HR Business Partner

4 days ago


West Midlands, United Kingdom James Andrew Recruitment Solutions (JAR Solutions) Full time

We are currently supporting a university based in the West Midlands, who are recruiting for a HR Business Partner on a temporary to permanent basis.

The position is due to start the first week of October, offers hybrid working (3 days working from home) and is paying £35-£45ph depending on experience.

They are looking for strong HR generalist, with a successful track record in managing employee relations and a strong stakeholder manager.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

  • Working in partnership with the senior management of the estates and facilities function & other professional advisers develop and deliver a strategic and operational HR plan
  • Identify risks and develop action plans for assigned faculties/directorates and work collaboratively with other HRBPs to identify alignment of risks with other areas
  • Deliver high-level and non-routine professional advice and guidance to senior managers in the assigned area
  • Support the ER team with complex and/or high-risk cases, including investigations, appeals, implementation of legal advice and employment tribunal claims
  • Identify HR service improvement opportunities within HR operations and, in collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team and other Business Partners

Experience required:

  • Experience of providing advice and guidance to managers
  • Working knowledge of job evaluation
  • Experience of talent management and developing complex succession management plans
  • Project management skills with experience of successfully developing and managing complex change programmes and projects

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

  • Strong presentation and communication skills
  • Project management skills
  • Good IT skills, including self-reliance in MS Office applications

Working hours:

  • 37 hours per week

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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