HR Business Partner. Based in South Manchester. Hybrid working, 3 days on site and 2 working from home. Start date August 2025 until January 2026.Day rate: £500 per day via umbrella.ASAP Start. HR Business Partner Key Responsibilities Work with the People Director, relevant Business Unit Directors, and the broader people function to shape and implement a future-focused people plan, delivering key initiatives across change management, organisation design, resourcing, development, employee relations, and engagement.Collaborate with relevant People function Centres of Excellence (COEs) to design and implement solutions supporting the people plan including engagement, talent and succession planning, reward, and wellbeing.Partner with line managers during business planning to identify future structure and resourcing requirements. Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition team and Hiring Managers to support recruitment campaigns when needed.Align the people plan with business needs, ensuring the People Director is supported in fully executing and embedding all aspects of the people strategy.Influence and coach stakeholders to identify high performance and high potential individuals, embedding robust talent development, risk mitigation, and succession planning practices aligned to organisational needs.Provide expert, accurate people advice to line managers, coaching them to improve team performance and manage business change effectively while fostering a culture of forward planning ..... full job details .....