HR&OD Partnerships Manager Poole, England
Job description
Key information
More than just a job
Our vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.
When you join BU, you become a part of a learning community that strives to make an impact on the world around us – aiming for a more sustainable, inclusive and healthy society. Our motto is to learn is to change and it's a principle that runs through everything we do. By joining us you will be provided with opportunities in your personal and professional development to help you thrive and achieve your full potential.
The opportunity
In this role and as part of a team of high performing professional experts, you will work in collaboration with the wider HR and OD team to further develop BU through delivery of an efficient high quality, professional and strategic service aligned to BU2025, the University’s values and faculty and service needs. As the primary interface between faculties and services, you will effectively present, analyse and use metrics to identify insight into trends, performance and culture to drive effective change in people management practice. As a source of professional appropriate advice and guidance, you will support our managers in ensuring that we have the right people and teams to deliver our strategy.
In addition, the team have a portfolio of wide-ranging strategic and cross-university projects. You will have opportunity to support and lead project work which contribute to the delivery of our vision and strategy.
About you
You will be a Chartered member of the CIPD and have substantial experience of HR and OD at a senior level within a complex unionised environment. With credibility and excellent interpersonal skills, you will have the ability to successfully influence at all levels. A proven track record encompassing significant complex employee relations issues, organisational design and change and delivery of measurable improvements in service quality are essential, together with a flexible, proactive approach and ability to achieve results through personal initiative.
Why join us?
We’re proud to say that BU is a diverse and inclusive place to work, study and visit. We actively support and enable our employees to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, and we offer hybrid ways of working. With this in mind, we encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.
We are committed to inspiring and developing our employees and recognise that benefits, both financial and non-financial, are an important and valuable aspect of the total reward package. We have lots to offer including a competitive salary, opportunity for pay progression, good holiday entitlement, a generous defined benefit pension scheme to which BU makes a valuable contribution.
We also recognise that wellbeing is of paramount importance, and you would be able to access a comprehensive wellbeing programme and a free and confidential independent support service 24/7. We offer many family-friendly benefits such as generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave provisions and support for carers.
To find out more about the role and team, please contact Zoe Challen, Head of Partnerships and Employee Relations at [email protected]
BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
