Senior Human Resources Business Partner - 12 month fixed term contract

Birmingham City University; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham City University is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to enhance line management capabilities and support strategic goals for 2030. This role involves developing training resources and collaborating with academic stakeholders to improve team performance, offering a hybrid working model and generous benefits.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

40 days annual leave

Family-friendly policies

State-of-the-art campus facilities

Qualifications

• Experience in HR business partnering and project delivery.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Drive a project focused on upskilling line managers.
• Develop line management toolkits and training.
• Collaborate with HR team to ensure project delivery.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Training Development

Education

CIPD Qualification

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior HR Business Partner to drive a project focused on upskilling line managers and providing them with the tools to effectively drive team performance. This role supports BCU's strategy for 2030 and beyond, contributing to key strategic goals: employability, NSS, equality of outcomes, and quality of teaching and practice.

The HR Business Partnering team plays a crucial role in supporting these goals, working closely with academic stakeholders. The role involves developing line management toolkits, 'how-to' guides, template letters, and updating HR policies to support performance management. The second phase includes developing and delivering updated training for line managers.

The successful candidate will collaborate with the HR Business Partnering team, working autonomously to ensure project delivery. We offer a generous pension, 40 days of annual leave including statutory holidays, family-friendly policies, and state-of-the-art campus facilities. Our hybrid working model combines on-site and remote work as appropriate.

Informal queries are welcome and should be directed to Annwyn Williams, Head of HR Business Partnering, at [e-mail]. Interviews are scheduled for June 9, 2025, including an interview and a work-related exercise, with full details provided to shortlisted candidates.

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Job Description

The appointed candidate will typically be employed through our subsidiary, BCU Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Birmingham City University. Candidates with prior LGPS membership can choose to enter the LGPS scheme; employment will be with Birmingham City University directly.

About Us

Aligned with our Strategy for 2030 and beyond, our mission is to enable students to transform their lives and realize their potential through education and research. Located in central Birmingham, we have a heritage of innovation since 1843, emphasizing our STEAM agenda, research, enterprise, and challenge-based learning. We are committed to interdisciplinary collaboration and impactful research, continually transforming our academic offerings.