HR Business Partner

We have an exciting opportunity for a HR Business Partner to join our People team.

Location: Gilwell Park, Chingford, London (Hybrid working)

Salary: £48,563 per annum (inclusive of Outer London Weighting and a Market Supplement), Band F, Level 3 

Term: Permanent

Working Hours: 35 hours per week - with expectation of coming into the office or one of the regional offices once a week

We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.

About the HR Business Partner Role:

The role acts as the key point of contact for managers and staff on all employment issues. It is responsible for a broad range of HR functions, including employee relations matters, administration of our salaries policy and liaison with Payroll, advising on terms and condition of employment, maintenance of accurate HR records system, the provision of reports, updating policies and procedures, issuing amendments to contracts and supporting our work in relation to health, safety and welfare.

As the HR Business Partner you will have:

• Experience in a broad range of HR advisory and administrative work
• Experience of maintaining an HRIS and reporting from it
• Experience in issuing contracts of employments, amendments and ending fixed term contracts
• Good working knowledge of employment law and best HR practice and how to apply it
• Line management experience
• Extensive knowledge of general HR administrative systems and processes
• CIPD qualified or working towards the qualification
• Ability to provide a high quality professional HR advisory service and gain respect from managers and staff
• Excellent communications skills
• High level IT skills to make maximum use of our HRIS and ability to analyse employee data
• Excellent customer focused approach

Key responsibilities as our HR Business Partner:

• Contribute to the design & implementation of the team’s key objectives and programmes of work
• Act as a business partner to managers across a number of departments to achieve their objectives, supporting people strategies, challenges and plans where necessary, within the remit of this role
• Providing an advisory service to managers and staff regarding all people matters
• Manage employee relations cases, providing advice and support in respect of absence management, occupational health, terms and conditions of employment, capability, performance, grievance and disciplinary matters etc.
• Take overall responsibility for the HR team’s personnel records, including maintenance of the HRIS
• Take overall responsibility for the provision of information to Payroll and associated administration

As our HR Business Partner in return, we offer you:

• Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
• Be proud to say you’re part of a team with Investors in People (Gold)
• Plenty of opportunity for learning and development
• 28 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays rising to 32 days after two years
• Four extra days to look after your family when they need you
• Three extra days over Christmas

We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…

• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Flexible working hours
• Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits
• Study and volunteer leave

Closing date for applications: 09:00am on Thursday 18th July 2024

Telephone Interview: will be held on either on Wednesday 24th or Thursday 25th July online via teams. 

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 31st July in person at Gilwell Park.

The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.