EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Educated to first degree level or equivalent or equivalent practical experience in the workplace
• Experience of managing a team and/or managing a specific HR service with continual service improvement
• Experience working at a Business Partner level and building strong relationships and internal networks
• Demonstrable experience of managing change and delivering people related workstreams and longer-term workforce planning exercises
• Demonstrable ability to operate in a complex and fast changing environment
• Demonstrated experience in influencing and coaching
• Demonstrable ability to work in a complex, agile organisation

Desirable

• Chartered Member of CIPD
• Project Management skills
• Experience of operating in a complex global environment
• Experience of Job Evaluation systems (HWU uses HERA)

Experience of cloud-based people systems as part of an integrated ERP system (eg Oracle)
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PURPOSE OF ROLE

As a senior member of the HR Directorate, the HR Business Partner strategically aligns HR initiatives with business goals providing challenge, coaching and guidance to their Senior Leadership teams. You will develop and maintain a good understanding of the Business Unit

• ‘s you support in order to align people solutions to each area.
• Lead in your areas on the development of Strategic Workforce Planning
• Work with the senior leadership team of client areas to ensure that Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Wellbeing and the University Values are built in to the strategy and day to day management of the area.
• Lead the people work-streams of any change programmes, consulting and working in partnership with union representatives as appropriate
• Manage and/or coach members of the HR Business Partnering team.
• Deliver excellent customer service and support ongoing improvements to the full range of services from the Business Partnering team and in partnership with other HR Divisions.
• Provide advice on complex people management issues and collaborate closely with the team on the management and resolution of individual employee relations cases.

SUMMARY OF KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with the senior management teams to implement their People Strategies through linking University goals to the specific activities and strategic plans of the client area ensuring all people related aspects are considered and assist in the development of business cases to support investment in the structures.
• Line manage and/or manage project work which may include project teams from across the University,
• Contribute to the development and review of HR Policies and Procedures. Identify the need to develop new policies and local procedures based on the client areas
• Responsible for the design, development, and implementation of the people workstreams of any organisational restructures and growth plans within client areas. You will identify HR implications and risks of change management strategies, consulting, and reporting as appropriate. This includes all HR and OD aspects of the change bringing in colleagues from other parts of the Directorate as appropriate when more in-depth support is required.
• Develop strong working relationships with the union representatives in the UK, engaging promptly and positively in relation to matters of organisational change and individual employee cases, drawing on their expertise to assist in promoting a positive working environment aligned with the University Values.
• Work closely with the senior management team of client areas to deliver change in a way that supports the University values and ensures adherence to University principles, policies, and procedures. This will include coaching / facilitating discussions with senior management team to understand and agree the aspects of change which need to take place, ensuring the team understand and act on the importance of communication to colleagues.
• Work with senior management teams to develop workforce and succession plans for client areas. Ensure that all recruitment activity is aligned with the client area workforce plan and people strategy. This will include discussion and challenge with clients as well as providing guidance on team and job design and the HERA Job Evaluation processes. Be actively involved in briefing the Recruitment team regarding the needs of the client and participate in selection panels for more senior managerial positions.
• Coach and influence managers within the client area, so that they have a prime focus on developing management and leadership skills, pointing out the opportunities available, and work closely with the management team to agree development needs within their own Area. Taking these needs, commission and work closely with the POD team to deliver development in a timely basis.
• Support Team Development for any leadership teams within the client area, delivering interventions that might include team building, strategy development, action planning, people development workshops etc.Identify the talent pipeline for development activities working closely with the Organisational Development Team, design, develop and deliver briefings or training events to provide tools, techniques and support to management teams dealing with people issues; this will include training other HR colleagues to deliver events that have been designed.