People Partner

We are currently partnering with an Educational Authority to recruit a Lead People Partner on a permanent basis to support their schools in the Bristol region. This role offers majority remote working, with the ability to manage your own diary/workload, with some occasional travel to Birmingham.

The ideal candidate will bring strong experience operating as a Lead People/HR Partner, with a proven track record of advising senior leaders on complex employee relations matters.

Duties will include (but are not limited to)

Delivering a high-performing, trusted ER service and overseeing complex or high-risk cases with expert judgement

Partnering strategically with schools and MATs to identify people-focused projects and supporting organisational change, including restructures, redundancies and TUPE

Building manager capability by coaching leaders to confidently and fairly manage people matters, strengthening culture and employee relations

Mentoring and guiding the HR Advisory team to deliver high-quality ER advice while identifying and mitigating risk for customers

Leading the development and implementation of People Services policies and processes, ensuring full compliance and embedding EDI throughout

Analysing HR and ER data to identify trends, risks and opportunities, and recommending improvements to policies, practices and organisational performance

Experience and skills required

CIPD L5 qualified

Highly self-motivated, commercially minded and able to work autonomously with strong drive and determination

Proven experience operating as a commercial HR/People Partner, ideally within fast-paced or complex environments

Strong ability to build collaborative relationships and influence senior stakeholders

Demonstrated experience leading organisational change projects, including restructures and redundancy programmes

Skilled in coaching, mentoring and developing colleagues to support team capability and consistency

Strong emotional intelligence with the ability to manage sensitive, contentious or complex people issues

Confident communicator with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholder groups

Experience within Education or HR/Payroll provider organisations is advantageous

Rewards and Benefits

Mileage for all business travel

26 days annual leave + bank holidays (rising with service)

Competitive pension

BUPA Cashplan

Range of employee wellbeing and support initiatives

Working hours

37 hours per week

Monday – Thursday: 8:30am-5pm

Friday: 8:30am-3pm

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.