HR Business Partner
Job Description
HR Business Partner
📍 Location: East Midlands Airport (EMA)
🕒 Hours: Monday – Thursday, 13:30 – 00:00 (with flexibility)
🏢 Department: HR
Shape the Future of People at DHL
Are you a confident and commercially minded HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced, operational environment? We’re looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to join our team at EMA Airport, where you’ll play a pivotal role in driving performance, engagement, and culture.
This is a fantastic opportunity to partner with senior leaders, influence business strategy, and make a real impact in a dynamic and growing organisation. You’ll operate at the heart of the business balancing support and challenge to enable high performance and continuous improvement.
Why Join DHL?
As part of a global organisation that continues to grow, DHL offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package, including:
- 💰 Competitive salary + unsociable hours allowance
- 🎯 Annual bonus (up to 5%, based on company performance)
- 🚗 Free onsite parking
- 🛍️ My DHL Rewards – discounts & cashback at 3,000+ retailers
- 🏦 Pension scheme with up to 6% company contribution
- 📈 DHL Share Purchase Plan (from 3 months)
- 🏥 Private Medical Insurance (from 12 months)
- 🎯 Enhanced maternity pay (from 12 months)
- 🚴 Cycle to Work scheme
- 💡 CIS Induction – fully funded immersion into our values
- 🏥HealthyMinds – Employee Assistance Programme
- 🏥 Occupational Health support
What You’ll Be Doing
As a trusted HR partner, you will:
- Provide expert advice and challenge to managers on complex people matters
- Manage and analyse ER cases, identifying trends and insights
- Deliver engaging training on employee relations and employment law
- Partner with legal advisors on complex employee relations issues
- Stay ahead of employment law updates and HR trends
- Drive performance through LEADS processes, including succession planning and talent development
- Lead and support organisational change initiatives (e.g. restructures, TUPE, relocations)
- Build capability by identifying skills gaps and delivering development solutions
- Use data and insights to influence decision-making and improve performance
- Champion digital HR tools and drive adoption across the business
- Coach and develop managers to build confidence and consistency in people management
- Build strong, trusted relationships across the business and wider DHL network
What We’re Looking For
You’ll bring a blend of experience, commercial thinking, and strong people skills, including:
- Proven HR experience (or leadership role with significant people responsibility)
- HR Business Partner experience within a large organisation (desirable)
- CIPD Level 5 (essential) | CIPD Level 7 or Master’s (desirable)
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations
- Excellent influencing, coaching, and stakeholder management skills
- Strategic mindset with the ability to translate insight into action
- Resilience and confidence managing complex, sensitive situations
- Strong problem-solving ability and attention to detail
- Continuous improvement mindset
- TUPE knowledge (desirable)
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel
Ready to Make an Impact?
Join DHL and be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence in everything we do.
📅 Closing Date: 3rd June