Casanovas Recruitment Solutions

Job Title: People Partner

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 p.a.

Hours: 37.5 hours, hybrid role

Location: Colchester

Casanovas Recruitment Solutions is seeking a People Partner to collaborate with senior leaders in designing and implementing innovative people solutions that advance organisational goals. You’ll serve as a trusted HR Business Partner on complex workforce matters, leverage evidence-based insights to drive positive change, and coach managers on best-practice people management.

Main areas of responsibility:

• Investigate, manage and advise on complex employee relations cases, ensuring fair and timely outcomes
• Analyse workforce data and trends to inform decision-making and challenge the status quo
• Lead change management and TUPE programmes, maintaining legal compliance and clear communication
• Coach and develop managers to apply HR policy, improve performance and foster healthy working relationships
• Support the design and embedding of people practices, including workforce KPIs and action plans to improve them
• Act on behalf of the Lead People Partner as required, representing the People Directorate at stakeholder meetings
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders (including trade unions) to build inclusive, high-performing teams
• Contribute to policy reviews, ensuring they remain fit for purpose, compliant with legislation and aligned to organisational values
• Support colleague engagement and wellbeing initiatives, including championing colleague networks and monitoring occupational health KPIs
• Partner with payroll and HRIS teams to ensure seamless data integrity and timely updates across ESR, Access, EASY and related systems

Required Skills & Desired Experience:

• CIPD Level 7 qualified (or equivalent experience) with extensive HR generalist expertise
• Proven track record of handling complex employee relations, change initiatives and stakeholder engagement
• Strong analytical skills, comfortable using data to create insight-driven people interventions
• Excellent coaching, influencing and communication skills at all levels, including senior leadership
• Experience of working within the NHS/Health & Social Care sector.
• Proactive, adaptable and resilient—able to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Ready to make a real impact? Apply today.