HR Business Partner (Professional Services)

About the roleLeicester is a leading University committed to international excellence, world-changing research and high quality, inspirational teaching. We change lives through the education we offer and the research we undertake. As an HR division, we play a vital role in helping to value, nurture and celebrate our people to ensure we are all Citizens of Change.Working on a hybrid basis with a minimum of three days a week on campus, you will play a key role in the delivery and success of the HR People Strategy 5-year delivery plan. This delivery plan underpins the University’s three strategic themes of Research-inspired Education, World-changing Research and Our Citizens as well as the annual planning process. You will advise, coach, influence and challenge senior stakeholders on significant HR issues and proactively influence a climate of change and alignment of schools/departments to the University’s strategic aims.Supported by a team of Senior HR Advisers, you will also be responsible for the delivery of a comprehensive and effective HR service to Professional Services Divisions and for the provision of high quality, business focused and strategic level advice. This will include providing extensive guidance and support to the Heads of Divisions and their senior management team.About youYou will be a Chartered Member of the CIPD, educated to degree level (or equivalent) and demonstrate substantial experience of managing and implementing significant change projects and transformative processes. You will have experience of leading strategic and operational HR matters in a unionised environment within a large complex organisation.Additional informationInformal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Clare Haynes, Assistant Director of HR (Business Partnering), at Clare.Haynes@leicester.ac.uk.First stage interviews are anticipated to take place via Microsoft Teams on Friday 21 August.  The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world. As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive. We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.Unable to show this video due to your cookie preferencesVacancy ID:13597Location:LeicesterSchool/Division:Human ResourcesVacancy terms:Full time or job share, permanent Salary details:Grade 9 - 59,966 to 67,468 per annum, pro-rata if part-timeHours per week:37.5Advert closes midnight on:13 Aug 2026