People Business Partner

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000

Who are we looking for?

Bridewell has seen extensive growth over the past few years and as such we are looking for a confident and forward-thinking People Business Partner to join our growing team. As a People Business Partner, you'll have strong organisational skills and can communicate confidently across the business, to a range of levels. You'll be a strong team player, with a wide range of knowledge across the People function and the ability to support different individuals on a variety of employment relations.

You'll bring a well-developed HR generalist toolkit and experience along with a natural ability to build relationships across all levels of the business. You're someone who's comfortable navigating issues and challenges across the employment lifecycle - from everyday support to more complex employee relations – applying your skills and knowledge in these situations to get the best outcomes for the business and our people.

You'll thrive in a collaborative environment, working closely with managers, employees and the wider HR team to deliver value, drive engagement, and support continuous improvement. If you're passionate about making a difference and helping shape how we work, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

As a People Business Partner, you'll be the go-to person for all things people within your assigned business areas. You'll partner closely with managers and employees, offering practical, timely support and advice across a range of people-issues from day-to-day queries to more complex matters that allow you to utilise and build on your HR skills and experience.

You'll bring a pragmatic approach to these situations, making sure everything's documented properly and escalating when needed. You'll also play a key role in broader people initiatives, helping to shape how we work and support our teams. Here are some of the key responsibilities you'll have in the role:

• Business partnering and relationships - You'll partner closely with managers in your business area and bring a data-driven mindset to understand their evolving needs, offering proactive support and guidance that helps them lead effectively. Building strong, trusted relationships that add value will be central to your success.
• Delivering quality outcomes that make a difference - Manage competing priorities to deliver high-quality outcomes across your business area with empathy and professionalism. Whether you're responding to employee requests, updating data, or handling ER and disciplinary cases you'll apply your skills and experience to inform decisions and ensure timely, accurate support that makes a difference.
• One Team (it's one of our values) - You'll collaborate with colleagues across HR and other business functions to deliver meaningful outcomes on projects and continuous improvement initiatives. Whether it's refining processes or supporting the roll out of new tools or ways of working, your input will help drive outcomes and impact.
• Creating exceptional employee experiences - From onboarding to engagement and well-being, you'll play a key role in making sure our people feel supported and engaged. You'll help shape and deliver employee experiences that reflect our values and make Bridewell a great place to work.
• Championing and supporting people processes - You'll play a key role in driving awareness and adoption of key people processes like performance reviews, engagement surveys, and internal events. You'll make sure these initiatives land well and add real value across your business area and beyond.
• • Advocating tools and ways of working - You'll be a go-to expert for the systems and tools that underpin our people operations. You'll help people in your business area get the most out of them, helping managers understand the issues/challenges their team face better and
• • Living Our Values - You'll embody and promote the values that are part of Bridewell's DNA. Whether you're partnering with a manager or supporting a team initiative, you'll help keep our values at the forefront of our thinking.

Requirements

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone who's ready to make a difference and grow with us. To be successful in the role you should be able to demonstrate:

We're looking for someone who's ready to make a difference and grow with us. To be successful in the role you should be able to demonstrate:

• Strong organisation and delivery skills - You're great at keeping things on track. Whether it's managing admin tasks or juggling multiple priorities, you are experienced in staying on top of things and delivering high-quality outcomes within agreed timeframes.
• Relationship building and communication - You know how to connect with people and get the best out of working relationships. You communicate clearly, listen actively, and handle sensitive situations with maturity, discretion and care. People trust you because you're thoughtful, dependable and add value.
• Curiosity & a growth mindset - You're passionate about learning and developing for yourself and others. You should already have your CIPD Level 5, or be working towards it, and you're keen to keep building your HR expertise.
• Collaboration & team spirit - You're a natural team player who enjoys working with others to get things done. You bring energy, positivity and a collaborative mindset to everything you do.

Benefits

What's in it for you?

Our vision is to create a safe, inclusive digital world where people and organisations can thrive. Our values of Do the Right Thing, One Team and Above and Beyond emphasises the importance of the part we play in society, and our commitment to our people and clients.  Our story to-date has been phenomenal, but success doesn't end here and as we continue to grow and scale, we want to keep the same culture, passion and commitment to high quality that has enabled us to get this far. Bridewell will provide a great career opportunity with continual development as well as the following:

• Competitive Salary
• 25 Days Holiday - Plus buy and sell options
• Flexible Working (around core office hours)
• Profit Share Scheme
• Company Pension
• Employee Shareholder Scheme
• Dedicated Training Budget
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Private Healthcare (incl. Gym discounts)
• Vision Care
• Birthday off (After 1 year)

About Bridewell

One of the most exciting prospects in the UK Cyber Security sector today, Bridewell is one of the fastest growing Cyber Security services businesses with a strong track record for delivering complex security projects and providing excellent customer service. Bridewell has an exciting and varied portfolio of clients across Financial Services, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Government, Critical National Infrastructure and more. Bridewell holds the Gold level Investors in People award which we feel solidifies and reflects on the outstanding calibre that makes us truly One Team.

Along with our focus on our people, we also have a big focus on sustainability and recognise the role we play in the fight against climate change. Today, Bridewell is proud to be a carbon negative business.

Location: Bridewell operates a hybrid and flexible working policy, however you will be required to travel to different sites on occasion.

Bridewell values diversity in the workplace and is a fair and equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an equal and inclusive working environment, with the aim that our employees will be truly representative of all sections of society and each person feels respected and able to give their best.