HR Business Partner

Derby College Group (DCG) are recruiting for a part time HR Business Partner to join our high performing HR team. This is a great opportunity to contribute to making a positive difference to our learners, communities, and each other.

If you would like to visit the site and meet the team before applying, please reach out to hrrecruitment@derby-college.ac.uk.

The Opportunity

As a HR Business Partner, you’ll play a crucial role through an enabling and collaborative approach supporting high quality people management, which is customer focused, results orientated and consistent with the College’s strategy and priorities. You’ll also lead on the delivery of a range of HR projects to support the achievement of the organisation's ambitious strategic aims.

The Business Partner team is currently operating a hybrid model of working on site at college sites and at home, with a requirement to attend key client sites based in Derby at least once a week.

For a full explanation of the roles and responsibilities, please see the Job Description below. 

About you

To excel in this role, you’ll have great communication and interpersonal skills and be able to quickly build trusted relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. You’ll have proven experience as a HR Business Partner or a skilled HR Adviser ready to take next step in your HR career. You’ll also need strong knowledge and understanding of employment law and regulations and experience of working in education would be desirable but not essential.

It is also essential that you are IT literate and have a great working knowledge of the MS Office suite. 

For a full explanation of the Person Specification, please see the Job Description below.

The Benefits

• Salary of £39,748 per annum pro rata (actual salary £32,229)
• 35 days per year plus 6 College closure days where applicable and 8 statutory days per year pro rata
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with a 20.5% employer contribution
• Discount at our Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ onsite Little Explorers Nursery
• TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
• Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
• Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
• Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
• Flint Bishop Solicitors - free will writing, 1-hour free consultation with family department, 10% discount on Conveyancing services
• Continuous development and progression opportunities
• Free eye tests with Specsavers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace which promotes and values diversity. We welcome all talent irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We ensure that our policies and procedures treat all applicants consistently and fairly during our recruitment process.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, reasonable adjustments, or about the role, please contact us at hrrecruitment@derby-college.ac.uk.

Safeguarding statement

DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.  An online search of the preferred candidate is also completed to help to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the college may need to explore with the candidate further. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

If you require visa sponsorship

Please note that unfortunately, this role is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system. Applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route.  Please consult the Home Office website for further information.

Recruitment Agencies - We have a PSL of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list.

Job Description