Job Description

HR Business Partner

Salary: 51,600 + benefits | Bath | 4 days office, 1 day home

Full Time | Permanent | 37 hours per week

Your Strategic Thinking. Our Ambitious Goals. Real Business Impact.

This isn't just another HR Business Partner role. You'll be at the heart of our transformation journey, balancing strategic leadership support with running game-changing initiatives that directly impact both colleagues and customers.


We're passionate about continual learning and raising professional standards to deliver our ambitious plans. Join our HR team where growth is encouraged, professional excellence is valued, and you'll have the platform to become the best HR professional you can be.


As a profit-for-purpose organisation, we measure success by homes delivered and communities strengthened, not shareholder dividends.

What you'll be doing

Working as part of the HR Business Partner Team, you'll help navigate the complexities of organisational transformation while building the high-performing, engaged culture we need for the future.


Coach senior leaders and empower them to make informed decisions that drive business growth and improve team performance Act as a trusted advisor in planning and executing change initiatives focused on achieving measurable outcomes Lead strategic workstreams and people initiatives across Curo or within your specific business area Create organisational design using our Operating Model principles to attract great people and enable career pathways Foster continuous improvement by identifying and acting on areas for development in our service delivery Develop attraction and retention strategies to recruit the calibre of talent needed for our transformation journey Use people data and engagement insights to support strategic decision-making and create world-class engagement Manage complex employee relations cases, ensuring consistent policy application Collaborate with the Organisational Development team to implement talent and succession planning programmes

What you'll get in return

Beyond your salary and the opportunity to transform how we work, you'll get:


26 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) rising to 29 days after 3 years Your birthday off as an extra holiday Up to 10% matched pension contribution Hybrid working (4 days office, 1 day home) - essential for building deep business partnerships Flexible benefits which might include a Health Cash Plan
Access to an Employee Assistance Programme supporting your wellbeing

More about you

We're looking for an experienced HR Business Partner who's ready to move beyond supporting business as usual to facilitating genuine transformation. You're motivated by seeing strategic HR initiatives create real business impact and want to work where your expertise can shape organisational success.


Essential:


CIPD Chartered Membership (Level 7) or equivalent professional qualification Demonstrable experience as an HR Business Partner supporting leadership teams through significant change Commercial understanding with ability to influence and challenge constructively at senior levels Demonstrable experience of designing and implementing organisation structural change and operating model methodologies Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and proven track record managing complex employee relations cases Experience coaching leaders to improve performance and implementing HR strategies aligned to business objectives Evidence of using people data to support strategic decision-making and organisational improvements

Our Recruitment Process

Our process includes a screening stage and a two-stage interview.

About Curo

We're a leading South West housing association with social purpose at our heart. As a profit-for-purpose organisation, we reinvest every penny we make back into better homes and stronger communities - that means your work directly creates social impact, not shareholder dividends.


We're proud to be among the UK's top 100 companies to work for, and the 5th best housing association nationwide.


We actively welcome applications from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBTQ+, from ethnic minority backgrounds, and from our Curo customers.


We're committed to making our recruitment process accessible to everyone - if you need any adjustments to help you apply or interview, please contact our recruitment team at recruitment@curo-group.co.uk

Other HR Opportunities at Curo

We are also hiring into the role of HR Business Partner on a fixed-term contract basis and also a HR Advisor on a permanent basis. Please take a look at www.jointeam.curo-group.co.uk for more information.