Senior HR Business Partner

Sellick Partnership; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector recruitment firm is seeking an experienced Senior HR Business Partner for a 12-month contract in Liverpool. This hybrid role requires a minimum of 2 days on-site weekly. Key responsibilities include partnering with senior leaders to shape people strategies, leading organisational design, and ensuring compliance with HR legislation. Candidates should have CIPD Level 7 or equivalent and proven experience in a complex organisation. Competitive salary up to £550 per day depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a HR Business Partner or Senior HR professional.
• Experience in shaping and executing people strategies.
• Capability to influence and challenge at executive level.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to design and deliver a people strategy.
• Lead organisational design initiatives for efficiency and growth.
• Provide insight and challenge on leadership and cultural development.

Skills

HR analytics

Leadership development

Organisational development

Change management

Diversity and inclusion

Education

CIPD Level 7 qualified or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Role: Senior HR Business Partner

Sector: Civil Service

Duration: 12 Months

Location: Liverpool - Hybrid, 2 days on site per week

Salary: up to 550 per day depending on experience

Sellick Partnership are currently recruiting for an experienced Senior HR Business Partner to join our public sector client on a fixed term contract for 12 months. This role is offered on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days a week onsite, in Liverpool.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with senior leaders to design and deliver a people strategy aligned with organisational goals and future capabilities.
• Leading organisational design initiatives, ensuring structures, roles, and processes are optimised for agility, efficiency, and growth.
• Acting as a strategic advisor, providing insight and challenge on leadership and cultural development.
• Serving as the strategic partner for strategic workforce planning and organisational design for your business area, working with senior leaders to translate business strategy into a future looking workforce plan (headcount, skills gaps, leadership pipelines) and a target operating model; facilitate organisation design activities (role profiling, job architecture, redesigns) and support governance, risk management and performance reporting to senior leadership.
• Using people analytics and external trends to inform decision-making and measure the impact of HR initiatives.
• Championing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), embedding inclusive practices across all stages of the employee lifecycle.
• Leading change management initiatives, ensuring leaders and teams are supported to adapt, grow, and thrive.
• Supporting business leaders in shaping talent management strategies including succession planning, leadership development, and career pathways.
• Supporting business leaders to drive employee engagement by co-creating initiatives that empower, inspire, and retain talent.
• Collaborating with Recruitment, Learning & Development & Reward to deliver integrated and future-focused people solutions.
• Acting as a coach to leaders, building capability in areas such as performance leadership, wellbeing, and agile ways of working.
• Ensuring compliance with employment legislation while driving progressive, people-centric policies and practices.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 7 qualified or equivalent, or qualified by experience
• Proven experience as a HR Business Partner or Senior HR professional in a complex, dynamic organisation
• Experience in shaping and executing people strategies that drive business outcomes
• Experience in influencing and challenging at executive level with credibility and confidence
• Experience in performance management, workforce planning, talent management, and organisational development
• Experience and understanding of using HR analytics to provide insights and inform strategy

How to apply

Our client is hoping to have the Senior HR Business Partner in the role as soon as possible. If you believe your experience meets the criteria above, please contact Charlotte Broomfield by Thursday 30th October by calling the Derby office for Sellick Partnership or by submitting your CV directly.

Note

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.