ABOUT US

At the heart of our Strategy for 2030 and Beyond, it is our mission to enable our students to transform their lives and to achieve their potential. Through our education and research, and the roles our graduates go on to play in the world, we not only support individuals to transform their lives, but we also play a part in transforming society.
Located in the centre of the UK’s second city, we are a university with a long heritage of innovation and of making, dating back to our origins in 1843 when we were founded as the Birmingham Government School of Design.
Our heritage of making through innovation and its application through knowledge exchange, and of creative research and practice, today finds it expression in our STEAM agenda, in our research and enterprise, and in our commitment to challenge-based learning. Working across disciplines, and delivering impactful research and enterprise, interdisciplinarity is at the heart of the continuing transformation of our academic portfolio.

PERMANENT, FULL-TIME ROLE

We’re looking for a proactive HR Business Partner to join our team and deliver expert guidance to managers and staff in a diverse, fast-paced university setting. As a key member of our HR team, you’ll provide professional, first-line HR advice and support, ensuring best practice in all aspects of employee relations and people management. You’ll work closely with managers to enable confident decision-making and help drive a culture of high performance, engagement, and continuous improvement.
You’ll be a confident HR professional with the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery. You will be educated to degree or equivalent and be an Associate Membership of the CIPD (Assoc. CIPD). You will have experience providing proactive HR advice across a diverse workforce with a solid background in managing employee relations casework. You will have knowledge of and experience in HR databases and systems, including strong IT proficiency (Excel, MS Office, HRIS), and experience designing and implementing HR policies and delivering training interventions. You will also possess a deep understanding of employment law and effective people management practices
You will join a collaborative and supportive working environment where your expertise will help shape how we support our people. We offer a generous pension and annual leave provision (40 days including statutory holidays), family-friendly policies and state-of-the-art campus facilities. We also operate a hybrid working model that allows staff to combine on-site and remote working where appropriate, dependent on work duties.
Informal queries in relation to this opportunity are very welcome, and should be directed to Annabel Roberts, Employee Relations Manager at annabel.roberts@bcu.ac.uk.
The selection process will include an interview and a work-related exercise element, and full details will be provided to shortlisted candidates in advance.
Interviews for this role will take place on the 4th of September 2025.