Job Description

HR Business Partner

Birmingham (Agile working)

39,000.00 to 41,500.00 per annum plus 3,500 car allowance

37.5 hours per week

Permanent

About the role

As HR Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in shaping a fair, inclusive, and high-performing workplace culture. You'll partner with senior leaders and employee representatives to deliver strategic HR initiatives, lead complex ER casework, and embed practices that reflect Trident's commitment to psychological safety, equity, and community empowerment.

What you'll be doing

Lead complex ER cases, including tribunal-level matters Champion informal resolution frameworks to reduce formal grievances Coach managers on performance management, employment law, and conflict resolution Manage TUPE transfers and redundancy programmes with empathy and precision Lead transparent change communications during restructures Ensure compliance with UK employment law and global HR framework Develop and embed inclusive HR policies aligned with Trident's trauma-informed approach Partner with Legal, Compliance, DEI, and operational leaders to ensure policy coherence Use people analytics to identify trends, inform strategy, and improve engagement, retention, and inclusion Collaborate with senior leaders to drive cultural transformation and workforce resilience Deliver training and coaching to managers on ER, change management, and inclusive leadership Mentor junior People Team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning

Who we're looking for?

Skills & Experience

Extensive experience in employee relations, TUPE, and redundancy management Strong understanding of UK employment law and HR compliance frameworks Proven ability to manage cases through to tribunal with legal insight Skilled in consultation processes and stakeholder engagement Experience writing scalable HR policies across diverse business units Analytical mindset with ability to translate data into strategic action Public sector experience desirable CIPD Level 7 or equivalent (desirable)

What You'll Bring

Confidence and clarity in high-stakes conversations Strategic and pragmatic mindset rooted in ethical decision-making Passion for social justice and community-building through people-led leadership Ability to balance empathy and compliance while driving change Alignment with Trident's core values

Why join us?

This is not just a 'job' this is the feeling of knowing that you are part of something bigger and being able to go home each day with job satisfaction and pride in what is achieved by Trident Group every day.


Our purpose is putting people and communities at the heart of our services and the safe homes we provide. To deliver against our purpose we will be:


Trustworthy Collaborative Accountable People Focused Caring in all we do

The benefits

34 days annual leave, plus the option to purchase up to 5 additional days A day off for your birthday 4 days off when you move home Life assurance (3 x salary) Employee Assistance programme & wellbeing programme Flexible Working options Learning & Development opportunities

Who we are?

Trident Group is a leading social investment organisation committed to building sustainable communities across the Midlands. We champion a trauma-informed, values-led approach to housing and support services, and believe that a resilient, inclusive workforce is central to our mission.


As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:


ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible communicating and promoting vacancies offering an interview to disabled people anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

How to apply?

If you think this role is a good fit for you, click apply and upload your CV!


All applicants must provide their right to work documentation at interview stage, such as a valid passport which will be verified to check your eligibility to work and live in the UK.


Relevant roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from Disclosure and barring service (DBS).


We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.


At Trident Group, we only consider agency introductions where a signed agreement is in place, and where the agency has been specifically contacted by a member of our People & Culture Team. We do not accept responsibility for any fees related to unsolicited or speculative CV submissions made directly to our employees or outside of the above.