Human Resources Business Partner

We are currently supporting a university based in the West Midlands, who are recruiting for a HR Business Partner on a temporary to permanent basis. The position is due to start the first week of October, offers hybrid working (3 days working from home) and is paying £35-£45ph depending on experience.They are looking for strong HR generalist, with a successful track record in managing employee relations and a strong stakeholder manager.Duties will include (but are not limited to): Working in partnership with the senior management of the estates and facilities function & other professional advisers develop and deliver a strategic and operational HR plan Identify risks and develop action plans for assigned faculties/directorates and work collaboratively with other HRBPs to identify alignment of risks with other areasDeliver high-level and non-routine professional advice and guidance to senior managers in the assigned area Support the ER team with complex and/or high-risk cases, including investigations, appeals, implementation of legal advice and employment tribunal claimsIdentify HR service improvement opportunities within HR operations and, in collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team and other Business PartnersExperience required:Experience of providing advice and guidance to managersWorking knowledge of job evaluationExperience of talent management and developing complex succession management plansProject management skills with experience of successfully developing and managing complex change programmes and projectsSkills, knowledge and expertise required:Strong presentation and communication skillsProject management skillsGood IT skills, including self-reliance in MS Office applicationsWorking hours:37 hours per week Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.Don’t forget our recommendation scheme: Recommend a friend or colleague to us and receive up to £100 each once they have completed 20 days in a role via James Andrews! Terms and conditions apply, contact us for details.