HR Partner (HE Experience - 6 month contract)

HR Partner (HE Experience Essential)

Location: London
Contract: 6-month contract | Full-time (35 hours)
Rate: £29 per hour

The Opportunity

An immediate opportunity for an experienced HR Partner with Higher Education experience, to provide additional support during a period of significant organisational change. This role is suited to someone who can quickly integrate into a complex environment and confidently partner with senior stakeholders on both strategic initiatives and BAU HR activity.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of HR Partnering & Policy, you will support a range of HR partnering activities, with a strong focus on organisational change and employee relations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting leadership on redundancy programmes and large-scale organisational change
• Managing complex employee relations casework (grievance, performance, absence, disciplinary)
• Advising senior managers on HR strategy and people-related issues
• Contributing to strategic projects and HR policy development
• Coaching managers to build capability in people management
• Supporting workforce planning and restructuring activity
• Delivering day-to-day HR partnering support across business areas

About You

Essential:
• CIPD qualified (or equivalent experience)
• Previous experience within Higher Education
• Strong HR generalist experience within a complex organisation
• Proven experience supporting redundancy programmes and change initiatives
• Extensive employee relations casework experience
• Up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law
• Experience working with senior stakeholders
• Strong communication, influencing, and coaching skills

Desirable:
• Ability to hit the ground running in a short-term engagement
• Experience contributing to policy development and strategic HR projects

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