Role Overview
Reporting to the Head of HR Business Partnering
and Transformation, our HR Business Partners are
trusted advisers and partners to our business
leaders and managers by working closely with
them to understand their business and strategic
priorities and putting ‘People at the Heart’.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited
to:

• Contribute to the delivery of the People

Strategy in line with the business objectives.

• Build strong relationships with leaders,

managers and colleagues in designated
business areas to contribute to strategic
discussions and decision making as well as
‘business as usual’ priorities.

• Demonstrate excellent business partnering

skills to deliver a strategic, client focussed,
professional and high-quality HR service
across the business, providing best practice
advice and guidance, to support business
leaders and managers to deliver their strategic
and commercial objectives through their
people.

• Advise and provide solutions to people issues,

questioning to get to the root of people and
business issues, to provide advice and
guidance on complex employment law and
other HR issues to minimise legal risks and
financial exposure.

• Pro-actively coordinate and support the full

employee lifecycle.

• Ensure a consistent application of HR policies

and procedures, in line with the Grainger
values and culture.

• Deal with all HR related administration as

required, ensuring the maintenance of
accurate HR records, in line with GDPR
guidelines.

• Work with other HR colleagues in the

successful delivery of HR critical processes
and projects.

• Maintain an external HR network to share best

practice and external thought leadership to
keep up to date with HR practice and
innovation.

• In addition to the main activities listed, our HR

Business Partners provide specialist support to
the business. For this role, this includes
leading our Wellbeing Strategy and colleague
initiatives, including the management of our 3rd
party benefit providers.

Skills and Experience required:

• Level 5 or higher CIPD qualified.

• Demonstrable in-depth knowledge and

substantial experience of all generalist HR
activities.

• Proven experience of developing wellbeing

initiatives and dealing with 3rd party benefit
providers would be an advantage.

• In depth knowledge of employment law and its

practical applications in a commercial
environment.

• Demonstrate the ability to deliver practical HR

solutions, thinking and planning ahead and
achieving deadlines.

• Experience of individual coaching for managers

and colleagues.

• Skilled communicator, with well-developed

influencing and negotiation skills.

• Numerate, with a high level of attention to detail,

able to set priorities and complete simultaneous
projects.

HR Business
Partner
Newcastle upon
Tyne

Job Title
HR Business Partner

Industry
Real Estate

Employment Type
Permanent

Salary and Package
Competitive salary and benefits

About Grainger

• These are exciting times for Grainger plc, an

award-winning FTSE250 property company. As
the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, we
are leading the way in the UK private rented
sector and build-to-rent sector. Over the next
five years our business will double in size, from
a £3.2bn portfolio of c.9,650 rental homes in
operation today, we are adding c.6,800 homes
through our £1.8bn development pipeline.

• We operate in one of the most exciting and

newest property markets in the UK, the
emerging build-to-rent sector. We build high
quality homes for rent. Our buildings are
serviced by our amazing Resident Services
Teams, which come complete with additional
amenities including lounge, gym and co-
working space – creating a vibrant community
for our residents.

• With over 4.5m UK households renting, mostly

from small private landlords, the UK rental
market landscape is changing, demand is
increasing, and the number of professional,
large-scale build-to-rent landlords is rising,
raising standards for renters and putting
Grainger front and centre in this growth market.

• Grainger’s business model is fully integrated –

we invest in land and new residential
developments, we design and develop homes,
and we operate them. This means we offer a
wide range of opportunities for people looking
to further their career in an industry leading
business.

• We are a socially good business that puts

people at the heart. We are changing the way
people rent in the UK by providing high quality
homes and great service, all at mid-market
prices. We are building homes where people
want to live, creating spaces residents enjoy
and making a positive impact on local
communities.

• Grainger’s core purpose is ‘Renting homes and

Enriching lives’, backed by four values:

o Every Home Matters
o People at the Heart
o Leading the Way
o Exceeding Expectations.

• We are also a leader in sustainability and ESG

and a FTSE4Good business and have
committed to the World Green Building
Council’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings
Commitment. We are committed to supporting
and increasing diversity throughout the
business and the wider industry and to making
a positive social impact locally, and we
encourage our colleagues to support in the
implementation of our community programmes.

• Grainger has an active colleague-led Diversity

and Inclusion Network, which is open to
everyone, and provides a forum for raising
awareness and promoting inclusion and
engagement across the whole business. We
also work in partnership with our industry to
promote diversity in the real estate sector,
through initiatives including Real Estate
Balance and the British Property Federation’s
Diversity and Inclusion Champions Network.

For further information
To apply for this role, please send your CV and
covering letter to catkins@graingerplc.co.uk.