Senior HR Business Partner

UAL is seeking a proven HR Business Partner to support the delivery of an exceptional HR service and play a key role in deploying our long-term People Strategy. This is a great opportunity to advance your HR career within a world leading organisation undergoing an exciting period of change. 

As Senior HR Business Partner, you will lead on business partnering work within a designated client group, inspire and coach other HR Business Partners and be a part of the Business Partnering Hub, working under the overall direction of the Associate Director of HR (Business Partnering).

The core purpose is to work closely with specific client groups to focus on:

•    Organisational and people capability building
•    Longer term resource and talent management planning
•    Using business insights to drive change in people management practices
•    Leading and advising on the people implications of organisation change

Our client groups have multiple Directors to support. As an experienced and established business partner, you will be expected to deal effectively with a large complex client group on a wide range of business issues and offer advice, coaching and support to less experienced colleagues. 

About you

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 demonstrable 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 experience and understanding of organisational design as well as experience of leading change.

You will be an 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.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. UAL is home to a diverse body of over 6,000 academic, professional and technical staff who support more than 21,000 students from 130 countries.

The University is made up of 6 renowned Colleges: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL is ranked second in the world for Art and Design in the 2022 QS World University Rankings.

For full details on the assessment criteria and how to apply please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

Closing date: 8 December 2023 at 23:55.

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.