Faculty HR Partner & People Leader (Hybrid)

Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship Centre; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Defined benefits pension

Flexible working options

Family-friendly initiatives

Career development opportunities

Health & wellbeing support

Shopping discounts

Bicycle schemes

Job summary

Cambridge Judge Business School is seeking an experienced People Manager (Faculty) to act as a strategic HR partner for around 80 academic colleagues. You will support recruitment, development, reward and governance, guiding faculty across the full employee lifecycle with evidence-based advice and strong stakeholder engagement.

Based in Cambridge with hybrid working options, you will collaborate with senior academic leaders to shape workforce planning, manage complex employee relations and drive

Qualifications

• Significant experience as HR Business Partner, HR Manager or equivalent.
• Proven track record of partnering with senior leaders and influencing decision-making.
• Expertise across the full employee lifecycle: recruitment, talent management, reward and ER.
• Experience handling complex and sensitive employment matters with professionalism.
• Strong organisational development and change management capability.
• Excellent analytical skills with ability to translate data into insights.
• Outstanding communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Degree-level qualification (or equivalent) and CIPD membership or equivalent.
• Experience within higher education or similar complex environments advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior academic leaders on workforce planning and people strategy.
• Lead academic recruitment campaigns from planning to appointment.
• Support onboarding, development, probation and career progression of faculty.
• Advise on performance, probation, promotion and remuneration processes.
• Manage complex and sensitive employee relations matters.
• Guide academic leave, visiting appointments and governance processes.
• Drive organisational development and change initiatives with data-driven decisions.
• Oversee colleagues supporting academic people processes and contribute to the wider HR team.

Skills

HR Business Partner

Senior leadership partnering

Employee lifecycle management

Recruitment campaigns

Talent management

Reward & ER

Employee relations

Organisational development

Data analytics

Communication skills

Influencing

CIPD member

Higher education experience

Education

Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience

CIPD membership or equivalent professional expertise

Job description

Cambridge Judge Business School is seeking an experienced People Manager (Faculty) to act as a strategic HR partner for around 80 academic colleagues. You will support recruitment, development, reward and governance, guiding faculty across the full employee lifecycle with evidence-based advice and strong stakeholder engagement.

Based in Cambridge with hybrid working options, you will collaborate with senior academic leaders to shape workforce planning, manage complex employee relations and drive