Assistant Head of Service - Business Partnering & Organisational Development

Birmingham Children's Trust; Aston; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent children's charity in the UK seeks an experienced Assistant Head of Service to lead its HR team. This maternity cover role involves managing HR Business Partners and delivering strategic support aligned with the Workforce Strategy. The ideal candidate will have strong Business Partnering and Employee Relations skills along with a passion for improving workplace culture. The role offers competitive benefits, including a hybrid working model and extensive leave policies.

Benefits

30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

Generous Pension Scheme

Free on-site parking

Flexible and hybrid working policy

Access to employee benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Experienced manager with proven Business Partnering skills.
• Ability to partner with large, complex organisations.
• Demonstrate excellent organisational skills while meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of HR Business Partners and Organisational Development.
• Provide professional advice to stakeholders.
• Deliver HR services in line with business objectives.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Business Partnering experience

Employee Relations skills

Ability to build collaborative relationships

Organisational skills

Self-starter

Job description

We have an exciting new opportunity available for an experienced HR manager to join our HR team as our new Assistant Head of Service (Business Partnering and Organisational Development). This is a maternity cover role for 12 months.

Reporting to our Head of HR, you will manage a team of experienced and passionate HR Business Partners, Organisational Development, Equal Pay Programme and Trust 2026 / 2026 whilst partnering the Trust Directors.

You will be a key member of the HR team and be responsible for the operational delivery of services which underpin effective management, progression of cases and change programmes through our HR policies and procedures.

You will proactively seek new opportunities to build relationships and provide professional advice to stakeholders in a blended way, both face to face and digital. You will work in a fast-paced environment providing value-added strategic support to operations in line with the Workforce Strategy and overall business objectives.

This is a hybrid role based in Birmingham so you must reside within a suitable commutable distance around Birmingham and have the correct right‑to‑work documents to work in the UK. Sadly, we do not support those who require sponsorship. Interview date : Wednesday 7th January 2026 via Microsoft Teams.

About you

• Excellent communication skills as you’ll be speaking to a diverse range of stakeholders and customers.
• Experienced manager with proven Business Partnering and Employee Relations skills.
• Ability to build effective collaborative working relationships with a range of stakeholders and team members.
• Experience of partnering other large, complex, and fast paced organisations.
• Be an effective self‑starter, demonstrating excellent organisational skills coupled with the ability to prioritise your work to meet deadlines; whilst remaining focused in this fast‑paced environment.

We offer a vast range of brilliant incentives to our BCT employees. Come join us to receive (not limited to):

Our offer to you :

• A generous annual leave package of 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service.
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Free on‑site parking at our offices on One Avenue Road (Aston) and Lifford House (Stirchley). We also provide onsite electric car charging ports which are free to use!
• Flexible and hybrid working policy – we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home and we offer a variety of working patterns, to support the needs of the Trust and to ensure a positive work / life balance for our employees.
• Full access to our amazing internal employee benefits scheme including, Occupational Health services, Rewards Schemes, Benefits discounts (including the Blue Light Card), Health & Fitness and Personal Wellbeing support.
• ... and much more!

If you’re a passionate, experienced childcare professional ready to help shape young lives while driving high standards of care, we’d love to hear from you! Onboarding Process : Please note as part of our onboarding process, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a series of background checks with Experian including, Right to Work, and Digital ID verification. These are essential pre‑employment requirements. Diversity and Inclusion : We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We actively deliver services that are culturally responsive to the needs of the children, parents and carers we work with to deliver equality, diversity and inclusivity in all we do.

For informal enquires please contact Nicole Stone: [e-mail]