HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner - People, Projects, Recruitment & L&D

• Contract: 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract
• Salary: £70,000-£80,000
• Location: London
• Working Arrangement: Hybrid - minimum 3 days per week in the office
• Length: 14-month fixed-term contract, with the potential for extension and further opportunities beyond the initial term.

Oakleaf Partnership is working with a growing, specialist financial services organisation to recruit an HR Business Partner. This role requires either a background in Insurance or the wider financial services sector.

We are looking for an HR Generalist with a genuine passion for recruitment and talent, who enjoys balancing a hands-on recruitment remit with broader HR responsibilities. Recruitment will be a key focus, but this is a varied HR role offering involvement across the wider employee lifecycle, including learning and development, HR projects and people initiatives. It would suit someone with a broad HR background who enjoys attracting and developing talent as part of a wider generalist role.

Working closely with the senior HR team, you will become the key point of contact for recruitment across the business, managing the full recruitment lifecycle, building relationships with hiring managers and overseeing the preferred supplier list.

With the organisation continuing to grow and recently launching a new culture programme, there will also be plenty of opportunity to contribute to wider people initiatives and make the role your own.

The Role

• Taking ownership of end-to-end recruitment, from briefing hiring managers through to offer and onboarding.
• Managing live vacancies, monitoring recruitment pipelines, offers and placements.
• Acting as the key contact for recruitment agencies and managing the PSL.
• Partnering with hiring managers on role profiles, recruitment strategies and interview processes.
• Producing weekly recruitment statistics, reporting and pipeline analysis.
• Supporting wider HR projects, including the rollout of the organisation's new vision and values.
• Getting involved in Learning & Development initiatives and supporting the wider HR team.
• Supporting performance reviews, salary reviews, calibration exercises and associated employee documentation.
• Contributing to culture initiatives, HR reporting and continuous improvement projects.

Skills and Experience

We are looking for a proactive, self-sufficient HR professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Ideally, you will have:

• HR generalist experience, with strong end-to-end recruitment skills, ideally gained within insurance or financial services, and a genuine interest in supporting wider HR activities and people initiatives.
• Experience managing multiple vacancies and recruitment processes simultaneously.
• Confidence partnering with hiring managers and senior stakeholders.
• Experience managing recruitment agencies and PSL relationships.
• Good HR generalist knowledge, with an interest in supporting wider HR projects and L&D.
• Experience using Workday or another HRIS would be advantageous.
• Strong reporting and Excel skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• A hands-on, customer-focused approach and a genuine team-player mentality.

Why Work Here?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing organisation and take on a genuinely varied HR assignment.

You will have significant autonomy, the freedom to make the role your own and the opportunity to work across recruitment, HR projects, L&D and wider people initiatives.

The HR team operates collaboratively, encouraging individuals to flex across different areas of the function rather than working within rigid boundaries. With a new vision and values programme underway and continued business growth, there is plenty happening and real scope to make an impact.

If you are a hardworking, commercially minded HR professional with a can-do attitude who enjoys taking ownership and getting stuck into a variety of projects, we would love to hear from you.