Senior HR Business Partner - North East & Yorkshire

Arriva Group•Darlington, SC

About The Position

Senior HR Business Partner North East & Yorkshire Location: Regional North East & Yorkshire Contract: Permanent Salary: Competitive plus benefits Arriva is looking for a Senior HR Business Partner to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the people agenda across our North East and Yorkshire region. This is a complex and high profile operational area at the heart of our UK Bus business. This is a senior, influential role for a commercially minded HR leader who can balance strategic thinking with operational delivery and who thrives in fast paced, unionised environments. The Role Reporting to the HR Director Regions, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior operational leaders, providing both strategic and hands on HR leadership. You will play a central role in delivering an effective people strategy aligned to the UK Bus Medium Term Plan, driving performance, engagement and sustainable change. You will deputise for the HR Director when required and act as a key escalation point for the Operations leadership team. Working closely with colleagues across HR, Operations and our Trade Union partners, you will deliver pragmatic, risk aware HR solutions that support both our people and commercial objectives.

Requirements

Confident, resilient and experienced HR professional with a strong generalist background and the credibility to influence and challenge at a senior level
Proven experience operating in complex, unionised environments and the judgement to balance commercial priorities with employee advocacy
Strong knowledge of HR practices, processes and systems at both strategic and operational levels
Significant experience managing industrial and employee relations
A track record of leading and delivering business change and transformation
Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills
The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast moving environment
CIPD Level 7 qualification or equivalent experience
Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office and HR systems

Responsibilities

Partner with senior leaders to deliver the regional people plan and provide a high quality, consistent HR service
Influence strategic business planning through insight led HR solutions
Lead HR workstreams for major business change initiatives, ensuring effective implementation and minimal disruption
Build strong, credible relationships with Trade Union representatives, fostering a culture of partnership
Coach and support senior leaders, HRBPs and ER Partners to ensure consistency, capability and risk mitigation
Drive employee engagement, wellbeing and retention initiatives
Champion talent management, succession planning and learning to build long term organisational capability
Promote the effective use of self service via the HR Hub, empowering managers and colleagues
Deputise for the HR Director Regions as required, providing leadership across the wider HR function