Job Specifications
HR Business Partner (12-18-Month Fixed Term Contract)
Location: Wellingborough (with regular travel to Holbeach, Peterborough, and Maldon)
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Contract: 12-18-month fixed term
About the Role:
As an HR Business Partner, you will work closely with our operational leaders, bringing a people-focused perspective to strategic decision-making. Acting as a trusted advisor, you’ll provide thoughtful and pragmatic guidance across the full spectrum of HR, from organisational development and workforce planning to talent management, performance, and employee relations.
You’ll play a key role in shaping a positive and inclusive workplace culture where colleagues feel valued, supported, and able to thrive. Through coaching and partnership, you’ll empower leaders to build capability, lead with confidence, and deliver strong people outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
Build strong, trusted relationships with the Operations Leadership Team to align people strategy with business needs
Support organisational design, workforce planning, and change initiatives
Lead talent processes including succession planning and capability development
Partner with Learning & Development to deliver impactful training solutions
Foster an engaging, inclusive culture focused on wellbeing and continuous improvement
Manage complex employee relations cases, including those at Employment Tribunal level
Support industrial relations, including union engagement and negotiations
Guide fair and consistent approaches to performance, pay, and recognition
Use data and insights to inform decision-making and drive productivity
Ensure HR policies are applied consistently, compliantly, and with integrity
Collaborate with the wider HR team as part of a connected UK-wide community
What We’re Looking For:
Strong HR generalist experience
Background in operational, manufacturing, or distribution environments
Experience working with both unionised and non-unionised workforces, including legacy agreements
Proven ability to lead complex employee relations cases up to Employment Tribunal
Skilled in collective consultation and negotiation around working practices
Broad experience supporting leaders across talent, inclusion, engagement, wellbeing, and communication
Experience supporting customer and third-party audits
Willingness and ability to travel across regional and UK sites
Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to interpret complex data
CIPD qualified (or equivalent); degree in HR, Business, or related field preferred
About the Company
www.thecurvegroup.co.uk
At The Curve Group we create extraordinary solutions that transform working lives by supporting organisations to design, develop and elevate Recruitment and HR functions.
Through expert analysis, benchmarking, consultancy and delivery services, we provide solutions across the entire employee lifecycle to enable better attraction and retention of talent.
If you’d like to talk to us today about your plans and ambitions or to get fresh ideas and solutions to your current challenges, get in touch ...
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