HR Business Partner

Real Life Options; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity organization in Glasgow is seeking an HR Business Partner to empower and transform lives. You will work collaboratively to inform HR strategy, address HR challenges, and provide expert HR guidance. The ideal candidate will have experience as an HR Business Partner, expertise in employee relations, and a CIPD Level 7 qualification. This role offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Minimum 33-days paid holiday

Employer contributory pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

Life cover – 3 x salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Recognition Initiatives

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 7 preferred or equivalent relevant experience.
• Proven experience as HR Business Partner or similar role, ideally within the charity or social care sector.
• Demonstrable experience in employee relations, including case management and investigations.
• Background in delivering HR projects and organisational development initiatives.
• Design and delivery of training and development activities.

Responsibilities

• Work with managers to inform the HR strategy.
• Identify key HR challenges with stakeholders.
• Provide expert HR guidance for acquisitions and restructures.
• Plan and support delivery of change programmes.
• Advise on complex employee relations cases.

Skills

CIPD Level 7 preferred

Proven experience as HR Business Partner

Experience in employee relations

Background in HR projects

Design and delivery of training activities

Job description

HR Business Partner

Glasgow, G32 9AT

£42k to £46k per annum depending on experience

Full-time, Permanent – 40 hours per week (hybrid with 3 days in the office)

At Real Life Options, every role is a crucial piece of the puzzle, working together to empower, uplift, and transform lives. Our frontline teams provide the freedom, dignity, and support that help people live life on their own terms, but none of that is possible without dedicated HR professionals working behind the scenes to support and retain the people who make it all happen. That’s where you come in.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with managers and leaders to inform the HR strategy for each area of the organisation
• Work with stakeholders to identify key HR challenges
• Use evidence and data to identify HR priorities for the organisation and address future workforce needs
• Provide expert HR guidance for acquisitions, restructures and service closures
• Bring HR expertise and develop solutions to help each area to deliver its strategy
• Partner with managers to create robust Workforce Development Plans, using data to identify trends, opportunities for growth, and areas of concern
• Work with senior managers to identify and nurture future leaders within the organisation
• Plan and support the delivery of change programmes
• Provide coaching and guidance to managers on employee relations matters, ensuring fair and consistent practices
• Advise and support on complex employee relations cases and long term absence
• Act as point of escalation for HR Advisors and senior managers on complex or higher risk HR issues

Qualifications and Skills

• CIPD Level 7 preferred or equivalent relevant experience
• Proven experience as HR Business Partner or similar role, ideally within the charity or social care sector
• Demonstrable experience in employee relations, including case management and investigations
• Background in delivering HR projects and organisational development initiatives
• Design and delivery of training and development activities

Why Join Us?

• Minimum 33-days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff)
• Employer contributory pension scheme, 6% employer contribution
• Work in a collaborative, values-led environment
• Health Cash Plan
• Life cover – 3 x salary
• Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
• A reward gateway with access to discounted goods and services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• A financial wellbeing scheme
• Refer a Friend Incentive Bonus (terms and conditions apply)
• Recognition Initiatives

Real Life Options are an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.