Senior Hr Partner

Plymouth University; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Development opportunities

Flexible working

On-site nursery

Job summary

University of Plymouth is seeking a Senior HR Partner to shape an inclusive, high-performing culture and to influence strategic decision-making at the highest levels of the University. The role partners with senior leaders, driving organisational change, workforce planning and leadership development to enable colleagues to thrive.

Reporting to the Head of HR Partnering, you will work on-site two days a week, with flexible work options to support business needs.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in strategic HR partnering.
• Proven delivery of organisational change programmes.
• Strong coaching and stakeholder management abilities.
• Expertise in workforce planning and employee relations.
• Commitment to fostering inclusive, high-performing workplace cultures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence across organisational change and transformation.
• Drive strategic workforce planning to support the University strategy.
• Shape culture and engagement initiatives across the workforce.
• Provide people analytics and workforce insights to inform decisions.
• Manage complex employee relations matters with senior leaders.

Skills

Strategic HR partnering

Organisational change

Workforce planning

Culture & engagement

Employee relations

Leadership development

Organisational effectiveness

Inclusive culture

Education

CIPD Level 7 qualification

Job description

Join us at a pivotal time as we shape the future of our people, culture and leadership across the University. Working closely with senior leaders, you'll help deliver the newly developed People Strand of our University strategy and support an environment where colleagues can perform at their best.

About the role

At the University of Plymouth, we're delivering an ambitious People Strand that places people at the heart of everything we do. We're seeking an exceptional Senior Human Resources Partner to help shape an inclusive, high-performing and future-focused University where our colleagues can thrive and succeed.

Reporting to the Head of HR Partnering this role acts as a trusted strategic partner to senior leaders, playing a key role in delivering organisational change, developing leadership capability, strengthening workforce planning and fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration and belonging.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced HR leader to influence strategic decision-making at the highest levels of the University and make a lasting impact on our people, culture and organisational success.

Key responsibilities

You will lead and influence across a broad range of areas including:

• Organisational change and transformation
• Strategic workforce planning
• Culture and engagement
• People analytics and workforce insights
• Complex employee relations matters

For this role, you will need to be on site 2 days a week. Although we can accommodate working from home for this role, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.

What we’re looking for

You will be an experienced HR professional who combines strategic thinking with a collaborative and pragmatic approach.

Skills and experience you will bring

• Significant experience operating in a strategic HR partnering role
• Experience supporting organisational change and transformation programmes
• Outstanding coaching, relationship-building and communication skills
• Expertise across workforce planning, comples employee relations matters, leadership development and organisational effectiveness
• A commitment to fostering inclusive, high-performing workplace cultures

You will hold a CIPD Level 7 qualification (or equivalent experience) and have experience working within a large, complex organisation.

Our Offer

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth's strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth's HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.

We have a wide range of staff benefits available to employees, depending on eligibility:

• Generous annual leave: 35 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays & Closure Days
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
• On-site nursery

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed .

A relocation package may be available to the successful candidate, conditions apply.

Additional Information

The University of Plymouth is building an inclusive and equitable university where everyone feels represented, supported, and empowered to thrive. Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is guided by the Inclusive Institutions Framework, a strategic and externally validated approach that embeds these principles across the entire institution. To find out more please visit our