People Business Partner (South East)

Job Type: Full-time or part-time (minimum 30 hours per week) Salary: Circa £55,000 (depending on experience). London weighting may apply, depending on location. We offer a competitive salary package aligned with current market rates for this role. The final offer will reflect your skills, experience, and qualifications, alongside our commitment to internal equity. Location: South East This is a hybrid role where you’ll mainly work from home, with regular travel across the South East of England for client and internal meetings. We’re sharing this opportunity across a number of job boards and locations to reach as many potential applicants as possible. We are a growing business and are always looking for great People Business Partners to join our team. Wherever you spot the advert, you can apply through the link provided. What you’ll be doing You’ll be the key link connecting our HR expertise with our clients. Your mission? To be their HR superpower — providing practical advice, solving challenges, and supporting their growth. You’ll manage a portfolio of clients, becoming their go-to person for all things people. Here’s a snapshot of what your day-to-day might include: Working closely with clients and colleagues to manage a wide variety of people matters. Advising across the full employee lifecycle, from tricky ER issues to employee engagement initiatives. Owning your clients’ HR projects and partnering with colleagues to find smart, compliant, and practical solutions. Building strong, long-term client relationships through trusted advice and proactive account management, making every client feel supported and valued. Getting to know your clients’ industries and challenges so your advice always adds real value. Responding quickly to client queries and escalating where needed to keep things running smoothly. Collaborating with colleagues across Fitzgerald to deliver a joined-up, brilliant service. Spotting opportunities to add value and help our clients — and our business — grow and thrive. No two days will be the same, but they’ll all be rewarding. It’s a hands-on role where you’ll be making a real difference every day. About you We’re looking for someone who combines brilliant HR expertise with great judgement, empathy, and a commercial mindset. You’ll need to be: Experienced in an HR Business Partner, People Partner, HR/People Consultant role, ideally across a range of sectors. Confident advising on complex people issues and leading projects from start to finish. Able to weigh up risks and benefits, think creatively and logically, and develop practical solutions. Skilled at building trusted relationships with senior leaders and your colleagues. Highly organised, with strong spoken and written communication skills, plus an eye for detail. Commercially aware — you understand how great people decisions drive business success. Comfortable using Microsoft Office and digital systems. Ideally, you’ll be CIPD Level 7 qualified (or working towards it), but what really matters to us is that you bring the practical experience and confidence to deliver great HR advice. You’ll also have a full UK driving licence and be happy to travel to clients when needed. Experience working in an HR consultancy would be a bonus. The Perks: We might be biased, but we think this role is exciting, fun, challenging, and full of opportunities to grow. And because we like to look after our people, here’s what you can look forward to when you join us: Competitive salary (circa £55,000 per annum FTE DOE and location) 25 days’ annual leave to start, rising to 27 after one year and 29 after two years, plus bank holidays Career qualifications supported and paid for where relevant with progression and development opportunities Monthly homeworking allowance and all equipment provided Flexible working patterns to make sure you have a good balance between your work and home life Strong internal and external support and a friendly, collaborative team Pension scheme options (including salary sacrifice) and 4% employer pension contributions, with a minimum of 4% employee contributions Life assurance at four times basic salary Shopping discounts platform, flu vaccinations and technology and cycle to work salary sacrifice schemes Medicash health cash plan Enhanced family leave Twice yearly all staff get togethers. Access to a 24/7 employee assistance programme for emotional and practical support Unlimited remote GP appointments available 24/7 A range of other health and wellbeing benefits A growing, progressive business with people at its heart How to Apply: There are a few stages in our application process, which help you get to know us just as much as they help us get to know you. This includes an initial screening call, a written assessment, a virtual interview, psychometric testing and a concluding in-person meeting. We recruit for this role on an ongoing basis, so there’s no set closing date. We’ll review applications as they come in and may close the advert when we’ve found the right person, so if this sounds like your kind of place, we’d love to hear from you. CLICK APPLY NOW We really want our workforce to be representative of all sections of society, so we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.