HR Business Partner

Are you an experienced HR Business Partner (HRBP) with a proven track record in driving organisational success?  We're looking for a someone like you to join our team

As a Business Partner You will play a pivotal role in delivering dedicated and tailored HR advice and support to our IT function as well and other assigned business areas. Collaborating with a range of specialist colleagues, you'll provide best practice solutions to complex business challenges. You'll work closely with these areas to translate strategy into clear, actionable objectives aligned with the future needs and goals of the organisation.

Leveraging your extensive expertise as a business partner and your excellent communication skills, you'll ensure compliance with policies and procedures, analyse key trends and performance metrics, and make informed recommendations to drive the business forward.

You will also foster a positive safety culture by collaborating with senior leaders to help shape the organisation's direction. With a strong focus on diversity and inclusion, you'll contribute to creating an environment that fosters growth and innovation.

Join us and lead the way in shaping our people strategy, ensuring our business continues to thrive and our employees reach their full potential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality, consistent HR advice to senior management and wider business, acting as a trusted advisor across all employee-related matters
• Lead strategic people projects, translating HR strategy into actionable objectives that align with the business's future needs and goals.
• Analyse trends and performance metrics to make informed recommendations that drive business success.
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures to minimise employee relations issues and promote a positive, safety-focused culture.
• Partner with stakeholders to build capability, manage talent, and foster an inclusive, high-performing environment.

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner, preferably with business partnering IT departments experience with a demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate.
• Strong background in change management, organisational design, and succession planning.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships, influence key decision-makers, and drive alignment across diverse teams and senior leaders.
• A proactive approach to understanding business needs and providing tailored HR solutions.

First round interviews for this role will take place week commencing 23rd September

Who we are

At Cadent we're excited to be part of the future of UK energy We've got a clear roadmap that will drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.

We're making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together we're shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers whom we put at the heart of everything we do.

Here at Cadent, we are committed to supporting our employees to get the best out of themselves. For this role in particular we can offer:

         Funding and support towards completing qualifications

         Ample opportunity for progression within the business

         Mentoring and guidance opportunities

We offer a host of benefits to suit your lifestyle and support your well-being. These include:

• 25 days' holiday, plus 8 statutory days and an option to buy or sell holiday days
• Company car
• An Annual Performance Bonus of up to 15% of your salary
• A generous pension scheme where the company double matches your contributions up to 12% i.e. if you contribute 6% a month, the company will contribute 12%
• A competitive salary that's reviewed each year against the market median salary for your role, skills, knowledge and experience
• MyChoices benefits like bicycles, salary sacrifice cars and healthcare that you can pick and choose from. You could get a better deal than you would on the high street and make tax and National Insurance savings
• A free Employee Assistance Line where you can get support and advice on any of the challenges you're facing, completely confidentially
• Support to help you cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, examination fees and time off for study leave - so long as it's relevant to your role
• A Matched Giving scheme where the Company will match any funds raised by permanent employees for registered charities up to £400 each year
• Private Medical Insurance for you, your partner and your family available through MyChoices, our flexible benefits programme, with access to a 24 hour Bupa HealthLine
• The chance to say thank you to one another when you've done a good job through our Cadent Congratulates Scheme
• Plus many more benefits that help you join the dots between your work and home life

We want our employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and are happy to discuss flexible working options with you if the role can accommodate it. Let us know about your flexibility requirements, whether that be reduced hours, remote working, flexible start/finish times, or compressed hours, and we will be more than happy to explore what's possible for the role.

Don't meet every single requirement listed? 

Understanding, learning, and celebrating what makes us different, as well as what we have in common, is good for us as individuals and enables us to work better together as one team. Cadent is committed to being an equitable and diverse employer that fosters an inclusive culture for all our employees, therefore, all our employment decisions are assessed based on qualifications, merit, and business need. So, if you're excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application - You may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.

As a recognised Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to champion inclusion in the workplace and ensure to provide an environment that is accessible to all and supports individuals throughout their journey with Cadent. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process. 

We place great importance on equity, diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Our employee communities Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive (disability) and the Cadent Military Community can't wait to welcome you 

As an active and proud member of The Circle Back Initiative, we aim to ensure that all candidates receive a response to their application, regardless of the outcome. 

We will be receiving applications until the specified date above, though Cadent retains the right to close this vacancy early without prior notification, so it is advisable to complete your application at your earliest convenience. 

Be part of something big. Help shape the future of gas for generations to come.

To be considered for this role, please submit your application with an up-to-date CV and our Talent Acquisition team will get in touch soon.

To learn more about Cadent and what we do, visit our website at Home | Cadent (cadentgas.com)