HR Business Partner

Location: Bolton Campus (inc. Queens and Greater Manchester Business School)

Contract type: Fixed term - 12 months

Interview date: Tuesday 9^th September 2025

The newly named University of Greater Manchester, is driving forward an ambitious and innovative educational offer for our students. The University in a good position to capitalise on the challenges and opportunities of the current Higher Education environment.  With a workforce of c1000 staff supporting more than 11,000 learners it is therefore a very exciting time to join the University of Greater Manchester as an HR Business Partner.

Due to some changes within our team, we are seeking to recruit an experienced HR Business Partner, who will report to the Interim Head of HR & Culture.  The role is initially a one-year fixed term role, and shall provide high level professional HR business partner support to senior line managers across a portfolio of departments / subsidiaries. You will also work closely with the wider HR team to ensure the delivery of the HR strategy.  The role may also lead on associated key projects.

To be effective in this role you will be adept at advising, coaching and supporting senior line managers on the full range of employee relations, resourcing, organisational change, organisational design (to include business process improvement), development and performance management matters.

The successful candidate will be degree educated (or similar) and hold CIPD status, able to demonstrate substantial achievement in generalist HR and employee relations work within a complex environment (not necessarily the HE sector) and will have exceptional communication and influencing skills. They will have a strong legal and technical HR knowledge and an analytical/strategic outlook to HR issues.

This represents a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact at both a strategic and operational level. For an informal discussion about the opportunity please feel free to contact Tim Pearson (Interim Head of HR & Culture) via t.pearson@greatermancester.ac.uk 

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