HR Business Partner (Professional Services)

PART TIME - Up to 30 Hours

Do you want to be a key part of a newly formed HR management team that will set out to deliver leading HR services through true organisational partnering?

As one the HR Business Partners for our Professional Services functions, you will play a critical role in pro-actively supporting organisational leaders to navigate their people agendas at both the strategic and operational levels.

As part of the HR Partnership Services Management Team, you will also play a leading role in the design and provision of innovative, high quality HR services across the University, and will lead on the realisation and embedding of our new people strategy within your portfolio.

We pride ourselves on ‘Providing Service Through Partnership’ to the University, and a key element of your role will be to partner our organisational leaders in creating and delivering against their local people plans that aim to drive the engagement and retention of our organisational talent. We strive to live our team values in everything that we do, aiming to be :

All of this is underpinned by us collectively adopting a simplification mindset, enabling our services to be relevant, well regarded, and agile.

In return, we will offer a basic salary of up to circa £46,974 (August 2023) and a generous annual leave entitlement plus 4 days seasonal shutdown. Alongside this you can expect an excellent pension scheme (LGPS) and the flexibility and support to work in a hybrid model.

If you want to work in an HR team that works in this way, and if this sounds like a role for you… then we would love to hear from – so please read on……

The University is at a pivotal moment in its history as we set out our vision and ambitions that will take to 2030, and our mission is to pursue excellence in higher education, transforming individuals, creating knowledge, enriching communities, and building a sustainable future.

People are at the heart of what we represent and everything that we do, and to continue to strive for excellence we want to attract talented and inspiring people and support them to succeed and to celebrate their successes and their contribution to the University.

We are committed to recognising and celebrating equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout our university community, and we are proud to be a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer, Athena SWAN award holder and a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. Building a diverse workforce is fundamental to achieving a truly inclusive work and learning environment and applications are welcome from all sections of the community.

We are at an exciting point in the evolution of both the University and the Human Resources and Organisational Development Department (HR&OD) as we take forward our new University Strategic Framework and align our new People, Culture and Community Strategy that will lead us up to 2030. HR & OD has a key role to pay in working alongside our most senior managers to support the realisation of our strategic aims via the provision of innovative, high quality, value-add HR services that directly support our organisational needs.

As a key part of a newly formed HR Partnership Services management team, this role will be pivotal in bringing the people strategy to life within our Professional Services functions, being visible within the portfolio and working closely with the leadership teams to support a wide range of people related activities including case management, organisational change, colleague engagement and experience, resourcing, talent management and succession planning. You will also be working collaboratively with Deputy Director of HR&OD and the extended HR team to support a variety University wide strategic projects and policy development.

This an excellent opportunity for a strong, pro-active, and forward-thinking HR practitioner to have an impact and make their mark on our organisation as a Business Partner, supporting a new phase of HR practice and service delivery for the University. We are therefore looking for candidates who can bring their related experiences from a wide range of background and combine this with a strong service-oriented and innovative mindset.

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging.

Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you... #yourCCCU.

How to apply

Start date for applications: 22nd of March 2023
Closing date for applications: 5th of April 2023
Interviews are to be held: 12th of April 2023

For the full job description etc. – please apply in the first instance with your up-to-date CV that clearly demonstrates the above required experience, or alternatively reach out for an informal conversation to Simon Smith, Deputy Director of HR & OD via simon.smith@canterbury.ac.uk

Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University’s redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.