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We’re supporting a university client to appoint an experienced HR Business Partner into a large Student Services directorate (c.500 staff). The directorate has been through significant structural change over the past two years and is now at a critical capacity point, with a strong need for proactive, solutions-focused HR support. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract.
Job Responsibility:
Partner with senior leaders across the directorate to strengthen manager capability, support onboarding delivery, and address people challenges linked to recent transformation
Stabilise, build trust, and help shape a sustainable, longer-term people approach
Take time to listen and understand the landscape
Build credibility quickly with managers and leadership
Step back and assess the bigger picture
Propose creative, pragmatic solutions that support long-term outcomes
Suggest new directions where needed and operate in a changing environment
Requirements:
Proven HR Business Partner experience within Higher Education
A strong understanding of how universities operate, governance, academic/professional services environments, and stakeholder complexity
Experience supporting managers through change and structural transition
Ability to influence, challenge and build trust at senior level
Energy, resilience and a collaborative, solutions-led mindset