People Partner

Department Human Resources Location Joseph Priestley Building Salary £44,131 to £51,182per annum This role also carries a 10% market supplement Post Type Full Time Release Date 18 March 2026 Closing Date 23.59 hours BST on Monday 06 April 2026 Reference H126002

We're looking for a proactive People Partner with a focus on employee relations to join our team and deliver expert guidance to managers and staff in a diverse, fast-paced university setting. As a key member of our People and Culture team, you'll provide professional, first-line advice and support, ensuring best practice in all aspects of employee relations and people management. You'll work closely with managers to enable confident decision making and help drive a culture of high performance, engagement, and continuous improvement.

You'll be a confident HR professional with the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands on delivery. You will be educated to degree or equivalent and be an Associate Member of the CIPD (Assoc. CIPD). You will have experience providing proactive ER advice across a diverse workforce with a solid background in managing employee relations casework and experience of delivering training to managers on ER topics.

You will have knowledge of and experience in HR databases and systems, including strong IT proficiency (Excel, MS Office, HRIS), and experience designing and implementing HR policies and delivering training interventions. You will also possess a deep understanding of employment law and effective people management practices.

You will join a collaborative and supportive working environment where your expertise will help shape how we support our people. We offer a generous pension and annual leave provision (40 days including statutory holidays), family friendly policies and state of the art campus facilities. We also operate a hybrid working model that allows staff to combine on site and remote working where appropriate, dependent on work duties.

Informal queries in relation to this opportunity are very welcome, and should be directed to Annabel Roberts, Employee Relations Manager at .

The selection process will include an interview and a work related exercise element, and full details will be provided to shortlisted candidates in advance.

The appointed candidate will normally be employed through our subsidiary company BCU Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Birmingham City University. Appointees with prior LGPS membership who wish to enter the LGPS scheme will be able to do so and will be employed by Birmingham City University directly.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and to an environment that supports lawful free speech and academic freedom. We will continuously review and improve our policies, practices, and procedures to ensure that we are promoting these in all aspects of our operations. We believe that by working together, combining our many different backgrounds and life experiences, we will empower each other to reach our full potential.