HR & OD Partnership Manager

More than just a job

When you join BU, you become a part of a learning community that strives to make an impact on the world around us – aiming for a more sustainable, inclusive and healthy society. Our motto is to learn is to change and it's a principle that runs through everything we do. By joining us you will be provided with opportunities in your personal and professional development to help you thrive and achieve your full potential.

The opportunity

In this role and as part of a team of high performing professional experts, you will work in collaboration with the wider HR and OD team to further develop BU through delivery of an efficient high quality, professional and strategic service aligned to BU2025, the University’s values and faculty and service needs.  As the primary interface between faculties and services, you will effectively present, analyse and use metrics to identify insight into trends, performance and culture to drive effective change in people management practice. 

About you   

You will be a Chartered member of the CIPD and have substantial experience of HR and OD at a senior level within a complex unionised environment. With credibility and excellent interpersonal skills, you will have the ability to successfully influence at all levels.  A proven track record encompassing significant complex employee relations issues, organisational design and change and delivery of measurable improvements in service quality are essential, together with a flexible, proactive approach and ability to achieve results through personal initiative.

Why join us?

We’re proud to say that BU is a diverse and inclusive place to work, study and visit. We actively support and enable our employees to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, and we offer hybrid ways of working. With this in mind, we encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis. 

We are committed to inspiring and developing our employees and have lots to offer including a competitive salary, opportunity for pay progression, good holiday entitlement, a generous defined benefit pension scheme to which BU makes a valuable contribution.

To find out more about the role and team, please contact Zoe Challen, Head of Partnerships and Employee Relations at zchallen@bournemouth.ac.uk  

A detailed job description and person specification are available from our website together with an online application form.  Alternatively please email the HR Services Team at hrvacancies@bournemouth.ac.uk quoting the appropriate reference (HR157). 

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment.  We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society.  To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Closing Date: (Midnight) Sunday 5 February 2023

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