HR Business Partner

A successful and long-established privately owned SME In Hemel Hempstead is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to lead and develop the people function within the organisation.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this role offers a broad remit across both strategic and operational HR, supporting a workforce of around 70 employees. The position will suit a confident HR professional who enjoys working in a stand-alone role, partnering closely with leadership while remaining hands-on across the full employee lifecycle.

The organisation operates nationally and has built a strong reputation within its sector through long-term partnerships, high service standards and a collaborative culture.

This opportunity can be offered either full time or across four days per week, with flexibility around working hours.

The company are looking for someone who can be present in the office 4 days a week.

The Role

• Acting as a trusted HR advisor to the senior leadership team
• Managing employee relations and providing pragmatic HR guidance
• Supporting managers with performance management and development
• Leading recruitment and onboarding processes
• Maintaining HR policies, procedures and compliance
• Managing HR systems and reporting
• Supporting payroll and benefits administration
• Championing company culture and engagement initiatives
• Identifying opportunities to strengthen people practices as the business grows

Candidate Profile

We are seeking an experienced HR professional who is comfortable operating both strategically and operationally within a growing business environment.

You will likely have:

• Previous experience as an HR Manager or HR Business Partner within an SME
• Experience working in a stand-alone or small HR team
• Strong employee relations and generalist HR knowledge
• The ability to build credibility quickly with senior stakeholders
• A pragmatic, commercially aware approach to HR
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• CIPD qualification (or equivalent experience)

The Opportunity

This role offers the chance to play a key role in shaping people practices within a stable and well-established business, working closely with senior leadership while maintaining a broad and varied HR remit.

Think Human Resources is the HR division of Think Specialist Recruitment, an independently owned recruitment business. The HR division is responsible for recruiting permanent, temporary and contract roles within the field of Human Resources including; HR Administrator, HR Assistant, HR Advisor, HR Business Partner, HR Manager, Head of HR, Employee Relations, talent, internal recruitment, Learning and Development, Compensation and Benefits/Reward and Recognition.