HR Business Partner

Job Title: HR Business Partner (Exclusive)

Location: Belfast

Introduction/Overview

VANRATH has partnered exclusively with a leading UK-based organisation, with offices in Belfast to appoint an HRBP for the region. The role will be focused on delivering a strategic people agenda across a complex, multi-site environment. The role combines workforce planning, organisational design and employee relations expertise with strong commercial insight to support business performance.

Salary & Benefits

• Up to £55,000
• Excellent pension
• Heavily discounted rates for use of company facilities
• Half-day Fridays

About You / Candidate Requirements

• MCIPD qualified HR professional with a strong academic background, ideally including a Master's degree in Human Resources or a related discipline.
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to interpret financial and operational data, including key performance and balance sheet indicators.
• Up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge of employment law and its practical application in complex workplace situations.
• Solid understanding of learning, talent development and organisational development principles.
• Proven experience operating as a senior HR professional in a standalone or senior advisory capacity within a commercially driven, multi-site or complex organisation.
• Extensive hands on experience managing employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, attendance and performance matters.
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex organisational change, including restructures, TUPE, redundancy, redeployment and employment tribunal processes.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to apply sound judgement in complex and fast moving environments.
• Experience coaching and developing managers to improve leadership effectiveness and people management capability.
• Experience designing and delivering engaging training sessions to support capability and organisational objectives.

What You'll Do / Key Responsibilities

• Gain a strong understanding of regional performance and key workforce indicators, using insight from financial and operational data to inform effective people planning.
• Shape and deliver a forward looking, prioritised workforce strategy aligned to wider organisational goals, ensuring initiatives are implemented successfully.
• Lead ongoing review and enhancement of organisational design and staffing models to ensure agility, efficiency and effectiveness.
• Use workforce analytics to anticipate future capability and resourcing needs, developing short, medium and long term plans in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Champion internal mobility and career development pathways to support talent growth, engagement and retention.
• Ensure robust delivery of learning, training and compliance requirements, identifying skills gaps and supporting targeted development solutions.
• Lead and support significant organisational change programmes, including restructures, TUPE activity, service openings and closures, and role redesign.
• Build trusted and constructive relationships with employee representatives, supporting meaningful consultation and negotiation where required.
• Coach and empower managers to strengthen leadership capability, improve employee engagement and reduce employee relations issues.
• Ensure consistent, fair and compliant application of HR policies and practices across the region, embedding high standards throughout.