid- Ideally looking for candidates either based near Leeds, Manchester Rotherham and Durham, or south area of Milton Keynes, Peterborough and South Cambs. A HR Business Partner central to both these locations would be ideal.

Regular travel for this role is essential.

Full Time, Permanent, up to £50,000 per annum

Here at Mears, due to an internal restructure and promotion we are looking for a talented, passionate and people centric HR Business Partner to strengthen our existing HR team.

Mears is one of the UK’s largest providers of Local Authority and Central Government contracts, we look for people who share our values, along with our commitment to making a positive difference to people’s homes, lives and communities.

One of the many reasons that our colleagues decide on a career with Mears, is our emphasis on being a socially responsible business and giving back to the communities in which we operate.

About the role:

As part of this role, you will be involved in a variety of activities, where no two days are the same and you can guarantee to be challenged, questioned, involved in implementing change and witnessing growth within the business.

As a HR Business Partner, you will support the leaders in our business and managers within our branches across our major contracts with a wide range of people; tasks to include but not limit to; organisational design and restructures, people planning, TUPE in and out, HR Branch Audits and much more.

Ideally, we are looking for someone who holds a CIPD level 5 qualification or above, but timed experience and knowledge will also be considered. An understanding of TUPE and trade union partnerships is a must and experience in Social Housing, MOD, MOJ & GOV would be advantageous but not essential.

The best person for this role would be someone who is personable, that can understand our business and managers and build long and fruitful relationships with everyone from administrators to senior directors.

The successful HR Business Partner will be outgoing and resilient, someone who will not shy away from a challenge and build effect relationships.

If you have HR Managerial or HR BP experience or knowledge, we would love to hear from you.

Role Criteria:

• Strong commercial HR Business Partner with a hands-on approach to business, we are keen to meet Business Partners with varied credible experience across Restructures, TUPE, Trade union relationship, Compliance and HR Strategies.
• Experience of working across the whole HR function
• Experience of providing remote and face-face advice to managers at all levels.
• Experience of working within the public and private sector.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and managing multiple workstreams effectively.
• In depth knowledge and experience of operating at senior management level in HR or learning and development.

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

We are proud to be on the list of the Sunday Times 25 Best Big Companies to Work For, and on the Social Mobility Index of the top 75 employers in the UK for our commitment to social mobility.

Benefits we can offer you:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies
• Company car or car allowance available

To apply, follow the link below or to discuss your application further please contact Vickie Rudge on 07843 817346 or email vickie.rudge@mearsgroup.co.uk

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Mears Group is a Disability Confident employer and recognises our people as our greatest asset, we hire individuality, recognising and valuing everyone is individual and ensuring equal access to opportunities for all regardless of social economic background or individual make up.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant DBS/Security checks before employment.