Head of HR Business Partnering

RECRUITMENTiQ is working in partnership with a local University, currently recruiting for a Head of HR Business Partnering.
Reporting to the Executive Director of HR&OD, and working as part of the HR&OD Senior Management Team (SMT), the Head of HR Business Partnering will provide leadership and direction to the HR Business Partner team, playing a key role in driving business performance across all faculties and professional services directorates.
The role holder will work closely with SMT colleagues to lead and embed institutional agendas that support the realisation of the Universitys ambitions, as set out in the new and developing People Strategy.
The role holder will be an experienced, influential and enthusiastic HR professional with a strategic outlook and the ability to lead and inform transformational change.
Description of Duties
Lead, coach and provide direction to the HR Partner team, supporting skills and knowledge development and driving team performance
Provide business partner support to a number of faculties and/or professional service areas and their leadership teams to help define and develop people plans that support their strategic objectives
Work in partnership with senior managers to understand business objectives and provide well-judged advice, guidance and support
Contribute to embedding the Universitys People Strategy by directing the provision of professional HR support that is underpinned by the key principles, and by leading on key HR&OD activities that are defined within the enabling plan
Coach, influence, guide and challenge leaders and line managers to enable them to optimise people performance
Play a key role in the upholding of a partnership working approach with trade union colleagues, leading on the management of formal (CJNCC) and informal engagement mechanisms
Lead on the management of complex HR Casework, providing advice, support and guidance to senior managers and providing mentorship to HR Business Partners
Lead and drive continuous improvement of process, procedure, and policies to enable efficiency, effectiveness, and resilience, leading on employment related policy review, development and implementation
Prepare compelling business cases and presentations that support HR&OD initiatives, providing detail of resource implications and strongly evidencing impact and outcome
Lead the HR Partnering team to develop oversight of people management information to support institutional planning and decision making
Working closely with SMT colleagues, lead and manage activities associated with business continuity and risk across the directorate and institution, including the operational response to industrial action
Work closely with SMT colleagues to promote and facilitate collaborative working across all functional teams within the HR&OD directorate
Contribute and collaborate with others as part of institutional project teams and committees
Contribute to, and participate in, sectoral and other external bodies and networks
Manage all contracts that relate to health and wellbeing service provision ; monitoring and addressing matters relating to service delivery and ensuring adequate provision
Essential Criteria
Attainments and Qualifications
Educated to Degree level or equivalent professional experience
Experience
Substantial leadership and management experience
Extensive experience of managing and resolving complex HR casework
Building and maintaining constructive working relationships with Trade Unions
Thorough knowledge and experience of the application of UK employment law and Employment Tribunal procedures
An ability to translate strategic plans into effective operational HR policy and process
Substantial, senior HR&OD experience leading teams of professional staff
Experience of developing strategy and driving organisation change
Demonstrable effective communication and influencing skills at a senior level
Experience of contract and budget management
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
A robust, strategic, proactive approach and the ability to work in partnership with senior decision-makers
Influential, enthusiastic and proactive, with significant experience as a senior HR generalist with a record of successfully leading HR teams that deliver results
Highly literate and numerate, with strong analytical skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, collegiality and the ability to lead, coach and develop others.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Tuesday 29 April 2025. Interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 22 May 2025.
There is an expectation that work will be undertaken in the UK.
The post is eligible for sponsorship (SOC code 2020: 1136).
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