Associate HR Business Partner

An opportunity to join a world leading University HR provision with an immediate start available through to July 2028

Role Purpose:

Business Partners are the front face of HR, responsible for working with the Directorates and Faculties to

align our vision and our people. Working with a dedicated client group they act as a trusted partner, providing strategic advice, support and guidance on a full range of people matters. The Associate HRBP will work to support the Senior HRBP, playing a key role in providing HR support to a range of stakeholders across their client group. The role will be responsible for leading on employee relations casework for their client group, providing

advice and guidance to managers on a range of formal and informal ER matters. You will need a strong understanding of employment law and best practice as well as the ability to assess risk and act commercially in advising on these matters. The role will also work alongside the Senior HRBPs to implement local and university-wide people initiatives, provide advice and guidance on HR matters to stakeholders and support on cross team initiatives and projects. Key Responsibilities:

Support the Senior HRBP with HR related project work and assist with the implementation of the relevant People Plans for your client group. This may involve projects related to workforce planning, talent and succession, reward and recognition, learning and development and diversity and inclusion. Support processes around organisational change, organisational restructuring and TUPE. Provide consistent HR advice to managers, including on College policies, employment best practice and the application of these to day to day management. Involvement in resolving more complex queries which are escalated from the HR operations team. Appropriate analysis of reports and data to identify trends and work collaboratively with the Senior HRBP to identify initiatives or strategies to address issues. Lead on supporting formal and informal ER casework across your client group, providing support and guidance to managers at all stages of the process and ensuring risk based and commercial advice. Manage casework in line with university policy, ensuring robust and timely management of issues. Ensure the comprehensive investigation and hearing outcome reports and other documentation as necessary is completed to a high standard, coaching and advice managers as needed. Manage and coordinate employment tribunal activity, including completion of reports, gathering of data and liaising with legal advisors. In conjunction with the Senior HRBPs, develop and deliver training to improve management capability. Skills and Experience required:

Demonstrable experience of managing a range of HR and employee relations issues within a large complex organisation Up to date knowledge of employment law and employment practice, with a sound judgement in HR and ER matters Experience of taking risk based / commercial approach to advice provided around HR matters Experience of managing a variety of ER case work and advising managers on a full range of employee relations issues Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage with stakeholders at a range of different levels Well organised, with the ability to prioritise effectively and deal calmly with deadlines and competing priorities Able to work on own initiative, with good attention to detail and a high level of accuracy Ability to work effectively with HR data, to run reports and look for patterns and insights. Desirable: Experience of working in a large, complex environment Desirable: Experience of working in a unionised environment

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