Cambridge Consultants

HR Business Partner (12-month contract)

Cambridge Consultants  •  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Hybrid)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Overview

We are looking for a commercially minded Human Resources Business Partner to join our People Team on a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover basis.

This is a broad and varied HR generalist role, coaching managers and employees across the full employee lifecycle. You will be a trusted advisor to people managers, providing pragmatic guidance on employee relations, people management and talent development.

Alongside delivering excellent HR practice, you'll help us become a more data-led People function. Working with our existing systems and tools, you'll identify opportunities to improve processes, enhance reporting, and explore practical ways AI can support efficiency, insight and informed choices across HR activities.

You should be someone who enjoys working things out, is comfortable with ambiguity and likes finding smarter ways to get things done. You’ll bring a proactive and adaptable approach, build strong relationships across the business, and feel comfortable influencing and supporting others when it matters.

We offer flexible working, with the expectation that you’ll spend at least three days a week in the office. Depending on the work and projects you’re involved in, there may also be times you’ll be required to be in the office everyday.

What you’ll be doing

Your role will be varied but we have listed below some of the things you can expect to be responsible for:

  • Partner with managers in defined business areas to deliver effective people solutions that support business objectives.
  • Provide expert advice and guidance on all aspects of employee relations, including absence, performance management, disciplinary, grievance, conduct and probation matters.
  • Coach and develop managers to build confidence and capability in people management.
  • Support organisational change processes where required.
  • Contribute to talent management, succession planning and employee development initiatives.
  • Support annual HR activities, including pay reviews, promotions and performance cycles.
  • Monitor, analyse and interpret people data to provide meaningful insights and recommendations.
  • Explore practical applications of AI and technology to improve productivity, reporting and the employee experience.

Contribute to People Team projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

What you need to succeed

We’re looking for someone with the following skills and experience:

  • CIPD Level 5 qualified, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience operating as an HR Business Partner, Senior HR Advisor or in a similar generalist HR role.
  • Employee relations experience with a sound understanding of UK employment law.
  • Demonstrable experience coaching and influencing managers at varying levels.
  • Analytical skills with the ability to interpret and utilise people data to support business decisions.
  • An interest in AI, technology and process improvement, with the ability to identify and implement practical solutions using existing tools and resources.
  • Communication, stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
  • A proactive approach, with the confidence to work independently and drive improvements.
  • Resilient and adaptable, with the ability to manage competing priorities and respond effectively to changing business needs.

What we offer

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (with the option to buy 10 more a year)
  • Company bonus (profit share)
  • Flexible working patterns and hybrid working
  • Medical insurance and group income protection
  • Employee assistance programme and mental health support group
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
  • Sabbatical leave
  • Travel insurance (business and leisure)
  • Generous company pension plan
  • Personalised career development and training plans
  • Free subscription to professional bodies
  • Free breakfast and two-course lunch in the office every day
  • Free onsite parking and we are close to public transport links
  • A variety of events organised by our social committee, ranging from summer and Christmas parties to board game nights and socials at our own rooftop bar!

By submitting an application to Cambridge Consultants, you confirm that the information provided in this application, together with any supporting documentation, is true, complete, and accurate to the best of your knowledge and belief. You understand that any false statement, misleading information, or material omission may render you liable to disqualification from the recruitment process, withdrawal of any offer of employment, or dismissal without notice if discovered following appointment. You acknowledge that the organisation reserves the right to verify the information supplied.

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About Cambridge Consultants

We do deep tech, you create the future… we are Cambridge Consultants. We do extraordinary, new-to-the-world deep tech innovation. What is deep tech? It’s a mindset; a bold strategy that harnesses radical science and engineering to achieve things no-one else can. It enables our clients to gain unassailable commercial advantage from defendable technology that they own. Markets are redefined, and the world takes notice.

As the deep tech powerhouse of Capgemini, we’re ready to work with you to create technologies, services and products that have never been seen before. And which will transform business, society and the planet. If your ambition is to shatter the status quo, it’s time to get the future you want – with the power of deep tech.

We are global team of 800 bright, talented people, delivering work across 35 countries from offices in Cambridge (UK) Boston (USA), Singapore and Tokyo. We have more than 140 laboratories and over 200,000 square feet of world-class design and development facilities.

Our people are united by the ambition to turn brilliant, breakthrough ideas into scaled technologies, products and services. Cambridge Consultants is trusted by some of the world’s biggest brands and most ambitious start-ups to achieve their critical technology-based aspirations – and we’ve been doing it for more than 60 years.

Industry
Creative & Design
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Cambridge, GB
Year Founded
Unknown
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