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Hours: 08:30 – 17:00, Monday to Friday with a one hour unpaid lunch break

Wycombe Abbey is a world-class school operating at the pinnacle of educational excellence. With its distinctive heritage, magnificent 170-acre campus and impressive resources, the School provides an outstanding education for 660 girls aged 11-18.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen to join our Human Resources Team as HR Business Partner (Talent Development). The HR Business Partner (Talent Development) will play an important role in championing the School’s efforts to develop and retain the best possible talent. The successful applicant will provide strategic direction on talent development across the School, ensuring that the School retains its talent and engages colleagues to deliver excellence for pupils. They will focus on staff and leadership development, succession planning, and reviewing programmes for performance management and appraisal. This is an exciting opportunity to bring innovation to talent development across the School, to refine and improve effectiveness and to develop robust retention strategies.

The successful applicant will be educated to at least degree level with extensive knowledge and understanding of employment law and HR best practice, ideally with experience in an HR Business Partnership role. A qualification in Human Resources is beneficial.

Please complete an application form and submit this, together with a covering letter to the Headmistress Mrs J Duncan by selecting “Apply Now”. Should you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact the HR Team on 01494 895575 or hr@wycombeabbey.com Further details are found under ‘Vacancies’ on the School website: www.wycombeabbey.com

Closing date: Friday 27 May 2022

Wycombe Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. 310638

About Wycombe Abbey

Wycombe Abbey
Abbey Way, High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 1PE
United Kingdom

+44 1494 520381

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Wycombe Abbey is committed to maintaining full boarding for the needs of modern families. Girls who enter the school at 11+ have their own Junior Boarding House. From the age of 11 to 18, pupils live in nine mixed-age Senior Houses, and in the Upper Sixth girls move into Clarence House, a purpose-built study-bedroom complex.

Many co-curricular and enrichment opportunities are on offer for girls across the age range. Our sports teams regularly reach national finals and the sports department offers more than 30 sports on a consistent basis. Our music department teaches more than 600 individual lessons a week and nearly every pupil plays an instrument if not two. The drama provision is equally impressive with numerous productions happening annually.

The School is ideally located to be able to enjoy a wide variety of activities with other independent schools including Eton, Harrow and Radley. The boys join the girls for dinners and dances. We also enjoy close relationships with the two boys’ grammar schools in High Wycombe, with our pupils and theirs co-operating in choirs, an annual Management Conference and other social and academic events.

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