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Senior People Partner

EA FirstUnited Kingdom🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 24 Sept 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Leader
Employment type
Temporary/Casual
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
United Kingdom
Employee RelationsWorkforce Planning

Job Description

This is a superb opportunity for a proactive Senior People Partner to join a fantastic organisation in the South Cambridge area.

Your role will be integral to the smooth running of the HR / People team, and you'll have a constantly varied workload, to keep you busy and challenged!

Working closely with the CEO & senior HR leadership, you'll have the influence to shape strategy as well as the following key areas:-

  • Strategic partnering
  • Talent & Workforce planning
  • Leadership, Coaching & Development
  • ER & Culture
  • Performance & Reward
  • Change & organisational development
  • Project & Bid Support
  • HR Operational areas including recruitment, benefits, wellbeing and policy / procedure updates
  • Managing 1 member of the HR team

You'll have significant HR business partnering experience, ideally in engineering, technical consultancy or another project-based environment. You'll be confident influencing directors, comfortable moving between strategy and hands-on delivery, and skilled at building trust with leaders.

You'll also bring strong commercial acumen, experience of workforce planning and organisational change, and a sound record in complex employee relations.

Ideally you'll have CIPD Level 7, or equivalent.

If you enjoy a true partner role, and want a role where you have variety and exposure to all areas of HR, we'd love to hear from you!

Location: South Cambridge
Term:
16-month fixed term contract
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: c 60-65k
Benefits: 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, Private Medical Insurance, Income Protection, Life Assurance, Pension + more!

EA First Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency for this fixed term contract vacancy.

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