Deputy Director of Human Resources

Our people are at the heart of what we do and in the role of Deputy Director of Human Resources, you will be working in a professional team committed to the development and engagement of our staff and University. This is an exciting time for the HR team which is evolving to meet the challenges of a changing Higher Education sector. 

As our Deputy Director of Human Resources, you will be an effective leader, motivate and inspire, drive-up practice standards and focus on continual improvement aligning HR service priorities with the strategic aims of the University. You will have responsibility for the overall delivery of operational HR priorities working in partnership with the Director of HR and the wider HR Team to develop and embed a positive, collaborative, and high performing department. You will be innovative and collaborative with a strategic mind-set and can-do attitude that clearly articulates the strategic vision for the University into practice enabling the delivery of the people elements of the strategy.

You will be an experienced senior HR professional, acknowledged for successfully leading HR and OD projects, facilitating change positively and empathetically that will enable the University to remain a force for good and fit for the future. You will be CIPD qualified (Chartered Member), with recent, demonstrable knowledge and experience of employment legislation and practice, a sound understanding of equality and diversity matters, and experience of working effectively in a unionised environment.

Appointment on the salary scale will be subject to skills and experience. 

Informal enquiries about this opportunity are very welcome. Please contact humanresources@newman.ac.uk to discuss the role further. 

An application form and further details about this role are available from: www.newman.ac.uk/ or alternatively please e-mail: recruitment@newman.ac.uk.

Closing date for applications: 15 November 2026

Interviews will take place on 11 December 2026

Birmingham Newman University offers a wide range of staff benefits including 35 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time posts), pension scheme, chaplaincy and spiritual care, library services, employee assistance programme, occupational health and counselling services and staff development opportunities. For further information about these and other staff benefits please visit our website www.newman.ac.uk or contact the Human Resources Department. 

Birmingham Newman University is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

Birmingham Newman University is located on Genners Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3NT.

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