Affinity Water has a new exciting job opportunity to become a HR Business Partner working in our People & Culture Team.

The Role:

Reporting to the Head of HR, the post holder will design and implement people plans that meet the needs of their Directorates, providing first class advice and guidance that secures the right people in the right roles to achieve successful outcomes and provide development opportunities.

Acting as a trusted partner to leaders, you will be accountable for leading the people agenda in your designated Directorates and providing insight on the main challenges ahead and how to address them.

What you'll be doing:

• Contribute to the directorate business strategy by helping our leaders to identify, prioritise, and build organisational capabilities, behaviours, structures, and processes.
• Lead on employee relations work and coach and support a HR Advisor in delivering pragmatic solutions with the needs of both the employee and company in mind.
• Design, manage and implement HR Policies to drive cultural.
• Provide expert advice and coaching to employees and leaders when appropriate.
• Coach and support a HR Advisor and HR Assistant within your pod.
• Assist business leaders in providing employees with development opportunities that align with current and future performance standards.

What you'll need:

• Proven track record as a HR Business Partner or a Senior Advisor role with a departmental responsibility.

• Strong working knowledge of employment law, HR best practice, and relevant policies and procedures.

• Degree qualified or time-served. CIPD qualified.

• Experience in driving organisational change, performance improvement, and employee engagement.

• A critical friend: able to challenge constructively and supportively at all levels.

• UK Manual Driving Licence.

Advert Close Date: 28/8/25

Benefits: 

• Salary: £55,000 (salary dependant on skills and experience)
• Hours: 08:30am - 17:00pm (Mon - Thurs) 08:00am - 16:30pm (Friday)
• Hybrid Working: 3 days in the office.
• Car Allowance.
• Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.
• Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.
• Annual leave from 26-30 rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
• A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
• A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
• We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.
• Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
• Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
• Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
• Life Assurance.
• Disability confident: if you need to apply in a different format, please contact us

Disability Confident Employer

Disability Confident is a voluntary government scheme which Affinity Water has signed up to. It means we are committed to employing, fairly assessing, and supporting our disabled employees through reasonable adjustments and an inclusive culture.

Offer an interview scheme

As a Disability Confident employer, we commit to offering interviews to disabled candidates who evidence that they meet the essential criteria for the role and who opt in on the application form. To see all the essential criteria please contact the Talent Acquisition lead to request the full job description.

Please note that in some situations where we have a very high volume of applications, it may not be practical to offer interviews to everyone, in which case we commit to take through a fair and proportionate number, offering interviews to those disabled candidates who best meet the criteria.

What is a disability?

A disability is a long-term physical or mental health condition that has a substantial impact on someone’s day-to-day activities.

What if I need adjustments during the recruitment process?

Please contact the Talent Acquisition lead mentioned on the job advert if you need any adjustments during the process.

Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.

You can find out what it’s like to work at Affinity Water through our career site https://www.affinitywatercareers.co.uk/ where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company culture.