HR Business Partner Manager

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HR Business Partner Manager

• Lead the HR Consulting and HR Business Partnering teams
• Work closely with Strategic HR Business Partners, Project Leads, and Centres of Expertise (CoE) SMEs
• Hybrid - Up to 80% homeworking available and 20% in Stratford-upon-Avon

About the role

We're making some exciting changes to the HR Division at NFU Mutual. With future-proofed capabilities, technology enabled systems, high engagement and improved career paths high on the agenda, this is a great time to join the team. This brand-new role (known internally as HR Consulting Manager) will own and oversee our proposition, ensuring we're firmly future focused and meeting the needs of the business.

As HR Consulting Manager, you'll lead a large team of HR Business Partners and HR Consultants, managing their deployment and prioritisation to align with the business needs and strategic HR projects effectively. The successful candidate will build and maintain a centre of excellence for HR consulting and partnering, ensuring that tools, processes and ways of working are optimised for impactful outcomes. You will work alongside the Strategic HR Business Partneris to understand the people related initiatives the different areas of the company need support with to achieve their strategic objectives and will work closely with other HR Centres of Excellence to understand their developing propositions. You'll also undertake assessments of people plans and strategic workforce plans, identifying trends and sharing insights with key stakeholders for better planning and decision-making.

As part of the HR Management Team, this person will drive improvements in HR services, policies, and processes to enhance the employee experience and support continuous improvement. Building strong relationships with HR leadership and business stakeholders will be essential for effective change management, project delivery, and aligning HR strategies with evolving business needs.

This role is based in our Tiddington Head Office, just outside Stratford-Upon-Avon. However, we understand how important a positive work-life balance is, so to help you give your best, we offer great facilities when you want to be in an office environment and support to work up to 80% of your hours from home.

About you

A proven leader with strong verbal and written communication skills, you conduct effective interactions with customers and stakeholders. You will excel at building strong relationships, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to the highest quality. Adept at resolving challenges, including resource constraints and project hurdles, you readily influence and guide stakeholders at all levels, ensuring alignment throughout the HR partnering process.

In addition you will also demonstrate experience of:

• Experience of managing employees in a consulting context, including resource allocation, forecasting, and utilisation tracking.
• A broad HR generalist knowledge
• Project Management, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource deployment.
• Extensive HR management experience in a customer-focused environment.
• Consulting experience, including business model, project lifecycle, customer engagement, ad service delivery
• Ability to identify and resolve problems

Holding or working towards a CIPD qualification or equivalent relevant professional qualification would also be beneficial.

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.

We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

Benefits and Rewards

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:

• Salary to £80,000
• Annual bonus (up to 25% of salary)
• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
• Private medical insurance + options to add family members
• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership - subject to T&Cs
• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.

Working at NFU Mutual

We're one of the UK's leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we've put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being "a great place to work" and we're one of only 60 companies across the globe to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2024 award, and one of only 2 companies to receive the award for the ninth consecutive year. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023 and 2024.

We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.