Senior HR Business Partner

Overview

As Senior HR Business Partner, you will influence strategic workforce decisions and lead organisational change within a complex public sector environment. You will work closely with senior leaders to provide strategic and operational HR support, shaping people solutions that improve services and outcomes for residents. You will handle complex employee relations, policy development, and workforce initiatives, driving continuous improvement in people services. This is a strategic, cross‑functional role that combines negotiation, influence, and policy work to enable transformational change.

Responsibilities

• Influence strategic decision-making on workforce matters across the organisation
• Lead organisational change initiatives and implement workforce strategies
• Provide strategic and operational HR support to senior leaders
• Manage complex employee relations cases and drive resolutions
• Develop and implement workforce policies and initiatives to improve people services
• Support performance, engagement and service improvements through effective HR interventions

Key requirements

• Substantial HR experience in a complex organisation
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills
• Experience working with senior leaders
• Experience in a trade unionised environment

• strong communication
• negotiation
• influencing skills
• employment law knowledge
• HR policy development
• employee relations

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