HR Business Partner - 6 month Fixed Term Contract
| Posting date: | 18 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £75,000 plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 March 2026 |
| Location: | Cowley |
| Company: | Unipart Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1935 |
Summary
Job Advert
HR Business Partner - 6 month fixed term contract
Hybrid - Cowley 3 days per week
£75,000 (pro rata) plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing
support, and flexible benefits scheme
About the Job
We’re looking for an immediately available HR Business Partner to lead a TUPE in of c500 people. You will be based onsite in
Cowley 3 days per week, working in a fast paced and challenging environment.
You will be responsible for:
* Due Diligence and Data Management - auditing and analysing ELI to identify risks, inconsistencies, or high-cost legacy terms -
map terms and conditions ensuring a clear comparison between outgoing and incoming contractual obligations - and maintain data
integrity across payroll and HRIS systems to ensure ‘Day 1’ readiness for all transferring staff
* Legal Compliance and Consultation - lead the formal consultation process, including the election of employee representatives or
working alongside recognised TUs - draft and issue all TUPE-related correspondence, including formal announcements, measures
letters, and new contract documentation - and mitigate legal risk by ensuring all timelines and statutory obligations under the
TUPE regulations are strictly met
* Stakeholder and Change Management - act as the primary HR lead for the measures process, negotiating any proposed changes to
working practices (standard in logistics/supply chain shifts) - coach and advise line managers on the legalities of the
transfer and how to manage ‘Day 1’ anxiety within the new teams - partner with relevant teams to ensure a seamless integration
of the new headcount into existing site workflows
* Culture and Engagement - deliver onsite ‘Welcome’ sessions and town halls across multiple shifts to build trust and mitigate
‘us vs. them’ mentalities - and manage the 45-to-90-day post-transfer integration, ensuring new hires feel settled
* Act as the key interface with the union to support essential consultation and engagement activities on-site - success in this
area is critical for maintaining a productive and harmonious workplace environment
About You
We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this
role!
* Educated to Graduate level or equivalent
* Significant TUPE experience
* Effective project management skills with proven ability to develop robust project and task plans and monitor results
* Experience in working and influencing in a challenging stakeholder and customer driven environment
* Proven success within a commercially focussed environment
* Ideally CIPD qualified or part qualified
* Previous delivery within an environment of a high degree of organisational change would be an advantage
Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of
opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the
grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or
civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected
characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment
which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of
yourself and do your best work every day.
HR Business Partner - 6 month fixed term contract
Hybrid - Cowley 3 days per week
£75,000 (pro rata) plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing
support, and flexible benefits scheme
About the Job
We’re looking for an immediately available HR Business Partner to lead a TUPE in of c500 people. You will be based onsite in
Cowley 3 days per week, working in a fast paced and challenging environment.
You will be responsible for:
* Due Diligence and Data Management - auditing and analysing ELI to identify risks, inconsistencies, or high-cost legacy terms -
map terms and conditions ensuring a clear comparison between outgoing and incoming contractual obligations - and maintain data
integrity across payroll and HRIS systems to ensure ‘Day 1’ readiness for all transferring staff
* Legal Compliance and Consultation - lead the formal consultation process, including the election of employee representatives or
working alongside recognised TUs - draft and issue all TUPE-related correspondence, including formal announcements, measures
letters, and new contract documentation - and mitigate legal risk by ensuring all timelines and statutory obligations under the
TUPE regulations are strictly met
* Stakeholder and Change Management - act as the primary HR lead for the measures process, negotiating any proposed changes to
working practices (standard in logistics/supply chain shifts) - coach and advise line managers on the legalities of the
transfer and how to manage ‘Day 1’ anxiety within the new teams - partner with relevant teams to ensure a seamless integration
of the new headcount into existing site workflows
* Culture and Engagement - deliver onsite ‘Welcome’ sessions and town halls across multiple shifts to build trust and mitigate
‘us vs. them’ mentalities - and manage the 45-to-90-day post-transfer integration, ensuring new hires feel settled
* Act as the key interface with the union to support essential consultation and engagement activities on-site - success in this
area is critical for maintaining a productive and harmonious workplace environment
About You
We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this
role!
* Educated to Graduate level or equivalent
* Significant TUPE experience
* Effective project management skills with proven ability to develop robust project and task plans and monitor results
* Experience in working and influencing in a challenging stakeholder and customer driven environment
* Proven success within a commercially focussed environment
* Ideally CIPD qualified or part qualified
* Previous delivery within an environment of a high degree of organisational change would be an advantage
Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of
opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the
grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or
civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected
characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment
which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of
yourself and do your best work every day.