Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Gwent, UK
Summary: This role is for a Part-Time HR Business Partner on a fixed-term contract with a large education provider in South Wales, focusing on strategic HR initiatives during a period of transformation. The position requires a strategic approach to HR, emphasizing workforce planning, employee relations, and collaboration with senior leaders and unions. The contract is set to last until July 2026, with a commitment of 0.6 FTE, or three days per week. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in strategic HR business partnering and organizational change.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic HR business partnering across faculties and departments.
- Lead on strategic change initiatives including transformation and OD, ensuring that the people impact of transformation is fully considered and managed effectively throughout all stages of change.
- Support workforce planning including succession planning and innovative recruitment strategies.
- Advise and coach managers on employee engagement, leadership development, and performance management.
- Lead on complex employee relations matters (e.g., disciplinary, capability, grievance cases, and absence).
- Collaborate with union representatives to maintain positive employee relations.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures linked to transformation activities, including project planning, communications, and documentation.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in strategic-level HR business partnering, not just operational HR.
- Strong background in organisational change, transformation and/or OD (especially key for the faculty-based role).
- Ability to build strong relationships and constructively challenge senior stakeholders.
- Experience engaging with trade unions is preferred.
- Higher Education sector experience is desirable but not essential; approach, capability, and strategic mindset are key.
- Chartered CIPD membership (or above) required.
Salary (Rate): £48,148 yearly
City: Gwent
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: HR
HR Business Partner Opportunity - Part Time FTC
We are currently working on an exciting HR Business Partner opportunity for a large education provider in South Wales. In this role, you will be crucial support during a period of exciting transformation, organisational change, culture development, and long-term workforce planning.
Part-Time HR Business Partner (0.6 FTE) - Fixed-Term Contract
Contract Duration: Until July 2026
Hours: 3 days per week (0.6 FTE)
Salary: 48,148 per annum (pro rata)
Area of Focus: Professional Services
Key Themes: Strategic partnering, workforce planning, transformation
Line Management: Yes
About the Role
This is a strategic HR role, not just operational; to help shape the future of the institution by leading on complex organisational change in a large, dynamic environment. You'll play a vital part in ongoing transformation projects, acting as a trusted advisor and critical point of contact for senior leaders, directors, and managers, whilst developing relationships with unions and stakeholders.
While extensions of this position may be possible, it is not guaranteed.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic HR business partnering across faculties and departments.
- Lead on strategic change initiatives including transformation and OD. Ensuring that the people impact of transformation is fully considered and managed effectively throughout all stages of change
- Support workforce planning including succession planning and innovative recruitment strategies.
- Advise and coach managers on employee engagement, leadership development, and performance management.
- Lead on complex employee relations matters (eg disciplinary, capability, grievance cases and absence)
- Collaborate with union representatives to maintain positive employee relations.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures linked to transformation activities, including project planning, communications, and documentation
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience in strategic-level HR business partnering, not just operational HR.
- Strong background in organisational change, transformation and/or OD (especially key for the faculty-based role).
- Ability to build strong relationships and constructively challenge senior stakeholders.
- Experience engaging with trade unions is preferred.
- Higher Education sector experience is desirable but not essential-approach, capability, and strategic mindset are key.
- Chartered CIPD membership (or above) required.
Reward & Benefits
- Salary: 48,148 (pro rata for part-time role)
- Holidays: 35 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Pension: Access to a generous pension scheme
- Work-Life Balance: Flexible and hybrid working supported
- Staff Perks: Access to sports centre, on-site catering outlets, learning resources, and staff discounts
For further information about this opportunity, please contact Branwen Johns on (phone number removed) and email a copy of your CV
The deadline for CVs is July 31st and interviews are planned to take place on August 7th