HR Business Partner

Are you an exceptional, talented, and values-led HR specialist? Do you crave a role that allows you to make a difference? Imagine joining a forward-thinking team, where you’ll partner with stakeholders at both strategic and operational levels. Your mission? To showcase your strategic partnering skills! 

Embrace the chance to become our new HR Business Partner who will help steer us towards becoming the UK's best housing provider. With full responsibility for your business area, you’ll collaborate with managers and top-tier leaders to execute their people strategies, infusing your HR expertise every step of the way. 

Interested? Have a read about what awaits you: 

Strategic responsibility: You’ll be at the helm of supporting with the delivery of our customer service strategy, steering the Yorkshire Housing ship toward greatness. Your seat? Right within our people team. 

Dual focus: Picture this—partnering with the business while delivering our people and culture strategy.  

Coaching dynamo: Armed with positivity, you’ll guide our managers and business leaders. Their success? Your passion! 

Ownership champion: You won’t just own it; you’ll deliver people plans like a pro. Your secret? Knowledge and insight. 

Innovation trailblazer: We’re all about “outside the box” thinking—and that applies to solving people issues too! Pragmatism meets data-driven insights for continuous improvement. 

Team player: You’ll collaborate with fellow people team members, ensuring our culture compass points in the right direction. Policies, processes, and ways of working? All aligned and legally savvy. 

This role isn’t just about ticking boxes; it’s about shaping the future of our organisation. As our HR Business Partner, you’ll be the bridge between our HR function and your business area’s. Your primary focus will be on aligning HR strategies with the business’s strategic aims. You’ll work closely with senior leaders, managers, and front-line colleague to create a positive and impactful colleague experience. 

About us:  

We’re not your run-of-the-mill housing provider. With nearly 20,000 homes we own and manage, we’ve got ambitious plans to disrupt the sector by overhauling the traditional customer service offer, building new homes that are truly future-proof and creating a very different colleague offer that gives our people the flexibility and freedom to do their best work.    

It’s a milestone year for us as we deliver the next phase of our business strategy and push forward with our aim to be the UK’s best housing provider. We really want to take our customers and stakeholders on the journey we’re taking and the improvements we’re making, and that’s where you come in!    

So, what do we need from you? 

• You’ve got a track record of partnering with senior leaders, navigating change like a pro
• Complex issues? Bring 'em on! You’ll have experience of handling everything ER related from disciplinary matters to restructuring with finesse
• You’ll be a pro at working with HR data. You’ll be comfortable turning numbers into meaningful insights that drive decisions

• You’ll help nurture our People and Culture advisors and apprentice, supporting their development and providing them with opportunities to shine
• Ability to work collaboratively and a passion for rolling your sleeves up to get the job done
• Key performance metrics? You don’t just read them; you spark business conversations around them
• To be a champion for all things talent, succession planning? You’re here to make it happen for our colleagues!
• Ability to build trust faster than a high-speed train
• Ambiguity? You thrive on it. Fast pace? Your comfort zone
• You’ll be comfortable making decisions, actions, and meeting deadlines
• Ability to craft reports with precision and care
• Passion for coaching, developing and supporting colleagues 
• Confident in approaching, planning and controlling project work 

What’s in it for you…  

We offer an excellent salary of £47,366.30, per annum for a 35-hour week plus 25 days annual leave (rising annually to 30 days) plus Bank Holidays.   

That’s not all - we offer a reward package to suit everyone. At YH, you can claim back for prescriptions, eye tests and more with our cash plan, make the most of a variety of retail discounts and take advantage of our pension scheme where we’ll match your contributions up to 9%, just to name a few. 

We also promote a flexible approach to work with our hub, home, roam approach and have a real focus on your development with a number of internal and external training opportunities! 

One of our biggest priorities is the wellbeing of our colleagues and you can make the most of our readily available wellbeing support package. This includes access to a library of free fitness classes, as well as an instant My GP service and free counselling sessions with a trained professional.  

The fine print   

At YH, we’re actively building a work environment that’s inclusive as well as diverse. We believe difference is what makes us stronger and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities we serve, so we welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds for this role.   

If you require additional support with your application, please contact us by email at recruitment@yorkshirehousing.co.uk .