HR Business Partner
Job Title: Human Resource Business Partner
Salary Range: £57,171 – £72,186 per annum
Permanent – Fulltime (36 Hours)
Location: Hybrid Working – Richmond and Wandsworth Directorate: Change and Innovation
Do you want to be at the heart of ambitious change across two of London’s most dynamic boroughs?
If you are ready to bring strategic HR expertise, energy and ambition to a role where your work will directly support better services for residents, we would love to hear from you.
Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership is looking for an outstanding HR Business Partner to help shape the future of our workforce, influence senior decision-making and support services that make a real difference to residents every day. This is a high-impact role for someone who enjoys working at pace, building trusted relationships and turning people insight into practical action.
About Us
Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership is one of local government’s most ambitious and innovative shared-service partnerships. We deliver vital services across two distinctive London boroughs, including social care, public health, children’s services, housing, regeneration and environmental services. Our work is complex, fast-moving and purposeful and our people are central to delivering excellent services for thriving communities.
About the Role
As an HR Business Partner, you will be a trusted adviser and strategic partner to senior leaders, helping them think bigger about their workforce, plan with confidence and lead change well. You will bring energy, professional judgement and practical solutions to a varied portfolio, supporting workforce planning, organisational design, employee relations, leadership, culture and performance.
In this role, you will:
Work directly with Directors and senior managers to shape ambitious workforce and people plans.
Lead strategic workforce planning, organisational design and transformation activity that has visible impact.
Turn workforce data and organisational insight into clear, practical recommendations for action.
Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters and organisational change programmes.
Build strong, constructive relationships with trade unions, stakeholders and corporate colleagues.
Champion equality, diversity and inclusion and help create inclusive, high-performing workplaces.
Contribute to the ongoing development of our HR service and wider organisational priorities.
About You
We are looking for a confident, curious and politically aware HR professional who can operate at senior levels, ask the right questions and influence decisions that shape services and outcomes.
You will bring:
Significant experience within a large, complex organisation providing senior HR advice and support.
A strong track record of leading or supporting organisational change and transformation programmes.
Extensive experience of managing complex employee relations issues and employment law challenges.
The ability to analyse workforce data and translate insight into practical recommendations.
Excellent relationship-building, influencing and communication skills.
Experience of working constructively with trade unions and employee representatives.
A passion for delivering excellent public services and developing inclusive working environments.
What We Offer
In return, you will join a team with ambition, purpose and genuine influence. We offer:
The opportunity to influence strategic decisions across two ambitious London boroughs.
A collaborative and supportive HR leadership team.
Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
A commitment to professional development and career progression.
The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to residents, communities and employees.
Our Values
At Richmond & Wandsworth, our values underpin everything we do:
Put People First • Embrace Difference • Think Bigger • Connect Better • Lead by Example
Essential Qualifications
Chartered Member of CIPD (or willingness to study towards membership).
Evidence of continuous professional development and maintaining current HR knowledge and expertise.
For more details or an informal discussion to see if this could be the career for you, contact John Deakins, Head of Business Partnering, at john.deakins@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk
Indicative Recruitment Timeline
Closing Date: Sunday 26th July 2026
Shortlisting Date: W/C 27th July 2026
Interview Date: TBC
We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Useful Information
Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.
We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.
Salary range
- £57,171 - £72,186 per year