Interim Senior Hr Business Partner

We are actively recruiting for an immediate start Senior HR Business Partner to join a Multi-Schools Trust for a period of up to 6 months (possibly longer). With a base in South East London, this role offers hybrid working, requiring a minimum of 3 days onsite, with some travel to other local sites required.

As HR Business Partner, you will be responsible for delivering a proactive HR BP service to Head of Schools/Headteachers and other staff, covering a full range of the employee life cycle including - recruitment and selection, inductions, performance management, HR/Employee Relations casework. You'll provide professional advice and support through actively coaching line managers and attending meetings, ensuring the fair and consistent application of Trust policies and procedures, based on up-to-date employment legislation and best practice HR principles. You will act as HR lead across your designated areas in relation to all aspects of the employee lifecycle, including organisational change initiatives e.g. team/department restructures, TUPE transfers, Outsourcing arrangements. You will also manage the HR/ER case list being managed within the HR team and support the recruitment process within your areas of responsibility, as well as supporting Trust-wide recruitment initiatives.

To be successful in this role, you will require ideally MCIPD qualification (or equivalent experience) and experience of working in a busy HR department in a generalist role at Business Partner level with good knowledge of UK employment legislation. You will have experience of providing advice on HR case work up to Employment Tribunal appeals and have an understanding of working in a unionised and complex environment.