HR Business Partner

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Hybrid working available, 3 days onsite per week

Are you passionate about driving change and supporting strategic HR initiatives within the education sector? We're seeking a HR Business Partner to join a forward-thinking and dynamic people and culture team. This is a high-impact role supports senior leaders across multiple business areas, shaping workforce strategy, driving organisational change, and championing an inclusive and high-performing culture.

In this role, you'll act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders using data-driven insights to influence and shape workforce strategy, lead change, and coach managers through complex people challenges. You'll play a key part in attracting, developing and retaining top talent while leading on impactful organisational transformation.

• Act as a strategic partner to shape workforce direction by delivering expert HR advice, data-driven insights, and collaborative solutions to empower senior leaders to make informed decisions.
• Lead on workforce planning, talent management, and organisational development initiatives.
• Use workforce analytics and strategic planning to deliver clear insights, identify risks and opportunities, and support proactive decision making and change across the business area.
• Drive change management programmes, including restructures and cultural transformation.
• Lead and support change initiatives by coaching managers, driving restructures and embedding inclusive and innovative approaches, ensuring compliance, collaboration with unions and alignment with organisational values.
• Champion diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing across the organisation.

• Significant experience in delivering generalist HR services in complex organisations, with a proven ability to influence and coach managers.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practices, particularly within the education sector.
• Demonstrable experience in workforce planning, succession planning and talent management.
• Experience of identifying opportunities for, developing and implementing strategic HR initiatives and projects including restructuring and redundancy activities.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to analyse complex data to identify patterns, trends and risks, and evaluate the impact of initiatives and identify strategic people recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills, with a strong focus on stakeholder engagement and customer service.
• A passion for equality, diversity, and inclusion, and the ability to apply these principles in a practical setting.
• Hold a relevant qualification e.g. CIPD Level 7 or equivalent, or equivalent expertise gained through experience.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation where your work will directly influence the employee experience and organisational success. Submit your CV today and a member of the team will be in touch.

Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.