Junior Business Partner

Job Title: Junior People Partner

Reporting to: Regional People Partner

Location: Regional

Role Purpose

As a Junior People Partner, you will play a vital role in supporting our Regional People Partner and Area Managers across the region. You will use people data and insights to drive informed decision-making, contribute to strategic initiatives, and ensure consistent and high-quality people practices across the organisation. This role is ideal for someone passionate about people, data, and continuous improvement within a growing business.

Key Responsibilities

- Effective Use of People Data

- Analyse and interpret people data related to: Starters and leavers, Exit surveys, Sickness absence trends, MyView data and Acquisition surveys

- Support in identifying trends and areas for improvement across the employee lifecycle.

- Partner with Area Managers to deliver actionable people insights in areas such as: Operational efficiency, NOC (Nursery of concern) and Colleague engagement and retention

- Provide regular reporting to inform regional strategy and decision-making.

- Take the lead in managing complex employee relations cases that pose potential risk to the business, including those involving: Protected characteristics, Safeguarding concerns and Criminal matters

- Ensure all cases are handled in line with company policy and employment law.

- Coach and support Area Managers in: conducting high-quality performance conversations and developing and implementing effective Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs)

- Review and provide feedback on PIP documentation to ensure consistency and quality

- Signpost relevant training and development opportunities

- Monitor and support both informal support plans and formal PIPs

- Act as a point of contact for newly acquired settings joining the Kids Planet group

- Contribute to induction and onboarding processes

- Support initial data capture and onboarding via Dayforce

- Work with the People Partner to identify non-standard roles and contract anomalies and align terms where possible to standard Kids Planet policies

- Support with TUPE processes and redundancy consultations

Key Skills & Experience

- Previous HR or People Team experience, preferably in a multi-site environment

- Strong understanding of employee relations and UK employment law

- Confident using people data to drive insights and decisions

- Ability to build strong relationships and coach managers

- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

- Proficient in HR systems and data reporting

- CIPD Level 5 or willing to work towards

Person specification

- Resilient and solution-focused

- Proactive and self-motivated

- Committed to continuous improvement

- Collaborative team player with a flexible approach

- Excellent problem solving skills

- Ability to work independently

- Attention to detail

- Ability to communicate effectively

- Proactive reliable and flexible

- Willing and able to travel across the region with occasional overnight stays

- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle