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Pay
£51,580 - £56,067 a year
Job type
Full-time
Location
Birmingham•Hybrid work
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Company pension
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
JOB INFO
Job Identification
540
Job Category
Professional
Posting Date
05/14/2026, 02:50 AM
Apply Before
05/27/2026, 05:5+ PM
Job Schedule
Full time
Locations
Human Resources
(Hybrid)
The full-time starting salary is normally £51,580.00 per annum, with progression available in post to £56,067.00 per annum. This role also carries a 10% market supplement.
Grade: MA3
12 month full-time, fixed-term contract role.
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior HR Business Partner to drive a project focused on upskilling line managers and providing them with the tools to be able to effectively drive the performance of their teams. This will support the delivery of BCU’s emergent strategy for 2030 and beyond, and contribute to the achievement of the four key strategic goal areas of: employability, NSS, equality of outcomes and the quality of teaching and practice.
The HR Business Partnering team are instrumental in supporting the rollout and imbedding of these goals and are partnering closely with their academic stakeholders. The ‘setting the scene’ work with line manager toolkits and targeting line manager training is crucial to ensure we give our managers the skills and tools to be able to successfully support their teams to drive performance.
This role will focus on developing refreshed line management toolkits, ‘how to guides’, template letters and updating HR policies to support managers in driving performance. The second phase of the role will be the development and deliver of a suite of updated training for line managers.
The successful individual will work closely and collaboratively with the HR Business Partnering team. They will be a self-starter and able to work autonomously to ensure delivery of the project.
We offer a generous pension and annual leave provision (40 days including statutory holidays), family-friendly policies and state-of-the-art campus facilities. We also operate a hybrid working model that allows staff to combine on-site and remote working where appropriate, dependent on work duties
Informal queries in relation to this opportunity are very welcome, and should be directed to Annwyn Williams, Head of HR Business Partnering at annwyn.williams@bcu.ac.uk.
Interviews for this role will take place on the +th of June 2026.
The selection process will include an interview and a work-related exercise element, and full details will be provided to shortlisted candidates in advance.
Job Description
The appointed candidate will normally be employed through our subsidiary company BCU Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Birmingham City University. Appointees with prior LGPS membership who wish to enter the LGPS scheme will be able to do so and will be employed by Birmingham City University directly.
ABOUT US
At the heart of our Strategy for 2030 and Beyond, it is our mission to enable our students to transform their lives and to achieve their potential. Through our education and research, and the roles our graduates go on to play in the world, we not only support individuals to transform their lives, but we also play a part in transforming society.
Located in the centre of the UK’s second city, we are a university with a long heritage of innovation and of making, dating back to our origins in 1843 when we were founded as the Birmingham Government School of Design.
Our heritage of making through innovation and its application through knowledge exchange, and of creative research and practice, today finds it expression in our STEAM agenda, in our research and enterprise, and in our commitment to challenge-based learning. Working across disciplines, and delivering impactful research and enterprise, interdisciplinarity is at the heart of the continuing transformation of our academic portfolio.
Here’s how the job details align with your profile.
Pay
£51,580 - £56,067 a year
Job type
Full-time
Location
Birmingham•Hybrid work
Benefits
Pulled from the full job description
Company pension
Full job description
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
JOB INFO
Job Identification
540
Job Category
Professional
Posting Date
05/14/2026, 02:50 AM
Apply Before
05/27/2026, 05:5+ PM
Job Schedule
Full time
Locations
Human Resources
(Hybrid)
The full-time starting salary is normally £51,580.00 per annum, with progression available in post to £56,067.00 per annum. This role also carries a 10% market supplement.
Grade: MA3
12 month full-time, fixed-term contract role.
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior HR Business Partner to drive a project focused on upskilling line managers and providing them with the tools to be able to effectively drive the performance of their teams. This will support the delivery of BCU’s emergent strategy for 2030 and beyond, and contribute to the achievement of the four key strategic goal areas of: employability, NSS, equality of outcomes and the quality of teaching and practice.
The HR Business Partnering team are instrumental in supporting the rollout and imbedding of these goals and are partnering closely with their academic stakeholders. The ‘setting the scene’ work with line manager toolkits and targeting line manager training is crucial to ensure we give our managers the skills and tools to be able to successfully support their teams to drive performance.
This role will focus on developing refreshed line management toolkits, ‘how to guides’, template letters and updating HR policies to support managers in driving performance. The second phase of the role will be the development and deliver of a suite of updated training for line managers.
The successful individual will work closely and collaboratively with the HR Business Partnering team. They will be a self-starter and able to work autonomously to ensure delivery of the project.
We offer a generous pension and annual leave provision (40 days including statutory holidays), family-friendly policies and state-of-the-art campus facilities. We also operate a hybrid working model that allows staff to combine on-site and remote working where appropriate, dependent on work duties
Informal queries in relation to this opportunity are very welcome, and should be directed to Annwyn Williams, Head of HR Business Partnering at annwyn.williams@bcu.ac.uk.
Interviews for this role will take place on the +th of June 2026.
The selection process will include an interview and a work-related exercise element, and full details will be provided to shortlisted candidates in advance.
Job Description
The appointed candidate will normally be employed through our subsidiary company BCU Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Birmingham City University. Appointees with prior LGPS membership who wish to enter the LGPS scheme will be able to do so and will be employed by Birmingham City University directly.
ABOUT US
At the heart of our Strategy for 2030 and Beyond, it is our mission to enable our students to transform their lives and to achieve their potential. Through our education and research, and the roles our graduates go on to play in the world, we not only support individuals to transform their lives, but we also play a part in transforming society.
Located in the centre of the UK’s second city, we are a university with a long heritage of innovation and of making, dating back to our origins in 1843 when we were founded as the Birmingham Government School of Design.
Our heritage of making through innovation and its application through knowledge exchange, and of creative research and practice, today finds it expression in our STEAM agenda, in our research and enterprise, and in our commitment to challenge-based learning. Working across disciplines, and delivering impactful research and enterprise, interdisciplinarity is at the heart of the continuing transformation of our academic portfolio.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Senior Human Resources Business Partner - 12 month fixed term contract position is now open for candidates interested in the Human Resource (HR) Jobs sector. This role in Birmingham offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Human Resource (HR) Jobs is a plus.
