Job Introduction
Salary: £61,337.60 plus £4,613.61 London allowance per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Force Headquarters / London Hub, 200 Buckingham Palace Road, London
Type of Working Arrangement: Agile working with a minimum of two days per week office based.
Hours: 37 hours per week
British Transport Police (BTP) is the national police force for the rail network throughout Great Britain. We are the ‘Guardians of the Railway,’ putting passenger safety at the heart of what we do. Our values are simply: We Care, We Do the Right Thing, We Strive to Be Better Every Day, We Are One BTP, and We Are Proud to Protect. Join us and help create an environment where we can all be our best every day.
The Opportunity
British Transport Police have an exciting opportunity for a People Business Partner to join our People Delivery team.
This is a busy, hands-on and genuinely varied role, working with a great team of supportive, experienced colleagues. You’ll partner across a wide range of departments, giving you exposure to different operational environments, leadership styles and challenges — no two days look the same.
You’ll work closely with senior leaders, providing clear, pragmatic HR advice across complex people issues, organisational change and day-to-day leadership decisions — not just at a strategic level, but in the detail, making balanced calls and keeping things moving in a demanding environment. You will take a coaching and evidence-based approach, supporting leaders to improve performance, navigate complex challenges and deliver sustainable outcomes.
With a strong organisational focus on strengthening performance and driving innovation, this role plays a key part — combining business partnering, projects and change work to improve performance, capability and how the organisation operates.
This role needs someone who enjoys pace, handles complexity well, and can switch quickly between strategic thinking and practical delivery. You’ll need the breadth of experience to operate credibly at senior HR / Business Partner level, combined with the confidence to challenge, influence and deliver.
What you’ll be doing:
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Partnering with senior leaders across a range of departments to shape and deliver people plans aligned to operational priorities
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Providing clear, pragmatic HR advice on complex people issues, influencing decisions and driving workable outcomes
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Leading and developing a People team, ensuring a high-quality, consistent and responsive HR service
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Using data, workforce intelligence and insight to identify trends, challenge thinking and drive evidence-based decisions that improve performance and target interventions where they add most value
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Managing complex and high-risk employee relations cases, acting as a trusted decision-maker and adviser
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Supporting and leading change and improvement activity, recommending and embedding better ways of working across the business
What you’ll bring:
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MCIPD qualified (or equivalent) with strong, up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
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Proven experience operating at senior HR / Business Partner level in a complex organisation, influencing and constructively challenging senior leaders
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Strong track record of leading organisational change initiatives, driving cultural, behavioural and performance improvements
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Ability to build credible relationships across a wide range of stakeholders, including trade unions and external partners
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data and insight to improve outcomes and support decision-making
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Experience of leading, coaching and developing teams, delivering a high-quality, customer-focused HR service
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Excellent communication, negotiation and resilience, with the capability to deliver under pressure in a fast-paced environment
Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description.
What we offer:
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28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
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Family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.
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Bespoke benefits platform and Blue Light Card access.
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Salary sacrifice options for cycles, home technology, gym membership, and electric vehicles.
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Interest-free annual rail season ticket loan after 6 months.
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Access to the Transport Benevolent Fund for health, welfare, and financial support.
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Development opportunities, including fully funded apprenticeships.
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Excellent Pension scheme: We offer the BTP GPP Police Staff Pension Scheme, administered by Royal London. This group personal pension plan is available to all police staff and is a defined contribution scheme. It provides the flexibility to vary your pension contributions from 4.4% to 12% of your salary. For more information, visit the Royal London dedicated pension page or email us at [email protected]. Note: If you are an existing member of Police Staff in the RPS, your pension will not be affected.
Selection Process:
Applications will be via an up-to-date CV and online application form, as part of this application please outline how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role.
Completed applications must be submitted by 11.59pm, 18 June 2026
Interviews will take place in person at British Transport Police, 200 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9TJ.
Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Recruitment Vetting (3 years minimum UK residency required), including a full background and financial disclosure. For more information and Top Tips, please see attached document.
Medical: We’ll ask for relevant health and medical history details to support employee wellbeing.
References: We'll ask for references to cover the past 5 years.
Inclusion & Diversity:
We are committed to building a workforce where everyone feels they belong.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences. Diversity strengthens our teams, improves our services and helps us better represent and support the communities we serve.
We are proud to be an inclusive employer and strive to create a workplace that is fair, respectful and accessible to all. We actively work to challenge discrimination, remove barriers and ensure equity throughout our recruitment and employment practices.
If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment or selection process, please let us know - we are happy to support you. Your talent, your potential, and your unique perspective matter here.
For more information on Inclusion or the Disability Confident Scheme, please click the links Inclusion & Diversity Disability Confident Scheme
Join Us:
Ready to take the next step in your career? At BTP, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, make a real impact, and be part of something extraordinary.
Find out why BTP could be the perfect fit for you - About Us - British Transport Police
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