Human Resource Business Partner

Human Resource Business PartnerApplylocations: United Kingdomtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 3 Days Agojob requisition id: JR100004 VirtualResource (VR) is a boutique consultancy supporting companies to optimise their HR and Workday systems. We strive to be the go-to company that partners with businesses to optimise their HR technology landscape. Our people are our most important asset We recognise the need for a committed, skilled and loyal team and strive to create a working environment that is flexible, caring and considerate of all needs. We attract the best people and reward them appropriately Staff development and upskilling are core to what we doWe are seeking experienced HR Business Partner contractors to support a number of restructuring programmes across the UK and internationally. These are hands-on delivery roles requiring deep expertise in organisational change, with the ability to work at pace in ambiguous, fast-moving environments. You will act as a trusted partner to senior business leaders, providing expert HR counsel and end-to-end support throughout the full lifecycle of restructuring activity - from planning and consultation through to implementation and closure. Job Description Key Responsibilities Restructuring Project Management Support leaders with organisational design and validation against agreed principles, such as spans and layers Delivery of employee impact assessments Produce consultation materials based on a suite of centrally developed resources Engage with HR Country Heads globally to support local delivery Train leaders on consultation processes and assessment & selection (A&S) Support the opening of both collective and individual consultation, and ensuring compliance in other markets in partnership with local HR Manage HR Q&A and counterproposals throughout the consultation period Facilitate the assessment & selection process, utilising a Power App to support the process Manage closure of consultation Manage appeals Ensure the issue of appropriate notifications and update HRIS accordingly Restructuring & Employee Relations Lead collective consultation processes in compliance with UK employment law and, where applicable, local legal requirements in other markets Support leaders in developing and refining their proposals in readiness for consultation Oversee both collective and individual consultation processes, ensuring a fair, consistent, and legally compliant approach Manage TUPE obligations if they arise HR Advisory & Business Partnering Act as the primary HR contact for senior stakeholders throughout change programmes, providing pragmatic, commercially-minded guidance Utilise centrally developed materials, templates, and guidance to support consistent and compliant delivery of change activity, both in the UK and across global markets Work closely with legal counsel, ER specialists, and in-country HR teams as requiredVirtualResource is a boutique IT consultancy specialising in HR & Digital Transformation. We help organisations shape their Digital Roadmaps, deploy Workday with confidence, keep it running at its best, and adopt AI in ways that deliver real outcomes. We're not the biggest consultancy you'll work with, and that's deliberate. We've built VR around experienced practitioners who've done the work - people who can sit alongside your team, understand the context, and help move things forward without the layers and overhead you'd find elsewhere. Our people are the reason clients come back. Great consulting starts with great people. We invest in ours, because the experience our clients have with VR is shaped entirely by the team they meet. We attract experienced professionals and give them work that's worth showing up forWe create a flexible, considered working environment built around trust. We reward people fairly and recognise the value they bringWe invest in development and upskilling because staying sharp is part of the job