Senior HR Business Partner

Senior HR Business Partner

Posted 7 days ago by Venesky Brown

£298 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Summary: The Senior HR Business Partner role at a public sector organization in Dundee involves leading the HR business partnering team and providing cohesive HR support services. This position is initially for a 6-month contract with the possibility of extension, requiring hybrid working with up to 2 days in the office. The role demands significant experience in HR operations and project management, along with strong leadership and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support the Head of HR in developing and managing the HR business partnering team.
  • Provide leadership and vision for the HR function, delivering cohesive HR support services.
  • Manage complex, customer-focused projects and strategies related to people issues.
  • Oversee project delivery of workforce change and organizational development initiatives.
  • Plan, prioritize, and allocate workloads to ensure skilled employees meet organizational needs.
  • Work in partnership with trade unions and develop HR policies and procedures.
  • Communicate effectively and influence stakeholders at all levels.
  • Drive continuous improvement and performance management within the HR function.
  • Form constructive relationships with managers and staff across the organization.

Key Skills:

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent.
  • CIPD qualified.
  • Significant experience in managing HR operational work.
  • Experience in developing and managing complex projects and strategies.
  • Strong track record in project delivery related to workforce change.
  • Team management experience.
  • Workload planning and prioritization skills.
  • Direct experience with trade unions.
  • Knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practices.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • IT literate with effective information management skills.
  • Commitment to equality and diversity issues.
  • Ability to maintain high standards of integrity and transparency.
  • Coaching skills to enhance colleague effectiveness.

Salary (Rate): £298.19/day

City: Dundee

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: HR

Detailed Description From Employer:

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Dundee, is currently looking to recruit a Senior HR Business Partner for an initial 6 month contract with option to extend on a rate of £269.36 - £298.19/day (Inside IR35). This role will be hybrid working with up to 2 days per week in the office.

Responsibilities:

  • To support the Head of HR to develop and manage the HR business partnering team providing services to the organisation.
  • Provide visible leadership, management and vision for the HR function of the organisation and deliver a cohesive HR support service across the organisation.

Essential Skills:

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent.
  • Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) qualified.
  • Significant experience in managing HR operational work.
  • Experience of developing, implementing and managing complex, customer and delivery focused projects and strategies for people-related issues.
  • Strong proven track record of successful project delivery of workforce change/organisational development projects.
  • Experience of managing a team or project teams.
  • Workload planning, prioritisation and allocation experience to ensure sufficient skilled employees are deployed to meet the needs of the organisation.
  • Direct experience of working in partnership with trade unions.
  • Detailed knowledge and understanding of employment legislation and HR best practice with ability to develop HR policies and procedures.
  • Understanding and management ability to deliver multiple projects.
  • Understanding of key external developments in HR and the opportunities these offer to the organisation.
  • Excellent communicator and influencer, both verbally and in written formats.
  • Strong negotiation skills.
  • Strong chairing, presentation and facilitation skills.
  • Possesses an analytical and systematic approach to problem solving, drawing on both creative and analytical skills.
  • Commitment to equality and diversity issues.
  • IT literate, using the most effective methods to communicate and manage information.
  • Ability to make sure that the HR function conducts itself in accordance with the highest standards of integrity, honesty and transparency.
  • Able to drive continuous improvement and solid performance management.
  • Able to form constructive relationships with managers and staff at all levels of the organisation.

Desirable Skills:

  • Qualified in BPS level 1 and 2 occupational testing.
  • Understanding of corporate governance.
  • Knowledge and understanding of health, safety and well-being legislation and best practice and able to develop health, safety and well-being policies and procedures.
  • Able to coach colleagues to become more effective in meeting organisational requirements.

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