Regional HR Business Partner

Morgan Law; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational multi-academy trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a committed HR Business Partner to support school leadership teams in managing people effectively. The role involves providing HR services, managing in-school HR officers, and ensuring compliance with HR policies. Candidates should have a CIPD qualification or equivalent experience in HR, particularly within the public sector. The position requires a valid driving license for travel across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• CIPD qualification or equivalent HR experience.
• Experience in educational or public sector HR.
• Ability to manage complex employee relations cases.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR service to regional schools.
• Manage in-school HR officers.
• Support leaders in employee relations issues.

Skills

CIPD qualification

HR legislation knowledge

Employee relations advice

Relationship management with Trade Unions

Organisational change management

Driving license and vehicle access

Job description

Overview

My client, an ambitious and growing multi-academy trust dedicated to providing high-quality education to students across their network of schools, invites applications for an ambitious and committed HR Business Partner to join their team.

This regional role will cover a selection of schools based across Northamptonshire and will require weekly travel to multiple sites during term time. This may be achieved using public transport, but it is preferable for candidates to hold a current driving license and have access to their own vehicle.

As Regional HR Business Partner working as part of the wider HR team, your role will be to support the school leadership teams within your region with all aspects of the people management agenda and enable them to deliver a well-run organisation that can focus on improving educational attainment for students.

Responsibilities

• Provide a HR service to schools within the region.
• Line manage in-school HR Officers.
• Act as guardian of Trust HR policies.
• Act as panel member for recruitment processes.
• Support and coach leaders to effectively manage employee relations issues.
• Support trade union meetings and related activities.
• Contribute to broader HR initiatives and continuous improvement across the Trust.

Qualifications and Experience

• Full CIPD qualification or working towards qualification, or equivalent HR experience.
• Sound knowledge of current HR legislation.
• Experience of providing complex employee relations/generalist HR advice and guidance to senior leaders, ideally in an educational, local government or other public sector setting.
• Experience of managing a significant caseload of HR cases from start to finish, achieving successful outcomes.
• Experience of implementing effective HR systems and procedures.
• Experience of developing positive and effective working relationships with Trade Unions.
• Organisational change management experience.
• Experience of supporting TUPE.
• Experience of working across multiple sites.