HR Business Partner

Adecco Portugal; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Adecco is partnering with a large education organisation to recruit a Group HR Business Partner in London. This is a 6 month fixed-term, full-time role with hybrid working, based in London. Salary circa £60,000 per annum pro rata.

You will work with senior leaders to shape and deliver the people agenda, providing strategic HR insight and challenge while supporting workforce planning, change and employee relations in a highly unionised environment.

Qualifications

• Significant HRBP experience in a large, complex organisation.
• Experience in Further Education or the education sector.
• Strong practical experience in strategic workforce planning.
• Knowledge of job evaluation (HERA preferred).
• Experience leading complex organisational change (restructures, consultation, redundancy).
• Employee relations expertise in a unionised environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence senior leaders.
• Resilient, pragmatic, solutions-focused in ambiguity.
• Strong ability to analyse workforce data for decision-making.
• CIPD Level 7 qualification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to provide strategic HR advice and coaching.
• Lead strategic workforce planning using data to identify current and future needs.
• Support and lead organisational change, including restructures and redundancy programmes.
• Provide expert advice on complex employee relations matters.
• Build relationships with trade unions to support consultation and positive partnership.
• Translate workforce insights into recommendations for senior leaders.
• Contribute to broader People and Culture projects and improve HR services.
• Provide guidance on job evaluations with a consistent approach.

Skills

Strategic HR partnering

Workforce planning

Employee relations

Stakeholder management

Change management

Union relations

Data analysis

Education

CIPD Level 7 or equivalent

Job description

HR Business Partner

6 month fixed term contract

Full time with hybrid working available, 3 days onsite per week

Based in London

Salary: circa 60,000 per annum (pro rata)

Are you an experienced HR Business Partner who thrives in a complex, fast-paced environment and enjoys working strategically with senior leaders to shape and deliver the people agenda?

We are supporting a large and complex education organisation to recruit a Group HR Business Partner. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with senior leadership teams, providing strategic HR insight and challenge while helping to shape workforce plans, organisational change and people priorities across the organisation.

Working as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders, you will use workforce data and insight to identify challenges and opportunities, influence decision-making and develop pragmatic people solutions. You will also play a key role in supporting organisational change, workforce planning, talent and complex employee relations within a highly unionised environment.

• Partner with senior leaders, providing strategic HR advice, challenge and coaching to support organisational and workforce priorities.
• Lead and contribute to strategic workforce planning, using workforce data, trends and insight to identify current and future people requirements.
• Support and lead complex organisational change, including restructures, consultation and redundancy programmes.
• Provide expert advice on complex employee relations matters and support managers to develop their capability and confidence.
• Build effective relationships with trade unions, supporting consultation, negotiation and positive partnership working.
• Use people data and workforce insight to identify trends, risks and opportunities and translate these into meaningful recommendations for senior leaders.
• Contribute to wider People and Culture projects and initiatives, helping to continuously improve HR services and embed organisational priorities.
• Provide advice and guidance around job evaluations, ensuring a consistent and robust approach.

About you

We are looking for an experienced and credible HR professional who can operate confidently in a complex organisation and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders.

You will ideally bring:

• Significant HR Business Partnering experience within a large, complex organisation.
• Experience within Further Education or the wider education sector, with an understanding of the complexities of operating within this environment.
• Strong practical experience of strategic workforce planning, translating organisational priorities and workforce data into meaningful people plans.
• Knowledge and experience of job evaluation, ideally including the HERA methodology.
• Experience of leading and supporting complex organisational change, including restructures, consultation and redundancy.
• Strong employee relations expertise and experience working effectively within a unionised environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the credibility and confidence to coach, challenge and influence senior leaders.
• A resilient, pragmatic and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to navigate competing priorities, ambiguity and challenging situations.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to use workforce data and insight to inform decision-making.
• CIPD Level 7 or equivalent professional experience.

If you are a resilient and commercially minded HR professional with strong workforce planning experience and a background within Further Education or a similarly complex environment, we would love to hear from you.

Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.