Associate Director of HR (Business Partnering)
University of the Arts London
Associate Director of HR (Business Partnering)
8823
People
Hybrid – UAL High Holborn/Home
Full time
Human Resources
Permanent
No
24 October 2022 09:00
£75,000 – £85,000 per annum dependent on experience
UAL’s People Strategy is intrinsic to the success of the University’s wider 10-year strategy to bring high-quality creative education to more students, enabling them to flourish in a changing world, and change the world for good through creative endeavour. To achieve these aims we are investing significantly in our people and setting ambitious goals. With this comes an exciting opportunity for a proven HR leader to play a pivotal role in delivering the People Strategy through leading and developing an effective business partnering and employee relations service across the University.
Reporting to the HR Director, you will manage and oversee a team of HR Business Partners, Head of HR, HR Consultants and HR Project Managers. You will direct business partners to deliver on our strategic aims for their client groups in the following areas:
• Organisational and people capability building
• Resource and talent management planning
• Using business insights to drive change in people management practices
• Advising on the people implications of organisational change
And you will direct the Head of HR and the HR Consultancy team in working with their client groups on all operational activity spanning:
• Performance management
• Organisational change
• Employee relations
University of the Arts London is the world’s second University for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings® 2022. Our diverse and talented community comprises over 5,000 academic, professional, and technical staff. Together we are committed to social purpose. This includes creating a better and more sustainable world and championing race equality.
We offer highly creative working environments that inspire staff across all areas to fulfil their potential and continuous training to further develop their skills and expertise. We also offer hybrid and flexible working practices, and excellent staff benefits to improve your work life balance.
We value the diverse experiences candidates bring to UAL. Our people come from a variety of sectors and therefore applications are open to those both with and without previous experience of working in the higher education sector. Most important will be your substantial leadership, employee relations and business partnering experience gained within a comparable sized organisation.
CIPD qualified, you will bring to the role a working knowledge of contemporary approaches to business planning, organisational design, workforce planning, strategic resourcing, capability management, change management, and employee engagement. You will have an in-depth experience and understanding of organisational design as well as experience of leading change.
You will be a highly effective communicator with strong coaching skills who relishes the opportunity to be at the forefront of change and continuously adapt accordingly. If you meet this criteria, we would like to hear from you.
In return, University of the Arts London offers generous leave, pension and a commitment to your continuing personal development and training in an environment that encourages excellence, creativity and diversity.
Closing date: Monday, 24th October 2022 at 9am.
If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Jaspreet Kaur, Resourcing Adviser via email at [email protected] or 020 7514 9627.
UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.
Candidates are advised to submit applications early.
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