HR Consultant 18 Month FTC Stratford-upon-Avon

NFU Mutual Group; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance and financial services company in the UK is seeking an HR Consultant for an 18-month fixed-term contract. You'll offer expert business partnering advice, collaborating across HR and the business to drive strategic people solutions. Ideal candidates will have strategic HR experience, strong analytical skills, and a proactive, collaborative mindset. The role offers a competitive salary up to £60,000, a bonus scheme, and a hybrid working pattern with 80% homeworking.

Benefits

Annual bonus up to 17.5%

Contributory pension scheme up to 20%

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Access to gym membership contribution

Health and wellbeing plan

Qualifications

• Demonstrable strategic HR Business Partnering/ Consulting experience.
• Ability to make data-driven decisions with analytical skills.
• Experience in consulting on organisational design and change.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert HR consultancy services to support business strategy.
• Collaborate with HR Centres of Excellence and business partners.
• Deliver people solutions that enhance strategy, culture, and performance.

Skills

Strategic HR Business Partnering

Analytical skills

Consulting skills

Stakeholder management

Job description

# HR Consultant 18 Month FTCRegion: MidlandsLocation: Stratford-upon-AvonContract type: Fixed Term ContractReference number: HRDI01270Working pattern: Full-timeSalary: Up to £60,000 + 17.5% annual bonus + benefits package## HR Consultant 18 Month FTC* Provide expert business partnering advice to our business * A fantastic secondment opportunity providing career progression and opportunity * Hybrid 80% homeworking available and 20% in Stratford upon Avon## About the roleWe’re looking for a HR Consultant who thrives on partnering, problem‑solving and delivering tangible change. You’ll collaborate across HR and the wider business to co‑create people solutions that enable strategy, culture and performance—bringing structure, clarity and momentum to complex work. Working within the Strategic HR Partnering and Consulting Team you will play a pivotal role in delivering our 2026 objectives, through the provision of an expert HR Consultancy service. You will collaborate with the HR Centres of Excellence (CoE) and Business Partnering team to support the ongoing development of the CoE propositions and overall service development and delivery across the HR Division always considering customer experience and support the development of best practice documentation/processes relating to key people related activities, ensuring processes and documentation facilitate meaningful outputs and are applied consistently across the business## About youYou’re a highly effective communicator with exceptional consulting, influencing and stakeholder management skills. As you’ll be involved in sensitive and confidential conversations working with discretion and the ability to build trusted relationships is key. Excellent communication skills are required, both verbal and written. To be considered for this role it is essential you have: * Demonstrable strategic HR Business Partnering/ Consulting experience, preferably within a Financial Services organisation. * Analytical skills and data‑driven judgement – you’ll be comfortable with ambiguity, able to structure problems and make sound recommendations. * Experience in consulting and delivering on organisational design and change. With various streams of change activity across the group at one time, you’ll understand the impact of change and how to manage it effectively. * Good generalist knowledge of HR such as talent acquisition, reward, performance management, culture, organisational development and effectiveness, talent management and HR compliance. * A proactive, analytical, and solutions-driven approach with the ability to translate business objectives into actionable HR initiatives and in translating HR Strategy into action. * Strong consulting skills, including needs assessment, problem-solving, project management, and the ability to provide actionable recommendations. * A consulting mindset—curious, commercial, and focused on measurable outcomes and continuous improvement. You’ll join a collaborative, supportive Partnering & Consulting team where we prioritise clarity of accountabilities, shared toolkits and best practice, and clear objectives to keep work aligned and impactful. Expect autonomy within a clear framework, open feedback, and a culture of learning and improvement. *At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.* *We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.* *We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.*## Benefits and RewardsWhen you join our team,you can expecta supportive cultureandanattractive range ofrewards and benefitsincluding: * Salary up to £60,000 depending on experience * Annual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary) * Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution * 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme * A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities * Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets * £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs * Health and wellbeing plan- cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more * Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance * Employee Volunteering - volunteerin the community for one day each year * Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme * Life Assurance coverof 4 x salary * Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies. * Salary sacrifice employee car scheme - subject to eligibility## Working at NFU MutualWe’reone of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 yearswe’veput our customers at the heart of everything we do.Ourpeopleare just as important to us. Wepride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and our Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2025 award was not only awarded with Distinction but also named us as the first UK-based company to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace for ten years in a row. We are also the only Insurer to feature in the LinkedIn Top 15 Companies 2025 list of ‘Best midsize employers to grow your career in the UK’, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023, 2024 and 2025. We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.We are a leading provider of General Insurance and Financial Services. From our strong farming roots we’ve grown to become a UK-wide organisation, turning over £1billion annually. Yet success hasn’t gone to our heads. We’re proud to remain completely customer focused, down-to-earth and committed to the rural communities we’ve grown from.Our ethos - of trust, respect and personal service - lies at the heart of all we do and has seen us build an enviable reputation for exceptional member loyalty. Though we’ve been in business for over 110 years, we have big ambitions for the future. And that’s why we’re looking for talented people to join our growing organisation. Talented people like you.