HR Business Partner
- Recruiter
- University of the West of England
- Location
- Bristol
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 26 Apr 2017
- Closes
- 01 May 2017
- Sectors
- Human Resources
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part Time
UWE Bristol is an ambitious university. Together, our people are working hard to advance knowledge, inspire people and transform futures. We are looking for people with the skills and ambition to help us achieve those aims.
We are a well-established university, with over 27,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 3,000 staff. Students come to study with us from all over the UK, as well as from 140 different countries around the world, making this a diverse and interesting place to come and study.
Bristol itself is a hub of social and cultural activity. A place with a strong, creative and fiercely independent mindset. A city with a buzzing music scene, great restaurants and interesting business ventures. It's not surprising Bristol is consistently named as one of the best places to live and work in the UK.
The Human Resources team works to promote a positive working environment where individual contributions are valued, diversity is welcomed and people are treated with respect. We provide a professional HR service on all aspects of employment and we support staff in achieving the University goal of excellence in education, research and development.
Consistently recognised for the quality of our work by The Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards and the Universities HR Awards, we have a reputation for providing excellent support across all the University's faculties and professional services departments. With an expansive remit, our team is structured to deliver a wide range of essential core services as well as leading on strategic initiatives that are continually shaping the way we all work together, within the University and beyond.
Strategically we have a central role in helping to drive the University's ambitious 2020 vision and are committed to fostering partnership working between staff, students and external organisations in order to achieve our strategic goals and improve the overall employee experience.
On an operational level, we're the first point of contact for all the University's recruitment needs, we manage all employment contracts, and we offer professional guidance and support on every kind of HR issue. Our team is also responsible for administering the University's payroll service and pension schemes and handling any staff queries in these areas.
In all our work, we're driven by a culture of continuous improvement, always looking to enhance our approach to provide better services and accelerate our progress towards strategic goals. This includes the design and management of major change projects such as the introduction of e-recruitment and the development of Employee Self Service applications. We're also continually evolving and strengthening the University's dedication to equality and diversity, which has led to its inclusion as a Stonewall 100 employer and winner of the Athena Bronze Award.
We're motivated by progress, positive change and the impact much of our work has on the people around us. By improving employee engagement, nurturing talent and continually reviewing our policies and processes, we help staff to fulfil their potential - and the University to thrive. Our team supports individual career paths with coaching, mentoring professional development and innovative programmes introducing new ways of teaching and learning, and we deliver over 3,000 training places every year from our own learning and development centre. Outside the University, we work closely with business leaders to help them develop and implement people plans and HR solutions that align with strategic priorities, build performance and meet long-term objectives.
This role is a key part of our HR Development team providing HR Business Partner support to a Deputy or Pro-Vice Chancellor and their executive team, the current portfolio for this is supporting the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Student Experience) and their Student Journey Directorate executive team, ensuring that key objectives are met, and that services are delivered to meet customer requirements within relevant timescales. This role will be a member of a team of Business Partners and portfolios, which may vary, are focused on academic faculties or professional services, including those with a predominantly student focus as well as those that provide university-wide support such as Estates and Facilities, HR, IT and Strategic Communications and Engagement.
As an HR Business Partner you will act as a strategic partner and coach to develop effective working relations, influence and challenge senior managers to enable them to effectively deliver their service plans. You will provide a consultancy service, that may include project management as well as HR expertise, that delivers best practice and commercially focused HR solutions in conjunction with specialist HR functions. You will need to guide, influence, advise and support organisation design activity and workforce planning at a strategic level and be able to work collaboratively across the HR team and partner with the specialist functions such as resourcing, organisation and learning & development to deliver the HR agenda.
You will need to be an experienced HR Business Partner, well used to working independently and with senior managers; providing sound professional advice and making appropriate judgment calls in relation to risks. You will be experienced in problem-solving, including the analysis and interpretation of data, drafting reports, delivering briefings and skilled in consultancy, facilitation and coaching.
This post is a part-time role with the working pattern to be agreed to provide sufficient levels of cover and to enable a high level of service delivery.
You would be required to work 22.5 hours per week (ie 3 full days) and the working pattern is negotiable with the line manager, but flexibility may be required to support your portfolio.
Other benefits, in addition to salary:
• a generous holiday allowance of 27 days (pro rata if part time)
• up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year in addition;
• flexible working;
• excellent defined benefit pension schemes;
• option to participate in the cycle to work scheme;
• family friendly policies;
• onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus;
• option to purchase childcare vouchers.
