Human Resources Business Partner

Excellent holiday entitlement, local government pension scheme and a generous benefits package

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the high performing HR Team for an Ofsted “good” rated College. Situated in the heart of Yorkshire, Kirklees College is a large and vibrant, multi-site college with major centres in Huddersfield and Dewsbury. College is a great place to work where we’re proud of our Values of Inclusion, Nurturing, Supportive, Pride, Integrity, Respect and Excellence, and they are the foundation of everything we do.

Reporting to the Head of HR and Payroll, you’ll work in a team of HRBPs in delivering our HR agenda. As a HRBP you will work with our curriculum team, to support them in the strategic aspects of the people management agenda. Your key areas of focus will be Employee Relations, organisational and people capability building, longer term resource and talent management planning and using business insights and data to drive changes in people management practices.

Qualified to CIPD level 5 or working towards it, you’ll have experience of looking after a broad range of complex ER cases, building and maintaining strong business relationships within your stakeholder group and being an integral part of their team. You’ll have in depth knowledge of employment law and a clear understanding of people strategy and have coached, supported and enabled stakeholders to develop their capability in managing people challenges. You’ll also have implemented HR initiatives including business planning, organisational design, workforce planning, strategic resourcing, capability management, change management and employee engagement.

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