Senior HR Business Partner

This is a 12-month FTC position. It is home-based, with occasional travel required for in-person meetings.

We’re truly committed to building a diverse and representative workforce and as part of our strategic plans we are aiming to accelerate gender and ethnic representation in leadership. As such we would particularly welcome applications from people who are female and/or are from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the People Plan: Own the design and delivery of the CPS Core capabilities people strategy, ensuring alignment with transformation goals, service line priorities, and future workforce needs.
• Drive Organisational Change: Champion major change programmes, from restructures and operating model shifts to cultural transformation, ensuring they are people-focused, strategically aligned, and supported by clear communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Build Future Capability: Execute talent strategies including succession planning, leadership pipeline development, and critical skills identification. Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and L&D to deliver targeted interventions.
• Influence at the Top: Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, shaping decisions on structure, culture, and people priorities.
• Harness Data & Insights: Use HR analytics and market intelligence to inform data-driven decisions that support business strategy, continuous improvement, and measurable impact.
• Champion Technology: Promote innovative, tech-enabled HR solutions to enhance efficiency and elevate the employee experience.

What we’re looking for

Essential Skills & Experience

• HR Expertise: Strong technical HR background with extensive experience leading complex organisational change programmes, including restructures, TUPE transfers, and large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Agility & Resilience: Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment, managing multiple priorities with confidence and clarity.
• Strategic Partnering: Proven success as a senior HR Business Partner within complex, matrixed organisations, influencing at the highest levels.
• Talent Leadership: Demonstrated ability to design and embed talent strategies that strengthen succession pipelines, accelerate leadership development, and build future-ready workforce capability.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Skilled in leveraging HR analytics and business intelligence to shape strategy, measure impact, and drive continuous improvement.
• Influencing & Communication: Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust, challenge constructively, and engage stakeholders across all levels.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• CIPD Level 7 qualification (or equivalent).

About Capita

Capita is an outsourcer, helping clients across the public and private sectors run complex business processes more efficiently, creating better consumer experiences

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary up to £70,000 depending on experience
• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Auto-enrolment to our company pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid working, with the option to work from home to support a healthy work-life balance

Unlock Your Potential with Capita

At Capita, your career can take you wherever your ambition leads. You'll become part of a diverse network of talented, forward-thinking professionals working across a wide range of disciplines and sectors. We’re committed to your growth — offering exciting opportunities to expand your skills, explore new paths, and advance your career.

Join us and discover a career with purpose. #CareersWithPurpose

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What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

Equal Opportunities

At Capita, we’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. We want everyone to have the best chance of succeeding as they move through their application and start their career with us. We are an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer; we want to hear from you if you’d like to discuss any adjustments you might need during your recruitment process. Please email reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you to discuss. 

For more information about equal opportunities and the types of adjustments we can offer, please visit the Capita Careers website.

If you have a question that does not relate to adjustments during your recruitment process, please email our Talent Acquisition team - CPScareers@capita.com