HR Business Partner

Cammach are currently recruiting an HR Business Partner on behalf of our client. Based in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, this is a 12-month contract role that will be fully office-based.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• The postholder will provide expert strategic and operational HR leadership across a broad range of people-related matters supporting senior leaders, managers and staff within their local client group to deliver its workforce, cultural and organisational objectives.
• Working across all areas of the employee lifecycle, the HR Business Partner will lead on complex people issues, strengthening people management practice and driving consistency, fairness and high-quality decision-making across their establishment and the wider organisation.
• Partnering closely with local client groups, the postholder will provide professional advice and challenge on a range of people practices including, attendance, wellbeing, conduct, grievance, performance, workforce planning, talent management, learning and development, organisational change and employee relations. They will ensure that people practices are evidence-based, legally compliant and aligned with the organisation’s values and strategic priorities.
• The postholder will champion best practice, build leadership capability and drive continuous improvement in people management approaches, helping to create a positive workplace culture and deliver better outcomes for employees and the organisation.
• The postholder will play a pivotal role in shaping and implementing strategic people initiatives, strengthening governance, enhancing organisational capability and supporting business transformation. They will contribute to the development of organisation-wide frameworks, policies and approaches across key HR disciplines, ensuring clarity, consistency and excellence in people management practice.
• As we continue on HR Transformation journey, implementing self-service, making more use of analytics and empowering our workforce, the duties and responsibilities of this role will change and HR professional development and empowerment will be important features of the business transformation process.  

REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Postgraduate qualification in HRM or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Chartered member of CIPD
• Business Partnering: Demonstrates strong relationship building and partnering skills, working effectively with senior leaders, managers, trade union representatives and other internal / external stakeholders.
• People Management: Experience of leading and supporting an effective team, understanding that high performance comes from clarity, trust and giving capable people the space to deliver. You create environments where good judgement thrives and delivers continuous improvement.
• Complex Case Work: Extensive experience managing complex people management casework, including absence, conduct, and grievance to ensure consistency, robust governance, sound decision making and effective risk management.
• Continuous Improvement: A strategic HR leader who shapes and drives organisation wide practice by influencing governance and frameworks, using insights from complex casework, including appeals, tribunals, and legal advice, to deliver continuous improvement and targeted learning that strengthens workforce capability.