HR Business Partner

We are driven by the ambition to be the best. Our trust currently oversees seven secondary academies and five primary academies, all mainly located in Harlow with other locations in Newham and Stansted. BMAT runs a community of schools which provide an outstanding education for every individual attending a Trust school. Our schools will be places of aspiration, where individuals matter and confidence flourishes so that achievement for all is outstanding. BMAT’s vision is to work together to smash through the barriers that prevent our children from becoming confident, high achieving and independent individuals

We are looking for an HR Business Partner to support the secondary academies across the Trust.

Your role will involve frequent site visits to secondary academies spanning across Harlow, Newham and Stansted. This is an operational role that will involve a high volume of case work at any point.

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing professional and customer-focussed HR leadership, advice and support to the Headteachers of Secondary Education, HR Leads within the Academies and Director of Secondary
• Influencing and supporting the strategic direction of secondary academies by providing and analysing workforce information and developing HR initiatives with the Director of HR/Headteachers of Secondary to respond to needs
• Coaching, supporting and mentoring senior leaders and the HR leads on people management practices, issues and priorities
• Providing expert advice to managers in complex employee relations cases

A full list of responsibilities can be found in the Job Pack.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• An ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and to use influencing, persuading and negotiating skills
• The ability to build strong relationships quickly and gravitas to liaise capably and confidently to coach and support a wide range of senior stakeholders
• Highly developed empathetic and re-assuring skills
• Excellent written communication
• Strong leadership skills
• Experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Good knowledge of Employment Law and HR practice
• A problem solving attitude and sound decision making skills
• The ability to manipulate and present qualitative and quantitative data in a meaningful and persuasive way
• Experience of managing HR initiatives and projects
• Excellent time management, planning and prioritising skills
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment

For a full person specification, please download the Candidate Information Pack.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

You will have access to a variety of benefits, support programmes and initiatives including:

• Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development and career progression
• Pension scheme (Teachers' Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme) with generous employer contribution
• 27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, or equivalent for staff on term time contracts
• BMAT Health and Wellbeing Cash Plan including cover for routine and specialist healthcare and wellbeing services
• Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Wide range of shopping, leisure, and travel discounts
• Nursery Fee Salary Sacrifice scheme (Launching in January 2025)
• Home and Electrical salary sacrifice scheme (Launching in January 2025)

 BMAT is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).