HR Business Partner

University of Bristol - HR - Science and Engineering

The role

We are seeking a part-time experienced HR Business Partner to join our team working across the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

As a key player in our organisation, you'll provide top-notch HR advisory services to managers at all levels, tackling a diverse range of people management challenges. Your expertise will be vital in finding innovative solutions, considering HR policy, employment legislation, and our unique organisational culture. You will also contribute to the development of HR processes in order to achieve the aims of the HR strategy and University Plan.

This role is part-time (21 hrs pw) and fixed term until 19/03/2027.

What will you be doing?

Working with your allocated area of the Faculty you will establish strong working relationships with key managers. Routine activities within the role will include supporting managers with employee relations cases from all stages of the employee lifecycle, workforce planning, analysing and interpreting HR MI data.

You will also be responsible for supporting organisational reviews, and assisting with the management of academic procedures at School and/or Faculty level.

You should apply if you have:

• Experience of working in a similar position as a HR Business Partner.
• Demonstrable experience of balancing a busy caseload and successfully partnering with managers at multiple levels in a complex environment.
• Flexibility in your approach and be happy to be part of a supportive team.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills are a pre-requisite with the ability to explain complex issues clearly and effectively to stakeholders of all levels.

Additional information

Contract type: Fixed term maternity cover for 12 months

Work pattern: Part time to include Wednesday and Thursday - third working day to be discussed.

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Wednesday 4th March.

For informal queries about the role, please contact Jo Livesey (Head of HR Business Partnering) on Jo.Livesey@bristol.ac.uk.

Our strategy and mission

We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.