Senior HR Business Partner

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A Senior HR Business Partner is required to join our HR Team on a permanent basis.

This role will require regular travel across London, the South of England and the Midlands.

WHAT THE SENIOR HR BUSINESS PARTNER ROLE INVOLVES:

As the Senior HR Business Partner, you will be working in partnership with the Directors and management to ensure that the business is equipped to create a high performing environment that supports employee attraction, engagement and retention.

Reporting to the Head of HR, the role will see you:

-Developing and delivering people plans aligned with the Operations Business Plan
-Managing a small team of regional HR professionals
-Playing a key role in driving the business towards achieving people related targets as well as strategic objectives
-Taking overarching responsibility for the delivery of an effective, expert and business lead HR provision to your region
-Working collaboratively with your colleagues within Resourcing, Learning & Development and the HR Shared Service Centre
-Building the profile of the HR service and managing the effective embedding of change

WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN YOU:

Although you may not have worked in the accommodation, hospitality or retail sectors before, you will be a practised HR professional with experience gained as an HR Manager or Senior Business Partner in a multi-site operation.

What is really important to us is that your experience has included:

-Previous experience of operating within multi-site, customer focused operation
-Experience in managing a small team of HRBP/Advisors
-In-depth and demonstrable knowledge of employment law, HR policy and practice and its practical application, including experience of managing TUPE
-Highly developed business partnering, relationship building, communication and influencing skills
-A strong background in coaching and developing non HR staff
-Leading in project delivery and management
-CIPD qualified
-Full UK Driving licence

Personally and professionally you`ll demonstrate that you:

-Are a first class team player who possesses a positive and collegiate attitude
-Thrive on understanding, empathising and delivering against customer needs
-Are able to work at pace, whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy and managing multiple demands
-Are self-motivated and able to work on your initiative
-Can operate effectively with ambiguity and manage change successfully

ABOUT UNITE STUDENTS:

Unite Students is the UK`s leading manager and developer of student accommodation. We provide a home for over 46,000 students in 133 purpose built properties across 28 of the UK`s strongest university towns and cities. We have over 1,000 employees and work in partnership with over 60 higher education providers, as well as renting rooms directly to students.

Founded in 1991, Unite Students is a FTSE 250 company listed on the London Stock Exchange; we also operate the Unite Student Accommodation Fund (USAF) for institutional investors. The Group`s charitable trust, the Unite Foundation, supports widening access to higher education, integrating students into the community and employability.

We`re proud to be an award winning employer having achieved the Investors in People Silver Award and the accolade of being one of the top 100 employers to work for. For more information about us, please visit our website.

Unite Students is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome people of all ages, ethnicities, religions or sexual orientations. We`re only interested in your talent, your potential and your personality and in offering you an environment where all three can develop and grow – regardless of your background. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.