Interim HR Business Partner

Role: Interim HR Business Partner (FTC 12 months starting Jan 2026)

Team: People Team

Location: Hybrid Working – Full time 5 day week, min 1 day in the office (London)

Salary: £50,000–£60,000, dependent on experience

About Corndel:

Corndel is a unique, multi award-winning UK management and technology training provider that focuses on delivering the highest quality programmes throughout an employee's career. We partner with some of the UK's largest and most exciting businesses to help drive organisational and personal performance through transformational learning and have a vision is to shape a world where everyone is empowered to be their professional best.

We are one of the fastest growing companies in the UK and at the core of this are our people. At the heart of the Corndel culture is a business that is caring, supportive, can do, informal and fun.

The Interim HR Business Partner Role:

As the business continues to grow we are looking for a great HRBP to join the People team for 12 months to play a key role in supporting our people managers and driving initiatives in order to create a great employee experience for our people and drive business performance. The role will combine effective policy and process management with impactful coaching and guidance to deliver effective people outcomes.

As a growing business there are primarily 2 key focus areas to the role;

• Partnering with our line managers and people providing guidance, coaching and support on a wide range of HR subjects such as employee engagement, policy guidance, employee relations, performance management, employment law, learning and career development.
• Development and delivery of HR Improvement/Change projects that support our people to be at their best.

Our immediate focus areas are continuing our build our core processes and employee offer to support the business' growth and evolution. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced and changing environment, varied work and providing a great employee experience to the Corndel team.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with client groups to support and advise on change initiatives including, recruitment, redeployment, talent mapping career development and succession planning.
• Partner with leaders and team members to develop effective working relationships, build engagement, and increase productivity and retention.
• Coach leaders and team members in effective performance management to ensure optimum performance, development and alignment with business needs.
• Lead on employee relations casework including grievances, disciplinaries, sickness / absence cases, escalating as necessary in line with currently employment law and legislation.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to evaluate staffing, team needs and onboarding talent.
• Supporting the development and delivery of the People change projects and initiatives that promote our commitment to Corndel's culture, vision, and values.
• Contribute to the creation and development of HR policies, processes and procedures in line with the People Strategy.
• Participate in HR team projects and support day-to-day administrative and operational HR needs as required.
• Work closely with the HR Operations manager and HR & Payroll Administrators to approve employment contracts, offer letters and changes to terms and conditions of employment and ensure people changes are processed timely via the payroll. Support as needed with induction and onboarding of new joiners.
• Work closely with hiring managers and our recruitment partner to anticipate and assess recruitment needs and support as required with interviews and evaluation techniques.
• Work closely with the People Engagement and Inclusion Business Partner to support the development and delivering of our engagement strategy and approach.
• Support a transition to data driven people practices and use of data, encouraging the use of Bamboo HR and reporting metrics.

About you - What we are looking for?

• Previous demonstrable experience as a proactive HR Business Partner/HR Generalist.
• An interest in the commercial workings of the business and the role of people as an enabler of the commercial strategy.
• CIPD Accreditation would be an advantage, as would an in-depth understanding and experience of employment law and employee relations best practices.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced ever-changing environment. Not fazed by ambiguity and a need to establish guidelines and support tools.
• Great planning and organising skills and ability to cut through and make things happen.
• A passion for professional and personal development.
• Great influencing and communication skills and ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
• Experience of delivering change projects or HR related projects, supported by effective project management skills.
• Effective problem solving skill with the ability to challenge and get to the root cause of people issues and propose solutions.
• Effective in the use of MS Office, SharePoint tools to support collaborate, communication and planning.
• Great attention to detail, drive for excellence and high standards of personal integrity and confidentiality.
• Someone who enjoys working as part of a team and equally happy to work independently.
• A great fit for our culture and values

Why join Corndel?

• We're committed to having a fully inclusive, welcoming and safe culture and always striving to improve.
• We provide an environment that is truly flexible and supportive, somewhere you will have autonomy over your role.
• We're a leader in our field, with quality and excellence at the heart of what we do.
• This is a really fantastic opportunity for someone to make their mark in a relatively new HR team with a full and interesting remit to support a growing and inclusive business.

As part of our commitment to create an inclusive workplace where all colleagues can be their true selves, excel in their roles and progress in their careers, we recognise the importance of embracing the diversity in the working population and making Corndel a fully accessible employer.

As Corndel is a Disability Confident Employer, we make sure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a job will be offered an interview. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, when submitting your application, please select the appropriate option to let us know that you have a disability. Please note this does not mean that all disabled people are entitled to an interview, in some recruitment situations such as peak times, we might need to limit the overall numbers of interviews we offer.

If you have a disability that might affect any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know about any help or reasonable adjustments you need before any interview or assessment. We'll work with you to make sure any appropriate support is in place and make the application process a more positive experience.

Corndel is committed to safeguarding and safer recruitment practices, and will undertake pre-employment checks on the successful candidate, including Enhanced DBS Disclosure and a Barred List Check.