HR Business Partner

Oaklands College; St Albans; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

HR Business Partner

Full Time/ Permanent
SP 32 - 35 (£38,631 - £42,204) - Depending on experience & qualifications
Based at our St. Albans Campus with some travel to our Welwyn Garden City Campus.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Oaklands for a HR Business Partner to provide an expert advisory service on people management issues.

The Oaklands Education group is a vibrant and diverse learning centred community, providing transformational education for over 100 years. Oaklands is more than just a College and is well positioned to be internationally known, nationally recognised, regionally relevant, and locally significant.

We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our forward-thinking team. In this position, you will undertake employee relations case work in terms of discipline, grievance, redundancy, redeployment, absence and other HR matters. You will also be responsible for giving advice and guidance to management staff on HR related issues and leading on the implementation of people management aspects of organisational change, taking responsibility for programmes such as restructures and TUPE.

The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills with the ability to organise workload efficiently and be able to multi-task. They also need to have an awareness of cultural differences and be able to work with autonomy and on their own initiative. You should be proficient in Microsoft Office and capable of managing multiple priorities effectively. Previous experience of change management is essential, along with a commitment to providing a high-quality customer experience.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

Oaklands is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provide a HR consultancy service to the college, giving advice and guidance on HR related issues to management and staff, in compliance with current legislation and college policies and procedures.
2. Attend curriculum and departmental meetings with key managers to understand current and potential issues. Provide proactive solutions to people related problems and ensuring individual actions plans are in place and adhered to.
3. Support ongoing organisational change by developing capability plans, working with Directors of Faculty to identify competency gaps, linking internal development offer to support employee career development.
4. Undertake employee relations case work in terms of discipline, grievance, redundancy, redeployment, absence and other HR matters. This must be in accordance with employment legislation, college policy and procedures and best practice.
5. Instigate and carry out investigations where appropriate.
6. Liaise with recognised trade unions on employee relations matters; including co-ordinating documentation for union meetings and ensuring implementation of agreed action plans.
7. Lead on the implementation of people management aspects of organisational change taking responsibility for implementing a change plan for programmes such as restructures, TUPE transfers etc.
8. Participate in the development and delivery of training courses to enhance management skills, for example, conducting disciplinary and grievance investigations, managing absence, addressing performance issues etc.
9. Provide feedback to the HR Manager and Executive Director of People and Culture, highlighting any issues or trends to inform the HR Strategy and support the delivery of a proactive Human Resources service.
10. Contribute to the development of new or revised policies, procedures and guidance in line with employment law and best practice, to meet the needs of the college.
11. Actively develop through staff development and training activities, keeping up to date with current legislation.

CRITERIA:

1. CIPD Level 5 is a minimum.
2. HR Degree is desirable.
3. Previous experience in a HR Business Partner role.
4. Previous experience of managing complex casework.
5. Project Management experience (leading projects).
6. Experience of Change Management/Restructuring.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

1. Team player.
2. Positive, drive, enthusiasm.
3. Proactive.
4. Innovative and Creative.
5. Customer orientated.
6. Self-motivated.
7. An awareness of cultural diversity.
8. Flexible work ethos to meet the needs of the department.
9. Professional outlook and appearance.
10. Strategic thinker.

WHAT WE OFFER:

1. Generous Salary.
2. Automatic entry into the Local Government Pension Scheme.
3. Generous annual leave of 30 days - Christmas holidays additional!
4. A dedicated and friendly team of professionals who are keen to develop and learn.
5. Excellent CPD opportunities to grow and development through mentorship and coaching.
6. Free onsite permit parking.
7. Onsite restaurant.
8. A cycle scheme and access to the onsite gym.
9. Fantastic facilities to resource your ability to teach your students.