Human Resources Business Partner

NHS; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority is seeking a strategic HR Business Partner to provide high-level expertise and advice to leaders while driving transformation within the organization. This role includes managing complex HR projects, developing high-impact people solutions, and fostering relationships across various departments. The position offers a flexible working environment with generous benefits, including annual leave and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working options

Training and development opportunities

Discounts on city buses and trains

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a senior HR expert providing advice on complex matters.
• Experience leading/supporting projects involving significant change.
• Ability to develop impactful high-level plans and strategies.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level HR expertise and strategic advice to leaders.
• Manage projects and initiatives driving people change and cultural standards.
• Influence long-term value and deliver HR people solutions.

Skills

Extensive HR expertise

Strategic advice

Project management

Data analysis

Job description

Job Summary

Are you a strategic, people-powered HR professional who loves solving complex challenges, shaping culture, and influencing senior leaders?

If you thrive on partnering with people, driving transformation, and championing better working lives, this could be your next move. Our vision is simple, we work with creativity and drive for the benefit of the people who live and work in our city. To do that, we need outstanding HR leaders who can help our organisation and our people thrive.

What you’ll be doing

As a senior individual within our People Service, you’ll have a unique and varied role which requires you to provide high-level HR expertise and strategic advice to leaders and stakeholders. Using data and insight to inform decisions and drive improvement, you’ll lead and support complex change, transformation and strategic projects. Matrix‑managing our people and supporting technical development, you’ll shape workforce, wellbeing and EDI strategies. You’ll build strong professional relationships across the Council, unions, partners and external bodies, and represent our People Service with confidence, clarity and professionalism.

About us

As an HR Business Partner, you’ll hold a strategic portfolio and work closely with senior leaders to deliver high‑impact people solutions. This isn’t just another HR role, it’s a chance to influence big decisions about our people, to shape workforce activities that add value, and bring ideas and solutions to service challenges that make a meaningful and lasting difference. You’ll be the trusted expert, well used to advising and supporting on transformation, talent strategy, culture development, EDI, wellbeing, workforce planning and organisational design activities. You’ll use evidence, insight and creativity to steer solutions, challenge thinking and deliver positive outcomes for our workforce.

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve residents’ quality of life and enhancing the reputation of both the council and the city, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

Details

• Date posted: 08 January 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £55,825 to £59,823 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
• Reference number: F0116-26-0001
• Job locations: 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ

Job responsibilities

To hold a portfolio of departments and services across the organisation and work closely with leaders to provide the highest level of strategic HR business partner diagnostic support, advice, guidance and input, and use extensive HR expertise to deliver HR people solutions for specific business areas. Develop evidence‑based thinking to shape the profession or drive people change. Influence and create long‑term value for a significant number of people. Drive and develop robust plans and strategies. Manage and support projects and initiatives, and associated transformation. Lead the development of cultural standards and best practice. Inform and make high‑impact decisions. Provide decisive and effective leadership to team in line with the council’s Vision and Values and Leadership Qualities that enable them to do their best work resulting in high levels of people and organisational performance.

Person Specification – Experience

• Experience Essential (E) /
• Desirable (D)
• Extensive experience acting as a senior HR expert in a role involving the provision of advice on a diverse range of highly complex matters.
• Substantial experience of scoping and leading or supporting projects/programmes involving complex change/transformation.
• Experience of developing high‑level plans and strategies with a substantial impact.
• Experience of managing important strategic relationships & negotiations.
• Experience of holding and managing a diverse caseload of work involving advanced problem solving.
• Undertaking complex assessments/investigations/evaluations/analyses and resolving associated issues/conflicts/anomalies.
• Scrutinising data and intelligence sources to ensure understanding and build proposals.
• Experience of providing technical leadership and professional development to others.

Employer details

Leicester City Council

115 Charles Street

Leicester

LE1 1FZ

Employer's website: https://jobs.leicester.gov.uk/