Strategic HR Business Partner – Lead the Change

Location: Loxley House, Nottingham (Hybrid)
Salary: £56,730 – £60,125 per annum
Contract: Permanent

Are you an experienced Strategic HR professional who is passionate about shaping the future of public services?

Are you driven by innovation, collaboration, and the desire to make a real impact?

This is your opportunity to join Nottingham City Council as a Strategic HR Business Partner and play a pivotal role in delivering high‑performing, people‑centred services across our Council.

Why This Role Matters

As our Strategic HR Business Partner, you will be a key driver of strategic transformation across the Council. Supporting areas including Growth and City Development, you’ll influence major organisational decisions, champion people strategies that boost performance, and ensure our services meet the needs of residents, communities, and colleagues.

This is a role where you can truly shape the future.

Key Responsibilities

Lead HR Strategy: Develop and deliver people strategies that align with Council priorities and enable long‑term organisational success.
Drive Performance & Workforce Planning: Use data, insight, and analytics to strengthen workforce planning, performance management, talent development, and service redesign.
Lead a High‑Performing HR Team: Inspire, coach, and support a team of HR professionals to collaborate effectively, drive strategic initiatives, and deliver outstanding HR services.
Manage Complex Casework: Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations issues while building strong, constructive relationships across the organisation.
Champion Change: Act as a trusted strategic partner to senior leaders, enabling sustainable change and continuous improvement.
Promote Inclusion & Equality: Embed equality, diversity, and inclusion into all aspects of our workforce strategy, ensuring compliance and advocating best practice.
Collaborate with Leadership: Work closely with senior leaders to strengthen leadership capability and ensure HR initiatives support the Council’s wider goals.

Who We’re Looking For

An influential, forward‑thinking HR leader with:
CIPD qualification and experience in senior strategic HR roles within large or complex organisations
Strong expertise in recruitment, casework, workforce planning, service redesign, and talent management
Confidence using data and insight to shape strategy and drive service improvement
Exceptional leadership skills and the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels
A real commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
The ability to navigate change, inspire teams, and work in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment

Why Join Us?

Make a Real Impact: Your work will directly shape the future of public services in Nottingham.
Grow Your Career: Access to ongoing professional development and the opportunity to lead major strategic projects.
Flexible, Supportive Work Environment: Hybrid working (one day per week – Wednesday – in the office), flexible arrangements, and a culture that prioritises wellbeing.
Great Benefits:
- 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 after 5 years)
- Local Government Pension Scheme with 17.9% employer contribution
- Supportive, values‑driven workplace

✨ Ready to Apply?

If you're a strategic HR professional ready to lead meaningful change, we’d love to hear from you.

For more information, please contact: Lucy Wesson, Senior Recruitment Business Partner by
Email: here

Join us and help shape a modern, inclusive, high‑performing public service for Nottingham.

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At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

Closing Date: 22nd February 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
Smart Working – to support your work life balance
Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.

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