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HR Business Partner
Remote, the UK·Added today (last checked 2 Nov)
Our summary
- Work mode
- Remote, with limits
- Contract
- Contract role, inside IR35
Skills
Nice to have
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Proven HR generalist experience, with a strong focus on delivery and practical people solutions.
- Experience delivering projects, ideally within HR change, transformation or organisational improvement.
- Ability to scope, plan and deliver projects against agreed objectives and timelines.
- Experience engaging, influencing and managing a range of stakeholders.
- Ability to challenge existing processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Strong communication, collaboration and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to work across different teams and functions within a matrix environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and manage risks and issues.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver at pace.
Nice to have
- Associate membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
- CIPD Level 5 Intermediate Diploma in HR, or equivalent qualification.
- Experience working within a government or wider public sector HR environment.
- Experience supporting large-scale organisational change and business transformation.
The role
Defra is seeking experienced HR Project Delivery professionals to join its HR Project Delivery Team, supporting high-impact HR initiatives across the Defra group. The team provides generalist HR expertise to scope, design and deliver projects with clear objectives and timelines.
The roles will support a range of business change and transformation initiatives, cross-cutting HR improvements and large-scale business-led activities. Current projects include reviewing compliance in the use of systems to record annual leave, transforming HR content, and supporting policy and wider business transformation.
You will lead smaller projects and contribute to larger programmes, working closely with HR Business Partners, HR Expert Services teams, trade union partners and senior stakeholders to deliver effective people solutions.
What you'll do
- Support the scoping, design and delivery of HR projects and wider business transformation initiatives.
- Lead smaller HR projects from initial planning through to implementation and delivery.
- Contribute to the delivery of larger, complex HR programmes and projects.
- Review and improve HR processes, policies, systems and ways of working.
- Support projects relating to annual leave system compliance, HR content transformation and policy improvements.
- Establish effective project structures, plans, objectives and delivery timelines.
- Engage and collaborate with HR Business Partners, HR Expert Services teams and wider business stakeholders.
- Build effective relationships with trade union representatives and other key partners.
- Influence stakeholders, challenge existing approaches and drive positive outcomes.
- Identify and manage project risks, issues and dependencies.
- Bring teams together to ensure joined-up delivery across the organisation.
- Support project closure and ensure successful handover into business-as-usual operations where required.
Desirable
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
Disability Confident
As a Disability Confident employer, Defra encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates. Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.
In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".
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About the company & team
Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
On behalf of Defra, we are looking for a HR Business Partner (Inside IR35) for a contract up up to end of March 2027 based remotely (with attendance in any Nationwide hub as and when required)
In the Defra group, we deal with a vast range of issues that profoundly impact on people's lives. We are responsible for England's environment, our countryside and rural economy, the food and farming sectors and have lead responsibility for protection from a wide range of natural threats and hazards. We have developed a set of three strategic objectives covering our policy outcomes and corporate objectives. These objectives help us to deliver our ambitious vision to build our green and healthy future and provide a framework for all the important work we carry out.
Our objectives are:
- To pass on to the next generation a natural environment protected and enhanced for the future.
- To lead the world in food, farming, and fisheries with a sustainable model of food production.
- To be an outstanding organisation focused on making a difference, with world class delivery capability.
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs www.gov.uk.
25 Year Environment Plan - GOV.UK www.gov.uk.
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