About Us:

Newham College London, now merged with NewVIc Sixth Form College, is the largest post-16 education provider in Newham. With campuses in East Ham, Stratford, Plaistow, and the London City Institute of Technology (LCIoT) in Canning Town, we serve over 11,000 students across a range of pathways - including 16-18 study, adult education, apprenticeships, and higher education.

With over 800 staff, four main campuses, and an annual turnover of £60 million, Newham College is one of the borough's largest employers and plays a key role in driving local economic and community development.

The Role;

We are seeking three experienced, pragmatic and highly organised HR Business Partner to join the HR team at Newham College. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping the culture here at Newham College!

This is an exciting new opportunity to join a high performing HR team. You will be joining the team at a time of real culture change. The HR Business Partner will be instamental in ensuring the culture is truly embedded within the College and delivering a high quality HR service to colleagues within the College, supporting our drive to be the employer of choice within Newham and the FE sector.

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) plays a key role in providing a pro-active, operational, professional, and efficient HR service ensuring policies, procedures, legislation and best practice are adhered to, and works collaboratively with business stakeholders to identify risk associated with organisational people decisions.

The HRBP will contribute to the effectiveness of HR service delivery and will be an active participant and role model in relation to the day-to-day operational work of the HR team. They will take accountability of the full employee life cycle for their designated areas of responsibility.

Key responsibilities.

• Provide professional HR business partnering support to managers across the College.
• Lead and manage employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence management, redundancy and organisational change processes.
• Coach, support and challenge managers to ensure effective people management and compliance with employment legislation and College policies.
• Develop, implement and embed HR policies, procedures and best practice across the organisation.
• Support recruitment and workforce planning activities throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Lead on restructures, reorganisations, contractual changes and redundancy consultations.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders to proactively identify and resolve people-related issues.
• Analyse HR data and produce management reports to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Oversee HR systems, records and payroll changes, ensuring data accuracy and compliance.
• Deliver training, guidance and development support to managers on HR matters.
• Line manage and develop the HR Coordinator.
• Lead HR projects and deputise for the Director of HR Operations when required.
• Promote a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture across the College.

Our Ideal candidate should have the following qualifications, skills and experience.

• Experience in a HR Business Partnering role
• Excellent IT proficiency, particularly in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A willing attitude

We have three roles:

2 x Permanent, full time, 36 hours per week

1 x Fixed Term until August 2027, full time, 36 hours per week

Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education All employment offers are subject employment checks. These include (some of which are dependent on the role and the individual): Enhanced DBS including Children's Barred List check, DfE teaching/management Barred List check, on-line searches, overseas criminal record check, evidence of identity and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references, confirmation of medical fitness, evidence of relevant qualifications and a check of previous employment history.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment. You will be required to become familiar with the College's policies, and comply with the requirements to safeguard and protect the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults. All staff are asked to complete mandatory training in relation to KCSIE and other key areas, and to read the relevant policies.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion The College has a strong commitment to working towards the implementation of equality of opportunity in both service delivery and employment. The College's mission and strategic objectives directly support this aim. All employees are required to actively support the development, dissemination and implementation of this aim and related policies and programmes.

Recruitment Process The email account you use to apply will be used for all recruitment communication. Please ensure that you use an email account that you regularly monitor.

All application forms must be fully completed, including a full record of education and employment history. Incomplete applications will not be considered for shortlisting.

The salary for this position is inclusive of London weighting. Please note that it is Newham College's policy to offer all roles at the entry point of the salary scale advertised. However, based on your qualifications and experience, we may offer a higher starting salary within the specified salary range.

We regret that we are unable to respond to every application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.

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