Senior HR Business Partner

The People Organisation Division (POD) partners GovTech’s leaders and business divisions to shape how we organise, develop and grow our people. We are hiring a Senior People Business Partner to take strategic ownership of a portfolio of business units. As a trusted adviser to senior leaders, you will translate business priorities into an integrated people strategy - shaping workforce composition, organisation design, leadership capability and talent decisions to deliver measurable organisational outcomes. Responsibilities People strategy and strategic partnership. • Serve as a trusted adviser and constructive challenger to division leaders. • Translate business direction into a prioritised people agenda, anticipate organisational implications and recommend practical interventions. Workforce planning and organisation design. • Lead strategic workforce reviews, scenario planning and organisation design. • Shape the size, structure, capabilities and deployment of the workforce, balancing near-term delivery with longer-term needs. ​Organisation effectiveness and change. • Diagnose organisational issues, lead the people dimensions of transformation and restructuring, and help leaders embed changes in ways of working, accountabilities and culture. Performance, talent and succession. • Drive rigorous performance and talent reviews, strengthen calibration quality, build succession pipelines for critical roles and partner leaders to grow the next layer of leadership. Leadership and manager capability. • Coach senior leaders and people managers, identify systemic capability gaps and partner relevant teams to embed leadership development into day-to-day management practice. Employee relations and people risk. • Provide sound judgement and counsel on complex and sensitive people matters, ensuring fair, consistent and well-governed outcomes while balancing organisational interests with care for individuals. People insights and execution. • Use workforce data and organisational insights to identify patterns, test assumptions and influence decisions. • Work across POD and the wider HR ecosystem to deliver integrated solutions and follow through from diagnosis to measurable impact. Requirements • At least 10 years of progressive HR experience, including substantial experience as an HR business partner to senior leaders in a complex organisation. • A strong track record in strategic workforce planning, organisation design, organisational change, performance management, talent reviews and succession planning. • Strong business acumen and the ability to connect organisational context, workforce data and people insights to clear, practical recommendations. • Credibility to advise, coach and constructively challenge senior stakeholders, with the communication skills to influence complex decisions. • Sound judgement, resilience and discretion in navigating ambiguity, competing priorities and sensitive employee matters. • A collaborative, enterprise mindset and a demonstrated ability to mobilise centres of expertise, HR peers and business stakeholders around shared outcomes. • Experience in technology, the public sector or a transformation-intensive environment would be advantageous.