Strategic HR Business Partner job in Braintree with agile working. Your new company Hays is partnering with a high-profile organisation based in Braintree. People are at the heart of everything they do. They are driven by purpose and powered by people, working together to create positive change where it matters most. This is a strategic HR Business Partner role to provide strategic and operational support to the rest of the HR team and wider organisation. You will play a key role in the implementation and delivery of the People Strategy and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. Your new role To act as a change agent, supporting leaders and managers to initiate, manage and deliver change.To design and deliver people management training and provide ongoing coaching for leaders and managers.To develop and support workforce planning to identify and minimise potential issuesTo provide advice, support and coach managers with complex employee relations casework, ensuring managers are familiar with people policies and procedures, whilst identifying opportunities and mitigating risksTo promote equality of opportunity, diversity and inclusiveness, to ensure that the delivery of people management, policies and systems are fair, transparent and consistent, with due regard for employment legislationWhat you''ll need to succeed Chartered MCIPD or an equivalent level of experienceProven HR Business Partner experience, both strategic and operationalSuccessfully leading business change