HR Business Partner Human Resources

**HR Business Partner (Human Resources)**:

- **Reports to**: HR Manager
- **Location**: Crewe
- **Salary**: £28-31k
- **Type**: 37 hours per week

Dovetail and Slate are recruiting on behalf of a leading education provider based in Crewe.

**Role Purpose**

To provide an innovative and excellent Organisational Development and HR service. You will be expected to:

- Meet the needs of learners, employers and other stakeholders;
- Be of the highest possible quality in terms of learner outcomes and learner satisfaction;
- Be effective, efficient and provides excellent value for money;
- Reflect the vision, mission, aims and values of the College;
- Be innovative, developmental and sector leading; and
- Promote a culture of excellence and equality.

**Main Duties**
- To provide advice and support to staff and line managers on a range of Organisational Development and HR matters including recruitment, absence management, learning and development, employee relations, performance management and conditions of employment.
- To be the HR lead on cross College learning and development activity and maintain up to date and accurate CPD records.
- To oversee the recruitment and selection process to ensure appointments are in line with College needs and that safer recruitment process are fully complied with.
- Prepare and issue relevant HR documents including offer letters, contracts, salary and role changes to ensure accurate payroll information is provided.
- Oversee the College absence management process, ensuring absence triggers are monitored, management information is generated, timely advice is provided, trends are identified and line managers are supported to take appropriate action to assist staff anddrive any necessary improvements.
- Manage the Occupational Health (OH) referral process, liaising with the OH provider to ensure timely referrals and support for staff in specified business partner areas.
- Support line managers with first level investigations and casework, including formal grievances and disciplinaries ensuring College policies and procedures are adhered too.
- Support line managers and staff with the College performance management processes.
- Produce data, reports and statistical analysis using the HR system that are relevant to College requirements.
- To provide advice and guidance to ensure all College safeguarding obligations are adhered to at all times.

**Further Duties**
- Manage all delegated resources and budgets flexibly and efficiently in accordance with allocation.
- Contribute to the development of and ensure compliance with all College policies, procedures and agreements.
- To actively contribute to the risk management of the College.
- To positively promote and implement the College's strategies on equality, diversity, safeguarding.
- Undertake appropriate staff development activities that support personal development and the changing needs of the College and its environment.
- Be aware of, and responsive to, the changing nature of the College and adopt a flexible and proactive approach to work.
- Undertake such other duties as may reasonably be required commensurate with this grade, at the initial agreed place of work or at other locations in the College catchment area.

**Requirements**:

- CIPD level 5 qualification or working towards
- GCSE Grade C (4/5) in English and Maths
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Minimum of 2 years' experience working as part of an Organisational Development and HR Team
- Excellent level of digital literacy
- Experience of managing recruitment and selection processes
- Experience of managing absence management processes
- Experience of managing learning and development initiatives
- Experience of managing high volumes of HR and employee related administration
- Familiar with the use of HR computerised systems and processes
- Up to date knowledge of employment legislation
- Ability to produce comprehensive oral and written reports on all aspects of the role as required

If this role is of interest, please send your CV through to James Grace at Dovetail & Slate or call the Bristol office on.

Dovetail and Slate Limited (11351060) acts as an employment agency (perm) and an Employment Business (temp/contract).