Strategic Business Partner

Are you an experienced senior professional who enjoys working collaboratively?

We are looking for a motivated, high-performing individual with a proven track record of success in business partnering and senior stakeholder management. The role will be based at the University Advanced Manufacturing Park, Catcliffe with site visits to Advanced Manufacturing Research satellite centres (Wales & North West). You will have a key role in building and maintaining a strong network of relationships with stakeholders across Estates & Facilities Management (EFM), the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) and the University of Sheffield Innovation District (USID). Using your business partnering skills you will have a critical role in business support to drive forward success by aligning University strategies with overall AMP/USID business objectives to achieve organisational goals, with a focus on workforce planning, talent attraction, communication & engagement, building operations, performance & compliance management and data analysis.

In this varied and dynamic role, you will be responsible for developing strategies to deliver transparent service performance and improvement with an increased focus on the provision of quality services to maintain operational standards that meet business requirements. You will take the lead on implementing agreed strategies, policies, business plans and projects as required and take ownership of the creation of continuous service improvement, to embed a culture focused on alignment of goals and objectives.

Excellent communication skills are essential and you will need to maintain effective communication with all stakeholders and partners, raising awareness of business support direction, including changes and challenges, You will be comfortable managing the needs and priorities of multiple internal and external stakeholders, and confident in exercising substantial independent responsibility and discretion while working to broad parameters and policy guidance.

With responsibility for managing operational teams you will have experience of hard & soft facilities management and will hold an H&S qualification such as NEBOSH.

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/benefits and join us to become part of something special.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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