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)

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

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

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 d