People Partner

Nationwide

Join a People Team That Makes a Difference

Are you a passionate HR professional looking to make a real impact in a complex and fast-paced business? We're looking for a People Partner, working closely with senior operational leaders to drive our people agenda, enhance employee engagement, and build high-performing teams.

Reporting to the People Director, you'll play a key role in partnering with operational leadership to deliver strategic people initiatives that support business performance, talent development, and organisational growth.

What You'll Be Doing

As a trusted People Partner, you'll:

• Partner with senior operational leaders to drive talent, engagement, performance, retention and organisational effectiveness.
• Support succession planning and talent reviews, identifying and developing future leaders.
• Work with Learning & Development teams to identify skills gaps and support career development initiatives.
• Collaborate with Resourcing teams to attract and retain top talent across the sector.
• Support apprenticeship and graduate programmes to build a sustainable talent pipeline.
• Analyse people data and trends to inform business decisions and shape people plans.
• Drive employee engagement activity, ensuring actions are taken from survey feedback and recognition programmes.
• Champion people initiatives, policies and tools across the business, including onboarding, reward and workforce management.
• Support social value and inclusion programmes, helping to create a positive and purpose-led culture.
• Build effective relationships with Trade Unions, supporting consultation and collective bargaining activity.
• Provide guidance on complex employee relations matters and support operational leadership with people challenges.

What We're Looking ForEssential

• Experience working within a fast-paced HR or People environment.
• CIPD qualified or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to interpret data, identify trends and make recommendations.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Adaptable, proactive and comfortable managing multiple priorities.

Desirable

• Experience working within a contract-based, outsourced services or facilities management environment.

The Person

You'll be someone who:

• Thrives on building strong relationships and influencing stakeholders.
• Takes ownership and finds practical solutions to challenges.
• Enjoys working collaboratively across teams and functions.
• Is passionate about developing people and creating inclusive workplaces.
• Brings energy, resilience and a continuous improvement mindset.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and growing sector where people truly are at the heart of success. You'll work alongside senior leaders, contribute to meaningful business outcomes, and help shape the employee experience across a nationwide operation.

If you're looking for your next HR business partnering opportunity where you can make a genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to become our next People Partner.