HR Business Partner
Job ID: 10112185
Fixed Term (Fixed Term)
Work From Home
HR Business Partner – Fixed Term Contract (UK Home-Based)
We’re looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to join our Group and Functions/Tech Ops/AIPO HR team on a fixed-term contract. This is a super opportunity to collaborate with a knowledgeable and supportive team, gaining broad exposure across the full Business Partner remit.
About the Role
As an HR Business Partner, you’ll work proactively with business leaders to deliver pragmatic, commercially focused people solutions. You’ll help bring the People agenda to life and support the delivery of business strategy by fostering a culture of positive people management—ensuring we attract, develop, and retain engaged and talented individuals.
Location: UK home-based
Contract Type: Fixed-term for six months
Job Description
What We’re Looking For
- CIPD qualification or equivalent experience
- Proven HR generalist experience, ideally within a fast-paced, multi-site commercial environment
- Strong track record in delivering across the full people agenda, including change and transformation including consultations and TUPE
- Experience working within a matrix organisation alongside central functions and delivery partners
- Ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders to support strategic goals
- Experience in developing and implementing strategic people plans aligned to business performance
- Strong influencing skills and a pragmatic, commercial approach to problem-solving
- High levels of resilience and adaptability in the face of ambiguity and competing priorities
- Analytical capability to interpret data and use insights to inform decisions and drive outcomes
What You’ll Be Doing
- Partner with business leaders as a trusted advisor, coach, and mentor on people-related matters
- Apply commercial insight and financial acumen to identify challenges and deliver people-focused solutions
- Collaborate with specialist teams and internal/external partners to deliver divisional people priorities
- Support the achievement of business growth and profit targets through effective people interventions
- Drive improvements in key people metrics (e.g. retention, engagement) using data and insights
- Work closely with Performance & Development, Reward, Resourcing, and HR Systems teams to implement group-wide initiatives
- Lead workforce planning to ensure the right people are in the right roles, addressing diversity, capability development, and succession planning
- Advise and coach managers on employee relations matters, managing escalated cases and representing the company in Employment Tribunals when required
- Act as HR lead on key projects including transformation, union relations, and M&A activity
- Manage engagement, sustainability, and performance initiatives using global frameworks and tools
About Capita
Capita is a professional services organisation helping clients across the public and private sectors run complex business processes more efficiently. With 34,000 colleagues across 8 countries, we support primarily UK and European clients with people-based services underpinned by market-leading technology.
Learn more at www.capita.com
What’s in It for You
- UK home-based role
- 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) plus the option to buy additional leave
- Company-matched pension, life assurance, and enhanced family leave policies
- Paid volunteering day for a cause of your choice
- Access to Employee Network Groups supporting diversity and inclusion
- Opportunities to gain additional qualifications through our Learning Academy or apprenticeships
Unlock Your Potential with Capita
At Capita, your career journey is yours to shape. You’ll be part of a diverse network of forward-thinking professionals across a wide range of disciplines. We’re committed to your growth, offering opportunities to expand your skills, explore new paths, and build a career with purpose.
Join us and discover a career with purpose. #CareersWithPurpose
🤝 Customer first, always
🧑💻 Fearless innovation
✅ Achieve together
💙 Everyone is valued
Ready to Apply?
Click ‘Apply now’ to submit your application. We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive recruitment and a barrier-free working environment.
If you require the job description or application in an alternative format, or need adjustments to support your application, please contact reasonableadjustments@capita.com.
For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.
About us
Capita is a consulting, transformation and digital services business. We deliver innovative solutions and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We're driven by our purpose: to create better outcomes – for our employees, clients and customers, suppliers and partners, investors, and society. We're committed to being a responsible business – in how we operate, serve society, respect our people and the environment, and deliver attractive returns to our investors.
Every day we help millions of people, by delivering innovative solutions to transform and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We partner with clients and provide them with the insight and cutting-edge technologies that give time back, allowing them to focus on what they do best and making people’s lives easier and simpler. We operate in the UK, Europe, India and South Africa and currently have 55,000 talented people working in our three divisions: Capita Experience, Capita Public Service and Capita Portfolio.
