HR Business Partner required on a temporary - permanent basis
- Job Type: Full-time hours
- Location: East London and Greenwich
- Salary: (£52,920 - £56,154 per annum)
- Brief description: An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Business Partner to support a high-performing education trust and one of its leading schools. This HR Business Partner role will combine strategic input with hands-on casework, helping to shape people practices, strengthen employee relations, and support key organisational priorities across the trust.
A successful HR Business Partner will bring strong generalist HR expertise, sound judgement, and the ability to build positive relationships with leaders, managers, and staff. This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional who is passionate about education, staff wellbeing, and driving high standards across a multi-school environment.
Day-to-day of the role
- Provide specialist HR advice on trust policy, organisational culture, workforce planning, leadership development, change management, and employee relations.
- Manage a casework portfolio, identifying risks, emerging themes, and appropriate interventions.
- Support the delivery of strategic HR objectives across both school and trust settings.
- Help foster a positive employee relations culture with a strong focus on equality, staff engagement, and wellbeing.
- Work closely with the Head of HR to establish consistent and effective casework practices across the HR team.
- Coach and support junior HR colleagues to ensure cases are managed appropriately and in line with policy.
- Improve communication and guidance for staff and line managers, ensuring HR policies and processes are clear, current, and accessible.
- Liaise with senior leaders to identify opportunities to reduce recurring issues and strengthen people management practice.
- Lead and support the implementation of new HR processes, procedures, and policy developments.
- Produce and present high-quality workforce data, insights, and reports to support decision-making.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Proven experience in an HR Business Partner or similar generalist HR role.
- Holds a relevant HR qualification or equivalent experience
- Professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Personal and Development (ideally, at least MCIPD status)
- Strong knowledge of employee relations, change management, and the full employment lifecycle.
- Experience of managing complex casework and providing practical, risk-aware HR advice.
- Ability to interpret and implement HR policy consistently and effectively.
- Confidence in coaching managers and supporting the development of less experienced HR colleagues.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence at different levels.
- A strategic mindset combined with a hands-on, solutions-focused approach.
- Commitment to equality, staff wellbeing, and creating a positive workplace culture.
- Experience of working within education, public sector, or multi-site organisations would be advantageous.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to produce meaningful workforce information and reports
