Location: Salford (Hybrid Working)
Contract: Interim Temporary Assignment
Duration: 6 Weeks
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Start: Immediate

The Opportunity

An established multi-site organisation is seeking an experienced Interim People Business Partner to provide hands-on HR support during a busy period. Reporting into the Head of People, you will take ownership of employee relations activity, support managers across the business, and help deliver key people initiatives over a six-week assignment.

This is a practical, operational role requiring a confident HR professional who can quickly build relationships, manage complex ER matters, and provide expert guidance to stakeholders across multiple locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a varied employee relations caseload, ensuring matters are handled promptly and in line with employment legislation and company policy.
• Provide expert advice and coaching to managers on disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance management and capability matters.
• Support and mentor junior members of the HR team where required.
• Build strong working relationships with managers and stakeholders across the organisation.
• Attend formal HR meetings, hearings and consultations.
• Support organisational change projects including restructures, redundancies and TUPE activity if required.
• Produce and analyse HR metrics relating to headcount, absence, turnover and employee relations trends.
• Contribute to ongoing people projects and HR initiatives.
• Support recruitment activity across multiple business areas, ensuring a smooth process from vacancy approval through to offer.
• Review and support HR policies, procedures and compliance activities.
• Travel to sites as required to provide face-to-face HR support.

About You

We're looking for an experienced HR professional who can hit the ground running with minimal supervision.

You will possess:

• Strong Employee Relations experience within a fast-paced environment.
• Proven experience partnering with managers and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience managing complex casework including absence, disciplinaries, grievances and performance issues.
• Exposure to organisational change, restructures, redundancy or TUPE projects.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.
• Experience using HRIS systems and HR data to support decision-making.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage a busy workload within tight timescales.
• CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above preferred).

What's on Offer

• Immediate start opportunity.
• Hybrid working model based in Salford.
• Varied and hands-on interim assignment.
• Opportunity to make an immediate impact within an established organisation.
• Competitive hourly or daily rate depending on experience.