HR Business Partnering Lead

Do you want to join a team that provides outstanding leadership, strategic direction and support to some of the best schools in the country?  Do you want to play your part in delivering outstanding learning and teaching to young people in disadvantaged communities? If so, joining the Star team might just be the best career move you ever make. 

About Star Central

Star Central, which is based at our head office in Blackburn, Lancashire, provides leadership, strategic direction and support to Star Academies, Star Institute and our schools.

The Star Central team includes experts from a range of professional backgrounds, who work together to provide an outstanding support service to the Star community.  We support our schools to provide educational and operational excellence and to cultivate a strong Star community, with the aim of nurturing today’s young people and inspiring tomorrow’s leaders.

Who we’re looking for

As HR Business Partnering Lead, you will facilitate the implementation of Star’s ambitious people strategy and manage key organisational change projects. You will lead the provision of a transformational Human Resources Business Partner Service and will directly line manage a team of HR Business Partners.

You will support the team to deliver high quality strategic and operational advice to school and trust leaders, helping them to support their staff, continue to improve the teaching and learning environment and deliver ambitious outcomes for our young people.

Insightful and resourceful, you’ll know what it takes to balance risk and you’ll fully understand how important it is to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels. You will have a relevant people management degree or equivalent qualification as well as significant experience as a HR professional in a complex, multi-site organisation. Highly collaborative, you'll be a great communicator who's able to build relationships quickly and adapt your style to suit any situation. You will also be extremely organised, adept at seeing the bigger picture and able to remain resilient and adapt to changing situations.

Your focus will be strategic interface between trust schools and the HR team, building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders to deliver an excellent service in line with the needs and priorities of Star Academies.

You will have:

 

• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​CIPD graduate or equivalent formal HR qualification. 
• At least 3 years HR Management level experience. 
• Extensive experience of providing complex employee relations/generalist HR advice and guidance to Senior leaders. 
• Experience of developing effective HR systems, policies and procedures. 
• Experience of managing and effectively implementing HR change projects including TUPE and restructure within a complex environment. 
• Experience of developing positive and effective working relationships with trade unions or staff representative groups. 
• Experience of working across multiple sites.

About Star Academies

Star Academies is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you’ll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person’s future - our STAR values embody what we believe is needed to succeed.

Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our learning and development centre, Star Institute. With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level. 

We can also offer you a range of rewards and benefits, including competitive salaries and pension schemes, generous holiday entitlements and healthcare cash plans.

Find out more

Please download the job description and person specification below for further information about the role.  For an informal and confidential discussion about the role please contact Star Central by calling 0330 313 9800.​​​​​​​

Key Dates

​​​​​​​Closing Date: Sunday, 03 July 2022 at midnight.

Interview Date: Wednesday, 13 July 2022.

Proposed Start Date: As soon as possible.

Application Process

To apply for this vacancy please use the 'Apply for job' link below. You should ensure your application form and supporting statement address all elements of the person specification. We will only consider candidates who meet the vast majority of the essential criteria outlined in the person specification.

Our Commitment

Star Academies is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks.

We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.