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This job description summarizes the key responsibilities of an HR Business Partner role at a university. The role involves: 1) Building relationships and providing strategic HR advice to senior managers and unions; 2) Leading organizational change projects and resolving complex employee relations issues; 3) Recruiting, staffing, and reducing costs for designated departments in line with policies. The ideal candidate will have substantive HR experience in a complex organization, knowledge of UK employment law, and excellent communication and relationship building skills.

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JHRDE

This job description summarizes the key responsibilities of an HR Business Partner role at a university. The role involves: 1) Building relationships and providing strategic HR advice to senior managers and unions; 2) Leading organizational change projects and resolving complex employee relations issues; 3) Recruiting, staffing, and reducing costs for designated departments in line with policies. The ideal candidate will have substantive HR experience in a complex organization, knowledge of UK employment law, and excellent communication and relationship building skills.

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: HR Business Partner


Grade: G
School/Service: HR Services
Campus: Docklands – but the post holder may be required to work at other UEL premises
Responsible to: Senior HR Business Partner
Responsible for whom: HR Assistant
Liaison with: Internally: Management at all levels including Vice Chancellor’s Group, Trade
Union representatives, staff across UEL including Finance, HR staff. Externally:
Agencies, advertising agencies, regional TU representatives, solicitors, CIPD,
UHR, UCEA

JOB PURPOSE:

To partner designated school and service/ college areas ensuring the delivery of strategic and operational
business plans and to take responsibility for a portfolio of HR projects.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. To build strong and lasting relationships with key partners, including senior management, line
managers and local trade unions.
2. To provide expert advice to managers in implementing strategic and operational business plans and
targets.
3. In consultation with designated school and service managers to develop and design business focused
solutions to people matters.
4. To lead on organisational change projects in partnership with senior managers and other
stakeholders.
5. To advise managers at all levels on employment-related issues, working in partnership with key
managers and stakeholders to deliver effective and appropriate HR interventions and to maximise
service delivery.
6. To provide expert, practical solution-focussed HR advice and guidance to managers and employees,
for example, in relation to organisational change and development, equality and diversity, employee
relations and engagement, casework, resourcing, reward and benefits.
7. To provide coaching and influence managers as a trusted expert in relation to people and business
matters, providing advice and support that balances business and people needs.
8. To identify, develop and deliver training/briefing sessions for managers on relevant HR processes,
including performance management, induction, probation, immigration and revisions to organisational
policies and procedures.
9. To line manage one or more HR Assistants, including probation, performance, sickness absence
management and training and development
10. To have responsibility for designated areas or activity, for example review and revision of HR policies
or leading on an area of HR activity such as resourcing or management information as agreed with the
Senior HRBP.
11. To provide timely and effective recruitment and selection service to designated areas, including advice
on policy and procedure and good recruitment practices.
12. To manage effectively and advise on risks in designated areas in liaison with the Senior HRBP.
13. To monitor and reduce costs, including the appropriate use of agency staff and HPLs according to
UEL’s policy and procedure and in line with legislation.
14. To monitor workforce trends, for example, sickness absence and staff turnover and take appropriate
action to ensure that designated areas are appropriately resourced in consultation with local
management.
15. To act as an ambassador for UEL, developing partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
16. To take responsibility for own personal and professional development via internal and external
sources and network, e.g. CIPD, UHR, UCEA.
17. To perform any other duties which are commensurate with the job as reasonably required.
PERSON SPECIFICATION

Job Title: HR Business Partner

Service: HR Services

Grade: G

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Essential Criteria

Degree (A/C)

Membership of the CIPD (A/C)

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

Essential Criteria

Substantive generalist HR experience in a large, complex organisation in a business partnering


context including experience of implementing organisational change, undertaking case work and
managing complex processes. (A/I)

Sound working knowledge of UK employment law and current HR trends and appreciation of
equality and diversity issues in employment (A/I)

Experience of utilising an HR database and of using Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Outlook,
Word and Power Point and an ability to interpret and appropriately act upon management information.
(A/I)

Desirable criteria

Experience and knowledge of the Higher Education or Further Education sectors (A/I)

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Essential criteria
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and well-developed interpersonal skills (A/I)

Experience of staff management, agreeing clear objectives and organising and delegating tasks according to
individual abilities and of planning, prioritising and organising the work of yourself and others, on a daily,
weekly or monthly basis to ensure the effective use of resources (A/I)

Ability to work effectively as part of a team and to build sustainable working relationships with key
stakeholders including senior managers and trade union representatives.(A/I)
Resilience to work under pressure and remain calm and professional and experience of using initiative and
creativity to resolve complex problems that are unpredictable, identifying practical and suitable solutions. (A/I)

PERSONAL QUALITIES:

Essential criteria:

Strong commitment to the provision of a high quality HR Service (A/I)

Commitment to and understanding of equal opportunities issues within a diverse and multicultural
environment. (A/I)

Criteria tested by Key:


A = Application form
C=Certification
I = Interview
P = Presentation
R = Research papers
T = Test

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