We are currently supporting a university based in the West Midlands, who are recruiting for a HR Business Partner on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. The position offers hybrid working (2/3 days working from home) and is paying up to £53,353 depending on experience. They are looking for strong HR generalist, CIPD L7 qualified, with a successful track record in managing employee relations and a strong stakeholder manager. Duties will include (but are not limited to): Working in partnership with the senior management of a specific faculty and other professional advisers to develop and deliver a strategic and operational HR plan Identify risks and develop action plans for assigned faculties/directorates and work collaboratively with other HRBPs to identify alignment of risks with other areas Deliver high-level and non-routine professional HR advice and guidance to senior managers in the assigned area Support the ER team with complex and/or high-risk cases, including investigations, appeals, implementation of legal advice and employment tribunal claims in a unionised environment Delivering guidance to senior managers on organisational design and change, including TUPE, job design, recruitment, EDI, redundancy and staff development Encouraging effective people management competencies by supporting, coaching and influencing senior management in dealing with HR issues, such as performance management, succession planning, reward and employee relations Experience required: Experience of providing advice and guidance to managers Experience of talent management and developing complex succession management plans Project management skills with experience of successfully developing and managing complex change programmes and projects CIPD L7 qualified Skills, knowledge and expertise required: Strong presentation and communication skills Project management skills Working hours: 37 hours per week – Monday to Friday, 8.45 - 5 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.