People & Culture Business Partner

University of East London

We’re the University of East London (UEL) founded in 1898 and proud to change lives through education. Our goal is to advance industry 5.0 careers-first education and provide a clear path to the jobs and opportunities of the future. We’re committed to driving diversity in the 5.0 talent pipeline, working in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found and creating a balanced, inclusive, and green future.

About the People & Culture Department

The People & Culture directorate is responsible, in partnership with customers across the organisation, for delivering the University of East London’s People strategy, in furtherance of the UELs strategic progress outlined in our Vision 2028 strategy. It is focused on the delivery customer-centric and operationally excellent services to create an environment where people are attracted to work at UEL, to be supported to develop and grow, and deliver their best work in a hard-working and supportive environment.

About the Job

This is a new and exciting role in the People and Culture department, it’s a chance to really take ownership and be responsible for driving strategic cultural change across the University.

The People & Culture Business Partner is responsible for the execution of the People Strategy across UEL by designing, delivering, and embedding business area People plans, evolving them as needed. In this role, you’ll help build leadership and management capability, enhance the employee experience, provide HR perspective to business decisions and influence, develop, and integrate targeted people strategies.

About You

If you love developing relationships, understanding your business areas, and finding opportunities to contribute at a strategic level to drive cultural change and deliver our People Strategy then this is role for you!

You’ll be used to dealing with different audiences and being proactive in your engagement and how you collaborate. You’ll want to get to know us as a business and be driven by wanting to align what we do in the People and Culture department with what your business area strategic objectives are. You’ll want to take the lead in developing People plans and be a key role model of the People & Culture department, being authentic and passionate about what we do. You’ll bring innovation and drive things forward - your positive, can-do mindset, determination and love of change is what we need at UEL!

Benefits Package

Beyond a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package:

• 20% pension contribution (4% from you, 16% from us)
• 25 days holiday, plus 3 days over Christmas and bank holidays
• Hybrid working options for most positions
• A discretionary and non-contractual shared success bonus scheme with a value of up to £5,000 in the 23/24 academic year
• Subsidised gym membership
• 3 times base salary life assurance
• Cashback healthcare scheme
• Discounts on Apple and Samsung products, holidays, clothing, fitness, lifestyle, dining out, and weekly shopping

Equal Opportunities

UEL is an inclusive equal opportunities employer and are proud of our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity achievements, including: zero gender pay gap, members of Stonewall and have won Athena Swan awards. We expect all employees of UEL to accept our EDI policy and will not tolerate discrimination in any form.

We're a disability confident employer and value all applications. Please let us know if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.