Job Description:

Are you a proactive HR professional who enjoys balancing strategic projects with hands-on people support? Do you thrive in environments where you can genuinely influence culture, talent and organisational success?

We're delighted to be recruiting for a fantastic HR Business Partner opportunity within a well-respected education organisation.   Our client provides a warm, collaborative education environment where relationships matter, where someone who enjoys mucking in  as well as shaping strategy will really flourish.  An incredibly rewarding and varied role.

If you're looking for a position where no two days are the same, you'll find plenty to get involved in—from talent acquisition and workforce planning through to employee relations, compliance, learning and development, and organisational change.

Responsibilities:

• Partnering with senior leaders to develop and implement effective people strategies.
• Providing expert advice across the full employee lifecycle, including employee relations, performance management, learning and development and compliance.
• Leading recruitment and talent acquisition activity, developing innovative attraction strategies to secure exceptional people.
• Supporting succession planning, talent development and workforce planning initiatives.
• Using people data and insight to influence decision making and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Developing and embedding robust HR policies, processes and compliance frameworks.
• Building strong relationships across the organisation to promote a collaborative, inclusive and engaging workplace culture.
• Managing relationships with external recruitment partners and other HR service providers.

About You:

We're looking for an experienced HR generalist who enjoys operating both strategically and operationally.

You'll ideally have:

• CIPD qualification or equivalent HR experience.
• Previous experience in a HR Business Partner or Senior HR Advisor role.
• Strong generalist HR knowledge across recruitment, employee relations, performance management, learning and development, reward and compliance.
• A particular passion for talent acquisition, workforce planning and organisational development.
• Confidence using HR metrics and data to influence business decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build credibility at all levels.
• A collaborative approach and a genuine desire to create positive employee experiences.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to become part of an organisation that genuinely values its people. You'll be joining a friendly, supportive team, where your ideas will be welcomed and your contribution will have a real impact.

Our client has an exceptional benefits package including a generous pension scheme and 28 days holiday plus the bank holidays on top.

If you're looking for a broad HR role that combines strategic influence with hands-on involvement, we'd love to hear from you.

We are committed to safeguarding and this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check and vetting process.