Venn Group
People Partner
Salary: £62,906-£70,535 per annum
Contract: 12-month FTC (potential for extension or permanency depending on organisational needs)
Location: West Midlands (Hybrid – 2–3 days on site)
About the Role
Our client is seeking an experienced People Partner to support a major public sector organisation through a period of significant transformation. This role will suit someone who can comfortably operate at a senior HRBP level, providing strategic partnership, insight, and challenge to senior leaders.
This is a high-impact position involving organisational change, workforce transformation, and activity linked to franchising models and transport operations. You will act as a trusted advisor, embedding people strategy into planning, leadership, and decision-making, while coordinating the input of specialist HR teams (ER, OD, Reward, Inclusion, Talent) to deliver a seamless and values-led service.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Partnering
- Serve as a strategic advisor and critical friend to senior leaders
- Embed people strategy into business planning, change programmes, and operational delivery
- Translate directorate goals into people priorities to support transformation
- Use workforce data, insight, and trends to inform decisions and identify risks and opportunities
Transformation, TUPE & Change
- Lead HR activity across major transformation, including workforce redesign and people governance
- Provide expert advice on TUPE, including applicability, due-diligence, consultation requirements, and risk management
- Support programmes linked to transport, franchising, and client–operator relationships
- Drive employee engagement, communication planning, and change alignment
People Leadership & Culture
- Build trusted relationships with Directors, Heads of Service, and senior leaders
- Coach managers to develop capability, confidence, and inclusive leadership behaviours
- Support talent, succession, culture, and OD priorities in partnership with specialist teams
- Promote fairness, wellbeing, and consistency in people management practices
Operational & Advisory
- Act as senior HR advisor on complex ER matters and appeals (with ER specialist support)
- Ensure consistent application of people policies and procedures
- Lead and deliver HR projects linked to organisational strategy and people transformation
- Provide evidence-based advice on restructures, workforce implications, and business cases
Requirements
- Strong experience in a strategic HRBP/People Partner role within a complex organisation
- CIPD Level 5 (minimum)
- Expertise in transformation, workforce change, and TUPE
- Skilled in interpreting people data and using insight to drive decisions
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior levels
- Strong understanding of employment law and people policies
- Confident coach, credible advisor, and relationship-builder
- Ability to navigate high-pressure, fast-paced environments with resilience and judgment
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