People & Culture Business Partner (HRBP)

We are looking to appoint a pro-active People and Culture Business Partner within our award winning Multi-Academy Trust based in the North East. This is a brand new role within our team and you will place a pivotal role in shaping our people processes and practices.

You’ll provide a proactive, strategic and solutions-focused business partnering service to a client support area within the Trust in line with Laidlaw Schools Trust values and strategic objectives. You’ll act as a conduit between the central People & Culture service and key stakeholders.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career within a growing Trust. It’s likely that you are currently working in a HR generalist role with an established background in employee relations and support to key stakeholders but keen to develop and grow into a strategic partnering role. This brand new role builds on an established operational People and Culture team and will provide a refreshed service to our academies.

There is scope for project work and involvement in activity across a broad HR spectrum from operational to talent development, management and business partnering and we would be especially keen to hear from candidates with a background in education or similar industry. You will have CIPD level 5 or equivalent experience.

We offer excellent benefits including 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), employee healthcare cash plan and salary sacrifice car scheme.

Application Details 

To apply for this role please complete our application form or email your CV and cover letter outlining how you meet the criteria for this role as outlined in the job description and person specification hradmin@laidlawschoolstrust.com

Closing Date: 12 midnight Sunday 28th April.

Interviews are likely to take place on the 7th & 8th May.

For an informal discussion about this role please contact: Helen Telford, Head of People and Culture at helen.telford@laidlawschoolstrust.com

Further details (including job description and person specification) and an application pack can be downloaded from our Careers section: https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/72/vacancies-1/careers/1563/people-and-culture-business-partner

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.