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give our students access to everything they need to succeed - with GBP200m being spent on new state-of-the-art learning spaces and accommodation between now and 2020 to enhance our offer even further. Frenchay campus is within close proximity to excellent motorway links and within walking distance of two train stations, making UWE Frenchay Campus the ideal place to work for those wishing to commute to Bristol.Ha - GBP38,183 - GBP41,709 Salary: . Date posted: 13/04/2017
We are a well-established university, with over 27,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 3,000 staff. Students come to study with us from all over the UK, as well as from 140 different countries around the world, making this a diverse and interesting place to come and study.
Bristol itself is a hub of social and cultural activity. A place with a strong, creative and fiercely independent mindset. A city with a buzzing music scene, great restaurants and interesting business ventures. It's not surprising Bristol is consistently named as one of the best places to live and work in the UK.
The Human Resources team works to promote a positive working environment where individual contributions are valued, diversity is welcomed and people are treated with respect. We provide a professional HR service on all aspects of employment and we support staff in achieving the University goal of excellence in education, research and development.
Consistently recognised for the quality of our work by The Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards and the Universities HR Awards, we have a reputation for providing excellent support across all the University's faculties and professional services departments. With an expansive remit, our team is structured to deliver a wide range of essential core services as well as leading on strategic initiatives that are continually shaping the way we all work together, within the University and beyond.
Strategically we have a central role in helping to drive the University's ambitious 2020 vision and are committed to fostering partnership working between staff, students and external organisations in order to achieve our strategic goals and improve the overall employee experience.
On an operational level, we're the first point of contact for all the University's recruitment needs, we manage all employment contracts, and we offer professional guidance and support on every kind of HR issue. Our team is also responsible for administering the University's payroll service and pension schemes and handling any staff queries in these areas.
In all our work, we're driven by a culture of continuous improvement, always looking to enhance our approach to provide better services and accelerate our progress towards strategic goals. This includes the design and management of major change projects such as the introduction of e-recruitment and the development of Employee Self Service applications. We're also continually evolving and strengthening the University's dedication to equality and diversity, which has led to its inclusion as a Stonewall 100 employer and winner of the Athena Bronze Award.
We're motivated by progress, positive change and the impact much of our work has on the people around us. By improving employee engagement, nurturing talent and continually reviewing our policies and processes, we help staff to fulfil their potential - and the University to thrive. Our team supports individual career paths with coaching, mentoring professional development and innovative programmes introducing new ways of teaching and learning, and we deliver over 3,000 training places every year from our own learning and development centre. Outside the University, we work closely with business leaders to help them develop and implement people plans and HR solutions that align with strategic priorities, build performance and meet long-term objectives.
This role is a key part of our HR Development team providing HR Business Partner support to a Deputy or Pro-Vice Chancellor and their executive team, the current portfolio for this is supporting the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Student Experience) and their Student Journey Directorate executive team, ensuring that key objectives are met, and that services are delivered to meet customer requirements within relevant timescales. This role will be a member of a team of Business Partners and portfolios, which may vary, are focused on academic faculties or professional services, including those with a predominantly student focus as well as those that provide university-wide support such as Estates and Facilities, HR, IT and Strategic Communications and Engagement.
As an HR Business Partner you will act as a strategic partner and coach to develop effective working relations, influence and challenge senior managers to enable them to effectively deliver their service plans. You will provide a consultancy service, that may include project management as well as HR expertise, that delivers best practice and commercially focused HR solutions in conjunction with specialist HR functions. You will need to guide, influence, advise and support organisation design activity and workforce planning at a strategic level and be able to work collaboratively across the HR team and partner with the specialist functions such as resourcing, organisation and learning & development to deliver the HR agenda.
You will need to be an experienced HR Business Partner, well used to working independently and with senior managers; providing sound professional advice and making appropriate judgment calls in relation to risks. You will be experienced in problem-solving, including the analysis and interpretation of data, drafting reports, delivering briefings and skilled in consultancy, facilitation and coaching.
This post is a part-time role with the working pattern to be agreed to provide sufficient levels of cover and to enable a high level of service delivery.
You would be required to work 22.5 hours per week (ie 3 full days) and the working pattern is negotiable with the line manager, but flexibility may be required to support your portfolio.
Other benefits, in addition to salary:
• a generous holiday allowance of 27 days (pro rata if part time)
• up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year in addition;
• flexible working;
• excellent defined benefit pension schemes;
• option to participate in the cycle to work scheme;
• family friendly policies;
• onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus;
• option to purchase childcare vouchers.
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give our students access to everything they need to succeed - with GBP200m being spent on new state-of-the-art learning spaces and accommodation between now and 2020 to enhance our offer even further. Frenchay campus is within close proximity to excellent motorway links and within walking distance of two train stations, making UWE Frenchay Campus the ideal place to work for those wishing to commute to Bristol.Ha - GBP38,183 - GBP41,709 Salary: . Date posted: 13/04/2017