HR Business Partner

Job summary

Make a Difference at Cafcass

At Cafcass, our purpose is to be the voice of children and young people in the family court.

We are seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to join our HR Business Partnering team, playing a key role in delivering people strategy and operational HR support across a complex national organisation.

Job description

About the Role

As a HR Business Partner, you will operate as a credible senior HR professional working closely with senior leaders and management teams.

You will deliver both strategic and operational HR outcomes, acting as a genuine business partner to service areas and contributing to organisational performance and service delivery.

This role sits within a nationally dispersed HR and OD team and will involve regular travel across regions as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide timely, accurate and robust advice across a full range of HR issues, including complex employee relations casework.
• Lead and support organisational change and restructuring programmes, including business cases and impact assessments.
• Provide expert guidance to decision-makers throughout formal HR procedures.
• Support workforce planning and use data to identify trends and inform people strategies.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of HR services and organisational outcomes.

Person specification

About You

• Strong experience within HR Business Partnering or a senior HR advisory role.
• Sound knowledge of employment law, HR policy and employee relations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, complex and geographically dispersed organisation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven ability to manage complex casework and organisational change activity.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with a proactive approach.

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Local Government Pension with an employer contribution of 13%
• 28 days holiday (including three for Christmas) rising to 33 days with five years continuous service, which could include your current employment

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

Why Join Cafcass?

Be part of an organisation that makes a real difference to children and families, offering flexible hybrid working supported by strong wellbeing initiatives, an inclusive and diverse working environment committed to equality and representation, and the opportunity to work on high-impact organisational change and workforce challenges.

Important Information

This role requires regular nationwide travel and flexibility to support service needs.

Applications will only be considered from candidates based within the West or East Midlands due to travel and training requirements.

Cafcass is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Apply Now

If you are an experienced HR professional looking to make a meaningful impact within a national organisation, we encourage you to apply.

Next steps / timelines

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If and when you are ready to apply, our application process is straightforward and quick to complete. You don’t need to complete your application in a single visit, you can start it and come back and amend your responses / update your CV, just make sure you come back before the closing date to submit.

Below we have given you an indication of a timetable we are hoping to work towards, although dates are subject to change.

Closing date:

11th October 2026

Telephone interview:

Ongoing

Work-related assessment via Teams. :

TBC

Final Interview and work-based assessment in person:

TBC

We understand you may benefit from finding out more to help you decide to apply. There is a lot of information available at Cafcass Careersbut if there is something else you need to find out more about, you can either contact Narinder Kaur atNarinder.Kaur2@cafcass.gov.uk from our Resourcing team if your query is to do with the recruitment process or please contact Kathryn Alston, Head of HR Business Partnering at Kathryn.Alston@cafcass.gov.uk if your questions relate more to the role, providing your contact information and best times / methods to get hold of you.

Whilst we will always try and respond a.s.a.p. we wouldn’t want you to miss the closing date before we are able to. If this is the case, we recommend you apply and as part of your application you can ask questions and this may allow us to contact you and provide you with the required information that will help you decide if you still wish to be considered.

Finally, in anticipation of your application being successful, you might want to read about theoffer and pre-employment checksprocess. As part of your application you can highlight any concerns or questions about the pre-employment checks and we encourage all applicants to do so, safe in the knowledge such information will not be shared with individuals involved in the selection process.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo an enhanced (or equivalent) criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Narinder Kaur
• Email : Narinder.Kaur2@cafcass.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : HRResourcing@cafcass.gov.uk