HR Partner

HR Partner

Location: Hybrid working

Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week)

Contract: Fixed Term - 6-month FTC

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced HR Partner to provide a proactive, customer-focused HR service, partnering with leaders across academic and professional services. You'll support a wide range of people initiatives, organisational change programmes and complex employee relations matters while helping deliver the organisation's People Strategy.

Key Responsibilities

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• Partner with senior managers to provide strategic and operational HR advice.
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• Manage complex Employee Relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, sickness, performance, redundancy and organisational change.
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• Support restructuring, workforce planning and change management initiatives.
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• Lead on safeguarding-related HR matters and ensure compliance with statutory guidance.
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• Coach and support managers on people management and employment legislation.
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• Develop and implement HR policies and best practice.
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• Build positive relationships with Trade Unions and support consultation processes.
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• Lead HR projects and contribute to continuous service improvement.
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• Line manage and develop HR team members.
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About You

You'll have:

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• Previous HR Business Partner or HR Manager experience within a complex, unionised environment.
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• Strong Employee Relations experience, including complex case management.
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• Excellent knowledge of UK employment law.
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• Experience supporting organisational change and culture initiatives.
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• Strong stakeholder management, coaching and influencing skills.
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• The confidence to build relationships and challenge constructively where appropriate.
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Desirable

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• Experience within Higher or Further Education.
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• Knowledge of safeguarding within an education setting.
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• Experience with job evaluation and workforce planning.
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• Chartered MCIPD (or equivalent).
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Please note: This role requires an Enhanced DBS check due to safeguarding responsibilities.