HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner

Full Time 35 hours per week Monday - Friday

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum, dependent on experience

Coventry School Foundation is seeking an experienced and proactive HR Business Partner to join our small, dedicated HR team on a 12-month fixed term contract.

Reporting to the Senior HR Manager this is a varied and hands-on role that combines strategic business partnering with operational HR delivery. You will work closely with Headteachers and managers across the Foundation, providing expert advice and guidance on the full employee lifecycle, leading on complex employee relations matters, supporting organisational change, and helping to deliver people-focused initiatives that support the Foundation's strategic objectives.

As part of a collaborative HR team, you will also oversee the day-to-day operational delivery of HR services, including recruitment and onboarding, HR administration, workforce reporting and supporting payroll processes, ensuring a high-quality and responsive service is provided across the Foundation.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR professional who enjoys building strong relationships, influencing managers, solving complex people issues and driving continuous improvement. You'll be comfortable working both strategically and operationally, able to manage competing priorities, and confident making sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will have substantial generalist HR experience, excellent knowledge of employment legislation, experience of managing complex employee relations cases, and the ability to coach and influence managers at all levels. A CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent experience) is essential, together with excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills.

If you are looking for an opportunity to make a genuine impact within a values-driven organisation and play a key role in shaping and delivering HR across the Foundation, we would love to hear from you.

The Coventry School Foundation is strongly committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to create a welcoming, respectful and safe environment for all members of our community, from every ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability/disability, religion and background. We know that more diverse teams are stronger teams, and that the more inclusive we are, the more our staff and pupils will feel a sense of belonging and will thrive. To enable us to make any reasonable adjustments, please let us know when you submit your application whether you have any special requirements to enable you to participate fully in the recruitment process.

The Coventry School Foundation is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers, social media checks, the Disclosure and Barring Service and overseas police check if necessary. Candidates from overseas must provide information about their past conduct, for example, by providing documents issued by overseas teaching authorities.