Senior Hr Business Partner

The opportunity

The senior HRBP role is critical in ensuring that the HR function delivers a professional and high-quality service which supports the delivery of the organisation's strategic aims and objectives.  Join us and you’ll have an opportunity to play a key part in shaping, developing and implementing the new OfS people strategy, driving operational excellence and meeting strategic HR imperatives.

As the independent regulator of higher education in England, we ensure the best experience and the best value – for students, for taxpayers, for the economy and for the public good. This is an opportunity to lead and influence the direction of HR in what is a diverse and rapidly evolving organisation.
The role

More than just Business Partnering, you’ll work strategically as well as operationally to deliver a high-quality service, always with your eye on continuous improvement.
About you

You will have experience of complex policy development, ideally in a unionised environment. Just as importantly, because of your coaching style, you’ll be skilled at managing stakeholders, quickly building trust by applying a broad-based knowledge of people issues. You might be MCIPD qualified, but that’s not essential.
Working for us
The OfS regulates the higher education sector on behalf of all students. We value diversity and the wealth of perspectives, experience and ideas that it brings to our work, and we strive to embed equality of opportunity in everything we do.
We recruit based on fair and open competition and welcome applications from candidates regardless of age, disability, race and ethnicity, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.
At the OfS, we recognise that flexibility can enable people to work more effectively. A set of organisation-wide principles shape our approach to flexible and hybrid working, which our teams then use as guidance on how they deliver their business goals. This would usually mean working from the office for two or three days in a typical week.

To attract the widest possible field of qualified applicants, flexible working and part time working apply to this role.

In addition, our Total Reward Framework offers a range of benefits to suit your way of life. These include comprehensive learning and development, annual leave starting at 25 days per year (plus public holidays), access to the highly regarded Civil Service pension scheme and a variety of health benefits.

Closing date for applications: 11 February 2024

Interviews: From 26 February 2024