HR Business Partner

Leeds City College; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave benefits

Hybrid working

CPD opportunities

Family friendly policies

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Luminate Education Group is recruiting a Senior HR Business Partner to partner with senior leaders, drive people solutions, and lead workforce change. You will provide trusted HR advice, use data to shape workforce planning and support group‑wide transformation programmes.

Based at Park Lane Campus with hybrid working; you will engage with trade unions and influence management decisions to deliver effective HR outcomes across the Leeds group.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 qualification with willingness to progress to Level 7.
• Strong knowledge of HR, OD best practice and employment relations.
• Experience managing complex cases including disciplinaries, grievances, performance, redundancy, restructuring and TUPE.
• Significant experience delivering a customer‑focussed HRBP service for senior leaders.
• Proven track record delivering HR projects and organisational change.
• Excellent relationship building, coaching, influencing and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide trusted HR advice and partner with senior leaders and managers.
• Use data to identify needs and develop practical people solutions.
• Lead HR projects including restructures, TUPE and transformation programmes.
• Advise on complex employee relations matters and liaise with legal advisors.
• Coach managers on people management, talent and workforce planning.
• Collaborate with trade unions and HR/OD colleagues to support an employer of choice.

Skills

HRBP partnering

Stakeholder management

Employee relations

Change management

Coaching & influencing

Analysis & problem solving

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualified

Willingness to progress to CIPD Level 7

Job description

About The Role

Luminate Education Group looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to join our team of five, reporting to the Deputy HR Director. Working within a hub model, you will partner with a diverse range of curriculum and non‑curriculum teams across the organisation, building strong relationships and providing tailored HR support to meet their needs.

Working closely with senior leaders and managers, you will provide trusted, focused HR advice, support organisational change and develop practical people solutions that help our teams and group to thrive.

Hybrid working is available for this role, with the main base at Park Lane Campus, centrally located in Leeds and providing a vibrant and accessible environment.

What You Will Do

• Support the delivery of the Group People Strategy by providing a trusted HR advice and partnering service for senior leaders and managers.
• Provide an effective HR Business Partner service, using workforce data and business information to identify needs and develop practical people solutions.
• Lead HR projects including organisational change, restructures, TUPE and group-wide transformation programmes, ensuring policies and procedures are followed.
• Provide advice and support on complex employee relations matters, including Employment Tribunals, working with legal advisors where required.
• Coach and support managers in people management, workforce planning, talent and succession planning, helping to build strong and effective teams.
• Build positive relationships with trade unions and HR/OD colleagues, supporting a collaborative approach and contributing to the group’s aim of being an employer of choice.

About You

• Qualifications: CIPD Level 5 qualified, with a willingness to work towards Level 7 and a strong commitment to continued professional development.
• HR & Employment Relations: Strong knowledge of HR and OD best practice, employment law and employee relations, with experience managing complex cases including disciplinaries, grievances, performance, redundancy, restructuring and TUPE.
• HR Business Partnering: Significant experience providing a customer-focused HR Business Partner service, working with leaders and managers to develop practical people solutions.
• Projects & Change: Experience planning and delivering HR projects, organisational change and transformation initiatives, with a focus on achieving positive outcomes.
• Relationships & Communication: Skilled at building effective relationships with managers, colleagues and trade unions, using coaching, influencing and negotiation skills to achieve positive outcomes.
• Analysis & Problem Solving: Able to analyse workforce information, manage complex issues, improve HR processes and deliver cost-effective solutions in line with organisational priorities and KPIs.

For an informal chat about the role please contact Darren Whitelaw (Deputy HR Director) on 07887 637587 or [e-mail]

Benefits

• Annual Leave: 44 days plus bank holidays
• Pension Schemes With Generous Employer Contributions: Local Government Pension Scheme, People’s Pension Scheme
• CPD Opportunities: Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
• Qualifications Including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership And Management Courses.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
• Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

About Us

Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.

We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.

Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College, Leeds Conservatoire and University Centre Leeds.

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre‑employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.

Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.