Salary: Circa £60,000 per annum
Location: Huntingdon, occasional travel to Ireland
Working Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week (flexible working opportunities available)
Shape Growth. Lead Change. Drive Commercial Success.
Are you a commercially focused HR Business Partner who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments? Do you have a track record of enabling business growth, leading organisational change and delivering people solutions that drive commercial success?
We are seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to become the dedicated People Business Partner for Anglian Venture Holdings (AVH) – the commercial arm of the Anglian Water Group and Legal business unit.
Working closely with the AVH Executive Team, Legal business unit and senior leaders, you'll play a key role in shaping and delivering people strategies that support growth, organisational effectiveness and business performance across a diverse portfolio of ventures and businesses. This is a unique opportunity to influence strategic decision-making, support transformation and help create high-performing teams that drive long-term success.
As the lead HR Business Partner for AVH, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, translating business objectives into practical people strategies. You'll bring commercial insight, challenge and support to leaders navigating growth, change and transformation, ensuring people decisions contribute directly to business success.
You will influence decision-making at a senior level, lead organisational design initiatives, support transformation programmes, and provide expert guidance across the full employee lifecycle.
- Acting as the dedicated HR Business Partner for Anglian Venture Holdings and its portfolio of businesses alongside legal business unit
- Partnering with Directors and Senior Leadership Teams to drive business performance through people strategies.
- Supporting organisational growth, restructuring, acquisitions, integrations and transformation initiatives.
- Leading and advising on complex change programmes, including consultation processes and organisational design.
- Supporting succession planning, workforce planning and talent development strategies.
- Driving engagement, performance and continuous improvement across the business.
- Collaborating with stakeholders across Finance, Communications, Legal and wider People teams to deliver integrated solutions.
- Coaching and developing leaders to build high-performing teams.
- Supporting the people aspects of business acquisitions, integrations, transfers and commercial growth initiatives.
- Ensuring AVH has the capability, talent and organisational structure required to deliver its strategic ambitions.
What does it take to be successful?
- Experience operating as an HR Business Partner within a commercially focused organisation, with a strong understanding of how people strategies support business performance and growth.
- Proven track record supporting business growth and organisational transformation.
- Experience leading change management initiatives and complex employee relations matters.
- Demonstrable experience managing TUPE transfers, including due diligence, consultation, integration and post-transfer employee engagement.
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders and operating at executive level.
- Strong understanding of employment law and people risk management.
- Experience delivering organisational design and workforce planning initiatives.
- Commercial acumen with the ability to balance business objectives and employee experience.
- Excellent stakeholder management and coaching skills.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach with a continuous improvement mindset.
- CIPD qualification (or equivalent) and commitment to professional development.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a purpose-led organisation while supporting one of the most commercially focused areas of the Anglian Water Group. If you're passionate about partnering with leaders, driving organisational performance and helping businesses grow through great people practices, we'd love to hear from you.
Make every drop of your potential count
At Anglian Water, we invest in our people. As a valued employee, you'll benefit from:
Private healthcare
- Generous double-match pension scheme – contribute 7% and we'll contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%
- 24/7 Virtual GP service for you and your household
- 26 days annual leave, rising with service, plus the option to buy additional leave
- Life assurance of up to 8x salary
- Personal accident cover of up to 5x salary
- Excellent family-friendly policies, including:
o26 weeks' full pay for maternity/adoption leave
o 4 weeks' paid paternity/partner leave
o Shared parental pay opportunities
- Annual bonus scheme
- Flexible benefits and a supportive working culture designed to promote wellbeing and work-life balance
Inclusion at Anglian Water
At Anglian Water, we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong.
We're proud signatories of the Social Mobility Pledge, Race at Work Charter, and Armed Forces Covenant, and we're a Disability Confident employer.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.
Closing Date: 5th July 2026
Interview Date: Week commencing 13th July 2026
