Human Resources Business Partner/People Manager (P/T - 0.8 )

School 21; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Health & dental cover

Discounts at leading companies

LGPS pension

Job summary

Oasis Community Learning in Bristol is seeking a part-time HR Business Partner/People Manager (0.8 FTE) to lead a broad range of HR matters across the Bristol academies. You will act as a strategic partner to Principals and department leads, delivering proactive people plans and coaching to managers.

Hybrid working with three academy days per week, with potential 4 days or compressed hours. You will join a supportive team including ER and recruitment specialists, helping embed change in a

Qualifications

• Strong HR generalist background to support multiple academies.
• Experience as first point of contact for employee relations matters.
• Experience in a unionised environment.
• Education sector experience is advantageous.
• Able to embed change and drive people-focused projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead on a wide variety of HR matters for the academies you support.
• Oversee and deliver people plans across the Bristol academies.
• Coach and provide proactive HR support to Principals and department leads.
• Work as strategic partner with key stakeholders and support ER & recruitment.

Skills

HR generalist

Influencing leaders

Coaching

Employee relations

Unionised environment

Education sector experience

Education

HR qualification

Job description

* Human Resources Business Partner/People Manager (P/T - 0.8 )NEWFast Apply# Human Resources Business Partner/People Manager (P/T - 0.8 )EmployerLocation: Bristol, BristolContract Type: PermanentHours: Part TimeContract Length: PermanentSalary: £50,908 - £55,224 FTEPosted: 30th October 2026Start Date: As Soon As PossibleExpires: 16th November 2026 08:00 PMContract Type: PermanentStart Date: As Soon As PossibleJob ID: 1581733Start Date: As Soon As Possible* Contract Type:Permanent* Contract Length: Permanent* Job ID: 1581733* Share :Is our **People Manager**You'll be joining us as Oasis. We're a large established Multi-Academy Trust of 58 Academies but **we're more than a MAT.** **central to the operations of a purpose-led organisation.****You'll lead on a wide variety of HR matters** for the academies you support. Overseeing and ensuring the successful delivery of people plans. This would suit a true generalist and you won't work in isolation as you'll be supported by an experienced team and specialists in areas such as ER & recruitment.This role is offered on a 0.8 basis. This could be offered on a 4 day a week basis or over 5 days with compressed hours.If you **share our vision**, want to **make a difference** and this sounds exactly what you are looking for then please read on!**About our People Manager - Bristol opportunity**The role is part of our People and Culture function, where we have a number of Centre's of Expertise, looking to add value to our operations and ultimately support our key stakeholders in providing exceptional education to our students. This role will directly support a cohort of Primary academies in the Bristol region. The role will be hybrid with 3 days a week in academies. The key aspect of the role is to be a true strategic partner to your key stakeholders namely Principals and Department lead (national functions) and to deliver support on a wide range of people challenges. You'll do this where possible through coaching & proactive approaches to HR/people problems.**About you**You'll be a people person and happy to get into academies and get to know your key stakeholders (and ultimately understand why we do this job). You'll be someone who can influence leaders, backed up with a strong HR generalised background to be able to provide the support they need or don't realise they need! You will have managed (or come with a positive attitude and approach) to embed change, have experience being a first point of contact for ER matters and with prior experience in driving 'people focused' projects forward. Experience in an unionised environment is required, experience in Education will also be advantageous; however we are open to exploring sectors where there are synergies to the challenges we may have. (We'd love to hear your thoughts in application as to what these are.) Central service staff are the building blocks that help our academies and other departments deliver the important work that they do and ultimately you will help ensure**Duration:** This is a permanent position**Salary:** £50,908 - £55,224 FTE. circa £40,000 - £44,000 actual. Salary would usually start at beginning of the range.**Base:** Hybrid with 3/1 split between academies/office and remote**Hours:** 30 hours a week with support required outside of this in contracted hours, should there be any critical incidents that need responding to.**Benefits:** Continued professional development both on an informal and formal basis - Wider Oasis Community Learning benefits portal including health & dental cover & discounts at leading companies**Pension:** Part of LGPS, a great benefit for support staff.Holiday entitlementThe holiday year runs between 1st September and 31st August. If employment commences or terminates part way through a holiday year, the entitlement during that holiday year shall be calculated on a pro-rata basis rounded up to the nearest half day. Support staff have the following holiday entitlement on a FTE:- Under 2 years' continuous service: 34 days holiday, comprising of 26 days + 8 Bank holidays.- Under 4 years' continuous service: 39 days Holiday, comprising of 31 days + 8 Bank holidays.- Over 4 years' continuous service: 40 days holiday, comprising of 32 days + 8 Bank holidays.**About Oasis Community Learning**The overall vision for every part of Oasis is for community. A place where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their God-given potential. Delivering first-class, innovative education is part of the work we do as we seek to grow an Oasis Hub in every area where we work; creating safe and inspiring local neighbourhoods that provide integrated and diverse services to benefit the whole person and whole community.**Next steps**Get your applications in. Highlight in your statement why you feel you want to work for us at Oasis and we'll be arranging initial calls from this.Applications are open until**Monday 16th November. Position may close earlier if we receive significant interest so please get applications in.** The process will consist of an initial screening call, a first stage teams interview and a final in-person interview.### Attachments### Safeguarding Statement:Oasis Community Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and receipt of a fully supportive reference.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.### Oasis Community LearningPart of### Oasis Community Learning