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About The Role
We’re creating something new at the University of Bath – and we’d love you to be part of it. Our HR department is forming a dedicated People Consultancy Hub, a collaborative team focused on delivering meaningful change across the University.
As a Senior HR Consultant, you’ll lead and contribute to projects that matter – from improving policies and processes to supporting organisational design and effectiveness. These projects are about making things simpler, more inclusive, and better for the people who use them.
You won’t be working in isolation. Instead, you’ll be part of virtual teams that bring together subject matter experts, HR colleagues, and end‑users. Your role is to help these teams work well together, keep priorities clear, and turn ideas into practical outcomes.
We’re looking for someone who combines strong HR knowledge with consultancy skills and a genuine enthusiasm for collaboration. You’ll need to be confident engaging senior stakeholders, influencing decisions, and balancing multiple priorities. If you’re curious about digital tools, open to new ways of working, and motivated by seeing real improvements for people, this is an opportunity to make a positive difference in a team built on co‑creation.
About You
* Experience of leading significant HR projects and working across complex organisations.
* Comfortable managing stakeholders at all levels.
* Analytical skills to turn insight into action.
* Ability to adapt, learn quickly, and deliver outcomes in an Agile or similar environment.
Why Join Us?
At Bath, we value authenticity, empathy, and flexibility. You’ll join a supportive team that encourages innovation and collaboration, and you’ll have access to professional development opportunities to grow your expertise.
We offer a competitive salary, hybrid working, generous annual leave, an excellent pension scheme, and a vibrant campus community. We are committed to wellbeing and inclusion.
Further Information
If you’re excited by the idea of working in a collaborative, agile HR environment and want to help shape the future of our University, we’d love to hear from you. For an informal conversation about the role please contact Ed Webster: ejw85@bath.ac.uk or Katie Ross: kr634@bath.ac.uk.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to attend an assessment centre on either the 27 or 28 January 2026.
This role is offered on a full‑time (36.5 hours per week) permanent basis.
What We Can Offer You
* Free counselling services through Health Assured
* Cycle to work scheme
* Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
* Staff discount at Team Bath gym
* Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
* Staff discount on language courses
* Generous employer contributory pension schemes
* Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days
* Wide range of personal and professional development opportunities, including Apprenticeships and LinkedIn Learning
* Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
* Local discounts
* A family‑friendly workplace
* Excellent reward package recognising the talents of a diverse workforce
* Relocation allowance
* Visa reimbursement and interest‑free loan for immigration costs
Equal Opportunities
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds and communities, particularly from under‑represented groups.
We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We're proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, an accredited Disability Confident Leader, and an autism‑friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.
Anonymous shortlisting: We are constantly seeking to reduce unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.
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