HR Business Partner

Nottingham City Centre (On-site) £43,000 - £49,000 P/A with excellent benefits Permanent

This is a genuinely pivotal role within a high-performing and supportive HR team at the heart of a vibrant, fast-paced education environment.

As HR Business Partner , you will be the go-to expert for employee relations , providing trusted, pragmatic advice to managers while ensuring a consistent, high-quality HR service across a diverse workforce of over 300 staff, with an even wider community including volunteers, coaches, and governors.

This is a varied, hands-on role where no two days look the same. From complex casework to coaching leaders, shaping policy, and contributing to engagement initiatives, you will play a key part in driving a positive, compliant and people-focused culture.

What You Will Be Doing

Employee Relations and Advisory

• Managing a varied employee relations caseload including long-term absence, disciplinaries, grievances, flexible working and performance matters

• Providing clear, consistent advice in line with employment law and best practice

• Supporting sensitive and complex cases with professionalism and integrity Coaching and Stakeholder Support

• Building strong relationships with line managers across the organisation

• Coaching and empowering leaders to confidently manage people issues

• Supporting senior recruitment processes, including panel interviews Policy and Compliance

• Owning and developing HR policies, ensuring they remain compliant and up to date

• Supporting safeguarding-related policies and compliance requirements

• Playing a key role in maintaining robust HR standards across all staff and associated groups People Experience and Engagement

• Supporting employee engagement initiatives, including the annual staff survey

• Helping to shape a positive and inclusive working environment

• Overseeing employee benefits and contributing ideas to enhance the employee experience HR Operations and Data

• Maintaining accurate HR records and supporting payroll changes

• Producing meaningful HR data and insights to inform decision-making

• Supporting recruitment activities where needed

What We Are Looking For

• CIPD Level 5 qualified or equivalent

• Proven experience managing end-to-end employee relations casework

• Strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice

• Confident communicator with the ability to influence and build trust at all levels

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail

• Comfortable working in a structured, compliance-focused environment Experience in education is not essential. Adaptability and willingness to work within a regulated, safeguarding-driven setting is key.

What's in it for you:

This is an opportunity to make a real impact in a purpose-driven environment, where your work directly supports people and the wider community.

Benefits include

• Onsite gym and swimming pool

• High-quality school meals during term time

• Private healthcare

• Death in service three times salary

• 24 days holiday plus 5 days at Christmas plus 1 additional day and bank holidays

The Environment

You will be joining a supportive HR team with exposure to a wide range of people challenges, from day-to-day advisory work to complex case management. With a workforce spanning teaching staff, operational teams and a wider network of contributors, this role offers both breadth and depth.

Interested?

If you are an experienced HR professional who thrives in a busy, people-focused environment and enjoys making a tangible difference, we would love to hear from you, apply today.

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