People Business Partner

VoCoVo specialises in innovative communication solutions tailored for businesses, particularly within the retail sector. Our flagship products are designed to create a connected store experience, facilitating seamless communication among retail staff to enhance efficiency and elevate customer service. We empower teams to collaborate effortlessly and achieve their retail goals. You’ve probably already seen us in action—we’re trusted by Tesco, Asda, Dunelm, and Iceland, just to name a few.

With over 250,000 users across more than 10,000 locations in 21+ countries, and recognition as one of the top 100 best small-to-medium size businesses to work for, join us on our journey

**Role Overview**
As a People Business Partner, you’ll act as a trusted advisor and internal consultant to managers and teams across the organisation. With a full generalist People remit, you’ll champion employee experience, drive high performance, and deliver strategic support that aligns with business goals. From embedding our values to guiding leaders through change and growth, your role is pivotal in shaping a culture where people thrive.

This is a hybrid role, with regular travel to our Shipton-under-Wychwood and Bishops Cleeve offices for team days, key meetings, and to maintain People Team visibility across the business.

**What we're looking for**

You’ll thrive in this role if you bring:
Proven experience as a People Business Partner in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Expertise in learning and development planning, including course design and deliveryStrong experience supporting managers through performance management, talent development and change initiativesA proactive mindset with the ability to coach, challenge, and influence stakeholders at all levelsExcellent interpersonal, listening and communication skills, with a strong sense of confidentiality and professionalism
- A collaborative approach with the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery

You'll be someone who is:

- Proactive and solutions-focused, with a “make it happen” attitude
- Detail-oriented and self-motivated
- Highly organised and able to balance multiple priorities
- Empathetic, credible and commercially aware

**What you'll do**
- Partner with managers to embed People practices across all functions
- Coach leaders to develop high-performing, engaged teams
- Provide expert guidance on employee relations, performance and talent management
- Work closely with the Senior People Business Partner to embed DE&I initiatives and ensure consistency of approach
- Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition Partners and Head of People to attract, retain and develop talent
- Identify learning needs, design and deliver development programmes, and measure their impact
- Act as a sounding board to managers and a trusted source of feedback for senior leadership
- Champion a high-performance culture through continuous feedback and engagement strategies
- Contribute to strategic people initiatives such as succession planning, organisational design and change programmes
- Monitor people data and trends, recommending policies and process improvements where needed

**What Success Looks Like**
- Improved engagement metrics, such as BCI scores or equivalent
- Strong leadership capability developed internally through coaching and training
- High-performance culture embedded — the right people, in the right roles, doing the right things
- Real-time feedback becomes part of everyday conversations
- Scalable teams and structures without adding unnecessary management layers

**Salary**

Salary range: £48,000 - £57,000

**Benefits**
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (increases with years of service)
- Option to buy or sell 5 days holiday each year
- Sick Pay - 8 weeks full pay, 4 weeks half pay
- Life Assurance - (4 times basic pay)
- Private Medical Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP)
- Cycle2Work Scheme
- Electric car green salary sacrifice scheme
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity package
- Child Care Scheme
- Training & development opportunities
- Company organised events
- Pension (Royal London Group) 5% employer contribution matched
- Apple MacBook, Wireless Magic Mouse and Keyboard, monitor and headphones

**Diversity and Inclusion**

We are also committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process, so please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage.

**Company Values**
Embracing VoCoVo's **'VOICE'** Values is important to us, shaping our collaborative and innovative culture.

**VALUED**
Our Colleagues, Customers, and Stakeholders are valued; treated with respect, empathy, and operate with honesty and integrity
**ONE TEAM**
Collaboration of all for VoCoVo’s happiness and success
**INNOVATION**
Our products are constantly evolving to tackle the pain points of retailers across the globe
**CUSTOMER FOCUSED**
Our customers love VoCoVo at every level, every interaction with us is frictionless, and we are integral to their o