WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BE A SUCCESSFUL ASSOCIATE HR BUSINESS PARTNER?

You will have experience in a generalist or HR Advisory job previously, be confident in managing your own busy and varied caseload, with a strong knowledge of absence management, conduct, grievance, and capability processes. You will be comfortable working with data and using this to support hiring managers in making decisions and driving positive outcomes. You will have excellent communication and coaching skills, and building strong relationships is key to this role.

WHO WE ARE

Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning.
We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.
When you work for Activate Learning, you’re working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.

Activate Learning is seeking an Associate HR Business Partner to join our dynamic team.
Our HR Team provides a proactive, forward-thinking advisory service across the organisation. We are a collaborative group encompassing Talent, Learning & Development, Diversity & Inclusion, HRIS, Reward, HR Services, and Business Partnering-where this role sits. Together, we support Employee Relations, Wellbeing, and foster a strong people-focused, coaching culture built on trust and productivity.
In this role, you will work closely with key stakeholders to deliver comprehensive HR support and guidance, across our 8 campuses based in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Surrey. Your responsibilities will include coaching, advising, and assisting managers on all aspects of employee relations, such as performance, absence management, disciplinary procedures, and grievances. For more complex cases, you will collaborate with the HR Business Partner to ensure effective resolution.
This is an exciting time to join Activate Learning as we embark on a period of growth and transformation. We recognise a Hybrid working model with a minimum of three days on site and your base can be either one of our Surrey or Oxford campuses with regular travel to our other college campuses as required.
This is a permanent, full-time position working 37 hours per week.