Overview

We are currently working in partnership with a large education organisation, who are looking to appoint a HR Business Partner on a permanent, full-time basis.

This is a 35-hour per week role (flexible working hours), based at the Head office in Birmingham with travel across multiple locations and 2 days working from home.

The salary is £40,000 FTE per annum (dependent on experience) plus an excellent benefits package.

Duties

• Acting as the first point of contact for HR advice and support to senior leaders across multiple locations
• Leading complex employee relations casework, including disciplinaries, grievances, capability, and absence management
• Supporting organisational change, restructures, and workforce planning
• Overseeing safer recruitment processes
• Supporting payroll through HR system administration and authorisation of salaries, allowances, and absences
• Coaching and developing managers on people management, wellbeing, and HR best practice
• Driving performance management processes and coordinating training for staff, including safeguarding
• Contributing to HR policy development, equality and diversity initiatives, and People projects
• Liaising with Finance on staffing and budget implications

Experience required

• Proven experience as a generalist HR professional in a multi-site environment (education or public sector desirable)
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
• Experience managing employee relations casework and supporting organisational change
• Confidence in advising senior stakeholders and coaching managers

Skills, knowledge and expertise required

• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship management skills
• Strong IT and numeracy skills including HR/payroll systems
• Ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively within a wider team
• Full clean driving licence and flexibility to travel across locations

Rewards and Benefits

• Competitive salary and pension scheme
• Funded professional qualifications and payment of professional fees (where eligible)
• Free lunch, refreshments, on-site parking, gym, pool, and yoga sessions
• Flexible working hours and generous annual leave (28 days + bank holidays + concessionary days)
• Employee Assistance Programme and health-related benefits (BHSF cashback, flu jabs, eyecare vouchers)

Working hours

35 hours per week, 9am-5pm (flexible), all year round.

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

The successful candidate must have strong generalist HR experience (ideally within education or multi-site environments), be confident advising at senior level, hold a full UK driving licence with flexibility to travel and it would be preferable if you already have an existing DBS check.

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