Deputy Director of Human Resources (Post Ref: NU8326)

Newman; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days leave (pro rata for part-time)

Pension scheme

On-site parking

Staff development opportunities

Job summary

Newman University in Birmingham is seeking a Deputy Director of Human Resources to lead a proactive HR team and drive operational priorities in line with our strategic aims. You will be CIPD qualified, with strong knowledge of employment legislation and DEI governance, and you will steer projects across HR and organizational development.

The role offers a full-time, permanent contract with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Senior HR professional with proven leadership across HR and OD projects.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation and practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of operational HR priorities in partnership with the Director of HR and wider HR team.
• Develop and embed a positive, collaborative, and high-performing department.
• Drive up practice standards and continual improvement to align HR with university strategy.

Skills

HR leadership

Change management

Employment law

Equality & diversity

Education

CIPD Chartered Member

Job description

Deputy Director of Human Resources (Post Ref: NU8326)

15 November 2026

Interviews:

11 December 2026

Full-time / Permanent

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Our people are at the heart of what we do and in the role of Deputy Director of Human Resources, you will be working in a professional team committed to the development and engagement of our staff and University. This is an exciting time for the HR team which is evolving to meet the challenges of a changing Higher Education sector.

As our Deputy Director of Human Resources, you will be an effective leader, motivate and inspire, drive-up practice standards and focus on continual improvement aligning HR service priorities with the strategic aims of the University. You will have responsibility for the overall delivery of operational HR priorities working in partnership with the Director of HR and the wider HR Team to develop and embed a positive, collaborative, and high performing department. You will be innovative and collaborative with a strategic mind-set and can-do attitude that clearly articulates the strategic vision for the University into practice enabling the delivery of the people elements of the strategy.

You will be an experienced senior HR professional, acknowledged for successfully leading HR and OD projects, facilitating change positively and empathetically that will enable the University to remain a force for good and fit for the future. You will be CIPD qualified (Chartered Member), with recent, demonstrable knowledge and experience of employment legislation and practice, a sound understanding of equality and diversity matters, and experience of working effectively in a unionised environment.

Appointment on the salary scale will be subject to skills and experience.

Birmingham Newman University offers a wide range of staff benefits including 35 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time posts), pension scheme, chaplaincy and spiritual care, library services, free on-site parking, discounted travel scheme, cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, occupational health and counselling services and staff development opportunities.