HR Business Partners

VirtualResource (VR) is a boutique consultancy supporting companies with HR Transformation and optimisation of their HR operating model, processes, and systems. We strive to be the go-to company that partners with businesses to optimise their HR Delivery and HR technology landscape.

What is the role about?

We are seeking experienced HR Business Partner contractors to support a number of restructuring programmes across the UK and internationally. These are hands-on delivery roles requiring deep expertise in organisational change, with the ability to work at pace in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.

You will act as a trusted partner to senior business leaders, providing expert HR counsel and end-to-end support throughout the full lifecycle of restructuring activity - from planning and consultation through to implementation and closure.

Key Responsibilities

Restructuring Project Management

• Support leaders with organisational design and validation against agreed principles, such as spans and layers

• Delivery of employee impact assessments

• Produce consultation materials based on a suite of centrally developed resources

• Engage with HR Country Heads globally to support local delivery

• Train leaders on consultation processes and assessment & selection (A&S)

• Support the opening of both collective and individual consultation, and ensuring compliance in other markets in partnership with local HR

• Manage HR Q&A and counterproposals throughout the consultation period

• Facilitate the assessment & selection process, utilising a Power App to support the process

• Manage closure of consultation

• Manage appeals

• Ensure the issue of appropriate notifications and update HRIS accordingly

Restructuring & Employee Relations

• Lead collective consultation processes in compliance with UK employment law and, where applicable, local legal requirements in other markets

• Support leaders in developing and refining their proposals in readiness for consultation

• Oversee both collective and individual consultation processes, ensuring a fair, consistent, and legally compliant approach

• Manage TUPE obligations if they arise

HR Advisory & Business Partnering

• Act as the primary HR contact for senior stakeholders throughout change programmes, providing pragmatic, commercially-minded guidance

• Utilise centrally developed materials, templates, and guidance to support consistent and compliant delivery of change activity, both in the UK and across global markets

• Work closely with legal counsel, ER specialists, and in-country HR teams as required

What We’re Looking For

Essential Experience

• Proven track record of delivering complex restructuring and redundancy programmes end-to-end, either in the UK or across multiple geographies

• Deep knowledge of UK employment law, particularly collective consultation, redundancy, and individual consultation obligations

• Experience training and coaching line managers through consultation and assessment & selection processes

• Familiarity with HR systems, ideally Workday, and comfort using digital tools to support process delivery

• Experience operating at an HRBP level, influencing Director-level and above stakeholders

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work at pace

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision embedded within a client team

Desirable Experience

• Experience of UK or global/multi-country restructuring programmes, including engagement with HR Country Heads and in-country legal advisers

• Familiarity with works council obligations and international employment law considerations

• Previous interim or contractor experience in a similar HRBP or HR Transformation role

• CIPD qualified (or equivalent) – desirable but not essential

Assignment Details

• All roles are remote; some may require one day a week on site attendance in London.

As this is a remote role, you can be based anywhere in the UK provided you have the legal wright to work in the country of residence without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.