People Partner

Location:  Uxbridge, with requirement to travel to other sites as required

Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Interview Date:  To be confirmed

HRUC (Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge Colleges) is a successful merged college group, based across 5 vibrant campuses. We offer high quality courses, apprenticeships and programmes for young people, enabling them to Be Extraordinary. We launched our new unified People and Organisational Development team in January 2025, which has enabled us to renew and continue our journey to be an Employer of Choice. We are focused on enhancing our employees’ experience, maintaining our compliance commitments, and enabling the goals of HRUC.  

We’re looking for a proactive and empathetic People Partner to join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in driving meaningful organisational change and culture. If you’re business goals, fostering equity in the workplace, and shaping process that empower people – this is the role for you.

Key responsibilities include: 

• Build trusted relationship with senior leaders and staff to champion a positive people experience. 
• Driving People projects and initiatives to enable the strategic aims of HRUC, including talent management, staff engagement, and diversity initiatives
• Managing complex Employee Relations (ER) cases, including disciplinaries, grievances, and redundancies, ensuring compliance with employment law and HRUC policies.
• Developing and implementing strategic workforce plans to meet the current and future needs of the college
• Collaborate on training and development plans that support staff growth and capability 
• Playing a key role in change management processes, providing expertise in organisational development and restructuring

We are seeking to appoint an inspiring and innovative individual who can demonstrate the following:

• CIPD qualification (Level 5) or equivalent relevant experience 
• Proven experience in managing complex ER cases and a wide range of employee relation issues. 
• Strong understanding of HR practices, including discipline and grievance, performance management and absence management
• The ability to work strategically and operationally to implement initiatives that align with the organisation’s goals
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build relationships quickly
• A proactive approach and adept at problem solving and decision making

The closing date for this post may be brought forward if we receive a sufficient field of applications prior to closing date.

Notice for Recruitment Agencies:

HRUC operates with a managed service provider (MSP) for recruitment services. We do not accept unsolicited emails, CVs, or contact from recruitment agencies. Any CVs or information sent to HRUC outside of this process will not be considered or acted upon, regardless of the terms and conditions stated by the agency.

Further details:   

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Equal Opportunities

HRUC is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all people, irrespective of disability, race, gender, age, sexual orientation, transsexual or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, religion/faith or pregnancy and maternity leave.

Disclosure and Barring Service checks 

HRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and we expect all staff to share this commitment. To ensure that we meet our safeguarding commitments we will carry out all necessary pre-employment checks, including undertaking an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check for all successful candidates.  

Where references are taken up by the College, it is our policy not to disclose references to candidates.