Associate HR Business Partner

Job title:

Associate HR Business Partner

Company

University College London

Job description

About usWe are excited to announce an opportunity to join our team as one of two Associate HR Business Partners (HRBPs) at our vibrant site in central London, just a 4-minute walk from King’s Cross St Pancras.These key roles will empower you to make a significant impact across different sectors within UCL. The first position offers the chance to collaborate with HR colleagues in several prestigious faculties, including Laws, Arts and Humanities, Social and Historical Sciences, and the IOE – UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. The IOE is celebrated as a leading centre for research and teaching in education and social sciences, having proudly held the title of number one for education worldwide since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.The second position presents an opportunity to support HR colleagues and managers in UCL’s expansive Estates division, as well as in the influential Vice-President departments for Advancement, External Engagement, and Strategy. Join us in shaping the future of UCL and positively influencing the academic landscape!About the role

• To provide support and assistance primarily to HR Business Partners from across the HR Business Partnering Team.
• To work with the client group to seek resolution to employee relations issues and working with the Employee Relations Team to progress formal cases at the relevant stage.
• Prepare HR reports for internal and external audiences using business analytics reporting tools. Manipulate, analyse and interpret data, producing graphs and tables to clarify and visualise the data.
• To build and develop effective working relationships with managers and staff, which will allow the role holder to give day to day HR advice and guidance to managers and staff and have an impact in influencing and supporting managers to achieve their local and the corporate objectives.
• Supporting the HR Business Partnering team to support the implementation of people focused initiatives and activities within the client group.

About you

• Experience of advising and handling a range of complex HR issues (e.g. disciplinaries, grievances, change management, TUPE and working effectively in a Human Resources environment of a complex organisation.
• Experience of providing high quality HR administrative support and providing high quality advice to managers on a range of HR policies, procedures and HR best practice.
• Experience in a HR Specialist role as well as generalist experience.
• CIPD or equivalent qualified.
• Experience of designing and delivering training workshops on HR related topics
• Proven ability to analyse problems and evidence of having developed and successfully implemented practical solutions to address these.
• Interpersonal skills which enable the post holder to influence others and to develop effective working relationships
• Able to be tenacious and resilient in the face of challenge and disagreement whilst maintaining a professional demeanour.
• Able to run reports, manipulate, analyse and interpret data sets, including using graphs and tables.
• Ability to work independently as well as working effectively as part of a team.
• Effective communication skills (both written & oral) and experience of drafting reports and writing business correspondence.
• Able to work collaboratively with the central and local HR teams – to be inclusive and help everyone feel they are part of one team.

Closing date 11th February / Interview date TBCWhat we offerAs well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loanOn-Site nurseryOn-site gymEnhanced maternity, paternity and adoption payEmployee assistance programme: Staff Support ServiceDiscounted medical insuranceOur commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/Available documents

Expected salary

Location

North West London

Job date

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 07:00:24 GMT

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