Full-time, Permanent Contract (36.25 hours pw)  /  Salary £54,949 - £67,541 (negotiable DOE)  /  Service-led hybrid-working (up to 3 days home working pw)  /  30 days annual leave plus 5 additional days (Christmas & Easter) and bank holidays  /  USS Pension Scheme  /  Salary Sacrifice Schemes (lease car, cycle to work, nursery fees, holiday purchase, rail passes)  /  Retailer discounts portal  /  On-site 'Outstanding' Ofsted rated nursery  /  Subsidised on-site leisure centre including gym and swimming pool  /  On-site car parking and charging

Head of People Business Partnering, People Services, People & Organisational Development

At the University of Bradford we are driving sustainable social and economic development through outstanding teaching, research and innovation. We are the univeristy of and for Bradford, we are committed to inclusion and equality of opportunity where people want to, and can, make a difference. We are the place to be to make that difference. We are the place to be included, inspired, successful, to belong and to be you.  

Reporting to the Deputy Director of People, the Head of People Business Partnering leads a small team of People (HR) Business Partners, providing direction, focus and motivation to ensure the service meets business need and delivers on the strategic objectives of our People Strategy. They will develop the organisational-wide approach to strategic people (workforce & OD) planning and drive its implementation across the University through the Business Partnering team. They will ensure that Business Partners have clarity of purpose of their value-add priorities and objectives, as they balance both the strategic and operational elements of their roles.

The Head of People Business Partnering will work collaboratively with the Head of People Operations to ensure that operational and transactional HR services are capable of delivering across the organisation as required. They will also work closely with the Head of Organisational Development and Culture to embed OD and culture development actions into people plans. 

The successful candidate will be an established People Business Partner with proven experience of strategic partnering, workforce planning, and organisational development and culture change. They will have significant leadership experience and will have worked effectively with senior level stakeholders. Experience of working in the Higher Education sector is not essential but is desirable. 

You must upload a letter of application outlining your suitability for the role in view of the Job Description and Person Specification in the Additional Information section of the application form, in order for your application to be considered. 

For informal enquiries prior to application, please contact Gary McFarlane, Deputy Director of People, at g.mcfarlane@bradford.ac.uk. 

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and are fully committed to supporting all our employees so that they feel able to be their whole self at work. Within People Services, we have underrepresentation of men, those from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) backgrounds, and Disabled, LGBT+ and Non-binary people. We particularly welcome applications from these people.

Recruitment Agencies: we are open to receiving information about suitable candidates who are available on an interim basis for immediate start, given this is a new vacant position. Please contact g.mcfarlane@bradford.ac.uk directly.