Regional HR Business Partner – Multi-Academy Trust (12-Month FTC)

Location: Home based – with travel across academies in Suffolk and Norfolk

Salary: £50k to £54k plus benefits

Contract: Fixed Term Contract, 12 months, Full Time

HB Partners is delighted to be supporting a leading national multi-academy trust in the appointment of a Regional HR Business Partner on a 12-month fixed term contract. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional with a background in the education sector to take ownership of the people agenda across a regional group of academies, working as a trusted partner to school leaders and playing a key role in shaping the future direction of a highly regarded organisation.

The Role

Reporting into the central HR team, you will deliver an expert, professional HR service across your region, providing both face-to-face and remote support to your academies. You will build confidence in the HR function among senior stakeholders, promote a culture of continuous improvement, and act as a key driver of organisational and cultural change in support of the Trust's wider strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading on complex employee relations matters and casework across the region, ensuring timely and fair resolution for both the organisation and its staff
• Partnering with the central recruitment team to deliver a coordinated approach to attraction and recruitment, ensuring full staffing across all schools
• Contributing to the development of compliant, supportive and straightforward operational policies and procedures
• Ensuring academy HR teams and leadership have access to appropriate training
• Supporting the onboarding of new academies joining the Trust, including TUPE transfers, staff inductions, data migration and system training
• Developing and implementing plans to support organisational and cultural change, driving effectiveness, accountability and performance

About You

• CIPD qualified or with substantial equivalent experience
• Proven experience managing complex casework and high-level employee relations issues
• Previous HR experience within the education sector
• Excellent relationship management skills, with a track record of building credibility with senior stakeholders

Please contact Jamie at HB Partners for an informal discussion.