James Andrews Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Lead People Partner
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Lead People Partner
We are currently working in partnership with an award-winning multi educational institution with educational sites across London and the South East, who are looking to appoint a Lead People Partner on a permanent basis.
This will be a full-time position based from home, but covering sites in Kent when needed.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience of line managing people at partner-level along with leading on complex employee relations cases.
Duties will include (but are not limited to):
- Line managing a People Partner, providing guidance, mentorship, and performance support to ensure effective HR service delivery and professional growth
- Lead on complex employee relations casework, including disciplinaries, grievances, and long-term sickness cases, ensuring fair resolutions and compliance with employment law
- Providing guidance on a wide range of people matters, with reference to company policies
- Coaching and guiding an array of stakeholders including Head Teachers, Board Members, Chief Executives and Senior Management, through difficult and complex people matters
- Using and applying knowledge of employment legislation and law, to support senior members of staff on issues such as disciplinary, grievances, absence management, restructuring and maternity
- Collating data and HR reports as required to assist with issues like gender pay gap, pay progression and Freedom of Information requests
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Experience required:
- Experience required in Strategic HR projects
- Experience working in a client facing role
Rewards and benefits:
- Field-based role with plenty of flexibility with hrs/home working
- 26 days annual leave + bank holidays (rising to 31 after 4 years’ service)
- Health assurance
- EV car scheme
- Technology scheme
- Benefits app
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Working hours:
- 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM -5:30PM (4:30 finish on Fridays)
Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.
James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.
At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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