People Business Partner

People Business Partner

Location: South Yorkshire
Salary: Upto £60,000 depending on experience

Benefits:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of flexible bank holidays to book at your leisure
• Life assurance of 1 x your annual salary
• Car Allowance of £3,600 per annum
• Private medical insurance
• CIPD membership paid.
• Salary sacrifice pension provider
• Access to Stream
• Unlimited access to help@hand EAP including digital GP.

About Kisimul

At Kisimul we’re dedicated to helping the people we support expand their life skills, abilities and experiences as part of our therapeutic community and meaningful life model. Our ethos is to put individual needs, values, aspirations and outcomes at the centre of everything we do providing holistic care and lifelong learning in a nurturing, supportive environment that encourages personal growth and development.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced People Business Partner to join our People team and act as a strategic partner to senior leaders across the Kisimul Group.

This role plays a critical part in enabling high‑quality care and education through effective people strategies including the integration of new services into the Kisimul Group.  

This is a hands‑on, influential role suited to someone who is confident operating in complex, regulated environments and comfortable balancing strategy with delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic People Partnering

• Act as a trusted partner to leaders across the organisation to align people plans with Kisimul’s strategic objectives.
• Provide expert advice across the full employee lifecycle, including workforce planning, organisational design, performance management, engagement, and employee relations.
• Use people insight and data to inform decision‑making, manage risk, and drive continuous improvement.

Change, Engagement and Culture

• Lead or support people‑related change programmes, including restructures, service growth, organisational transformation and rollout of engagement activities.
• Build trust and engagement across diverse, multi‑site teams, particularly during periods of uncertainty or transition.
• Promote inclusive practices, colleague wellbeing, and positive employee experience.
• Deploy appropriate resources and interventions to bring teams with you through change.

Integration of New Services

• Lead the People workstream for organic growth within your region, and the integration of any new services in alignment with the wider Kisimul model.
• Support people‑related due diligence activities, identifying risks, priorities, and opportunities.
• Manage and advise on consultations, and changes to terms and conditions in line with best practice.
• Embed Kisimul values, policies, and ways of working while sensitively managing cultural integration.
• Support leaders and teams through change with clear communication, coaching, and practical guidance.

People Data, Insight and Evidence‑Based Solutions

• Use quantitative and qualitative data to shape recommendations and deliver sustainable people solutions.
• Analyse people metrics such as labour, recruitment, absence, turnover, engagement, ER trends, and workforce data to identify patterns and translate into action.
• Translate data into clear, compelling narratives for leaders, helping them understand risks, opportunities, and priorities.
• Triangulate people data with operational, financial, quality, and regulatory insight to gain a holistic view.
• Track the impact of interventions and continuously improve based on evidence and outcomes.

 

Employee Relations Oversight

• Provide regional oversight and guidance of employee relations, offering proactive, solution‑focused guidance on absence management, disciplinary and grievance cases, and capability.
• Coach and develop managers to handle people matters confidently and consistently in line with Kisimul policies.
• Ensure all cases are managed in line with employment law, best practice, and Kisimul policies.

 

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Proven experience as a People Business Partner or People Integration Lead.
• Demonstrable experience integrating new services or teams into a larger organisation (e.g. acquisition, merger, or significant change).
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law, including TUPE and collective consultation.
• Experience working in a complex, regulated environment (health, social care, education, or similar).
• Strong relationship‑building and stakeholder management skills.
• Confident, credible communicator with the ability to influence, challenge, and coach.
• Able to manage priorities and deliver outcomes to deadlines.

Desirable

• Experience within specialist education, care, or supporting people with complex needs.
• CIPD Level 7 qualification (or equivalent experience).
• Experience supporting multi‑site or geographically dispersed services.

This role can also be considered as a fixed term position for the right candidate.