Strategic HR Partner — Regional Growth & TUPE Lead

Coombe House School; Bogotá ciudad; Híbrido; COP 293.686.000 - 503.461.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Co-op Academies Trust is seeking a Strategic HR Business Partner to lead a new South Cumbria hub and wider regional expansion. You will partner with Regional Directors, drive TUPE consultations, and shape long-term workforce plans while advising on UK employment law and safeguarding.

This role is hybrid with on-site and cross-region collaboration. You will influence executive-level decisions, design operating models, and mentor regional HR teams to build capacity and ensure strategic alignment

Formación

• CIPD Chartered status or equivalent experience.
• Substantial experience as a Strategic HR Business Partner or HR Manager delivering large-scale change initiatives and restructures.
• Proven track record of leading complex end-to-end TUPE transfers.
• Deep expert knowledge and practical application of UK employment law and union negotiations.
• Multi-site or Education / Multi-Academy Trust experience in geographically dispersed settings (desirable).
• Strategic workforce planning and organisational development experience (desirable).
• Executive stakeholder management, strong influence/negotiation skills, analytical capability to translate metrics into strategic decisions, and resilience tailored to regional contexts.

Responsabilidades

• Strategic Partnering & HR Model Alignment: Partner directly with Regional Directors, Headteachers, and Central SLT to embed a modern HR operating model aligning multi-academy people strategies with Trust-wide vision and educational performance targets.
• Organisational Design & Change Management: Design, deliver, and evaluate multi-school restructuring programmes and organisational redesigns aligned with capacity and Trust culture.
• TUPE Leadership & Expansion: Lead end-to-end TUPE consultations and integration processes for academy joiners, mitigating risk while driving cultural integration.
• Strategic Workforce Planning: Collaborate with Executive Directors on 3-year strategic workforce plans, succession planning frameworks, and targeted recruitment/retention strategies using HR data analytics.
• Complex ER, Legal & Safeguarding Advice: Provide authoritative advice on UK employment legislation, STPCD, and NJC terms while managing complex ER caseloads and formal union negotiations.
• Leadership Coaching & CPD: Provide executive coaching and capability development for academy leadership teams across performance management and continuing professional development.
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Wellbeing: Champion inclusive workplace practices, equal opportunities, and proactive staff wellbeing aligned with cooperative values.
• Project Leadership: Lead Trust-wide strategic HR projects and mentor HR Advisors and Admin Partners to build regional capacity.

Conocimientos

Executive stakeholder management

Analytical capability

Change management

Strategic HR partnering

HR strategy

Educación

CIPD Chartered status or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

Co-op Academies Trust is seeking a Strategic HR Business Partner to lead a new South Cumbria hub and wider regional expansion. You will partner with Regional Directors, drive TUPE consultations, and shape long-term workforce plans while advising on UK employment law and safeguarding.

This role is hybrid with on-site and cross-region collaboration. You will influence executive-level decisions, design operating models, and mentor regional HR teams to build capacity and ensure strategic alignment