Regional People Partner – Portsmouth
Regional People Partner – Portsmouth
Location: Based in Southsea, Portsmouth, with occasional travel to our Head Office in Minstead, New Forest
Hours: 25 hours per week
Salary: £28,000 to £30,000 pro rata
Use your People skills to truly make a difference
This newly created position is a key part of our ambitious growth plans and our commitment to delivering exceptional support for people with learning disabilities and neurodiverse needs.
As a vital member of our wider People & Culture Team, you’ll play a central role in shaping an outstanding employee experience across the Portsmouth region—from recruitment and onboarding, to wellbeing, coaching, and driving meaningful engagement initiatives.
Working in close partnership with the local management team, you will help ensure we have the right people, in the right roles, to deliver high‑quality support across a variety of services, including Day Opportunities, supported living, social enterprises, and community-based programmes.
What’s involved?
- Working alongside the local management team to determine recruitment needs, shortlist candidates, schedule interviews, and support inclusive, values‑led hiring decisions.
- Managing onboarding processes and ensuring all compliance requirements are fully met (RTW, referencing, DBS, etc.).
- Contributing to the group-wide People & Culture agenda and embedding the agreed strategy locally.
- Building strong, authentic relationships with employees, volunteers, and the local management team.
- Involving the people we support in recruitment and engagement activities.
- Supporting employee case management, addressing workplace concerns early, and escalating where appropriate.
What we need from you:
- You will likely be a HR generalist; willing to use your people skills to bring out the best in our teams.
- Relevant HR qualification (e.g. CIPD , Apprenticeship) or working towards one.
- A high level of confidentiality
- Strong administration experience
- Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Tact and diplomacy with a polite and professional manner
- Experience in safer recruitment, ER case management and TUPE is desirable.
- Full UK driving licence + regular access to a car (site presence will be frequent).
- Right to Work in the UK.
What benefits can we offer you?
- 33 days leave, inclusive of Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- A Celebration Day’s Leave
- Death in Service Insurance
- Company Pension
- Health Care Scheme
- Cycle to Work
- Free Blue Light Card eligibility
- Free Hanger Farm Membership
- Free Furzey Gardens Membership
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Company Sick Pay arrangements
If you would like to apply for this role please fill out the Online Application Form
About Minstead Trust:
Minstead Trust is a leading charity supporting people with learning disabilities—and we’re soon to celebrate our 40th anniversary.
We’re currently undergoing an exciting period of transformational change, strengthening our values‑driven culture and shaping the next stage of our ambitious strategic plan—one that places the people we support at its heart.
With nearly 300 employees and around 170 volunteers, our People & Culture team plays a vital role in attracting, developing, and retaining talented people who share our mission and help drive our future forward.
- We appreciate each person. Everyone is different – we respect and celebrate this.
- We’re always learning. We all have something to offer and more to learn.
- We’re always improving. Striving to give our best and to have more impact.
- We push for change. We will challenge society to be fully inclusive.
- We find the joy in everyday life. We have the freedom to be ourselves and enjoy what we do.
We are not licensed to sponsor employees for visas; therefore, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. You need to have, or be able to obtain, right to work in the UK in order to take up this position.
All staff working for, or on behalf of Minstead Trust, understand their responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults at risk and know who to escalate concerns to within Minstead Trust.
Due to the nature of this employment sector your application is subject to a successful Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).
No terminology in the advert you have seen is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we will gladly accept applications from all sections of the community.
We are only able to accept direct applications at this time; no agencies please.