Junior People Partner

Role purpose

• The Junior People Partner supports the People Partner team in delivering consistent, high‑quality people support across Practices.
• The role focuses on:
• delivery of core people processes
• preparation, coordination and follow‑up
• data, insight and governance
• supporting managers with day‑to‑day people activity
• This role builds capability towards a full People Partner position over time.

Key responsibilities

1. Supporting People Partner delivery

• Act as a first point of contact for routine people queries from managers and employees.
• Support People Partners with preparation, coordination and follow‑up across agreed Practices.
• Draft people documentation including letters, summaries, timelines and trackers.
• Ensure actions from People Partner meetings and cycles are logged and progressed.
• Escalate risk, complex issues or emerging trends to the People Partner promptly.

2. Talent and performance cycle support

• Support quarterly conversations, objective setting and performance cycles.
• Track completion, chase non‑completion and maintain shared trackers.
• Prepare data packs for calibration sessions and People Partner meetings.
• Support CPD cycles, including:
  • managing timelines and communications
  • maintaining CPD trackers
  • supporting clinics and preparation sessions
• Support promotion and salary review processes by ensuring data accuracy and process discipline.

3. Employee relations and policy support

• Support People Partners with employee relations cases by:
  • preparing documentation
  • tracking actions and timelines
  • maintaining confidential records
• Provide clear guidance on policies and procedures for routine queries.
• Support absence, sickness and compliance reporting.
• Work closely with People Operations and ER colleagues to ensure consistency.

4. Engagement and culture activity

• Support Trust and Empowerment survey activity, including:
  • tracking completion
  • preparing reports
  • supporting session logistics and follow‑up
• Help coordinate People Plan actions at Practice level.
• Support communication activity within Practices, ensuring people updates are timely and clear.
• Attend Practice meetings where appropriate to build understanding of priorities and challenges.

5. Data, insight and reporting

• Maintain accurate people data across agreed systems and trackers.
• Prepare regular reports on:
  • attrition
  • sickness
  • engagement
  • performance cycle completion
• Identify themes or trends and flag these to the People Partner.
• Support preparation of People updates for leadership forums.

6. Ways of working

• Work closely with People Partners, People Operations, Reward, L&D and Comms.
• Follow agreed People Partner cadence and governance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of templates, trackers and processes.
• Build understanding of the business, Practices and operating model over time.