HR Business Partner (Temporary)
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Job Description
HR Business Partner
Temporary | Contract
Location: the West Midlands
Start date: 16 November 2026
About the Role
A further education provider is looking for an HR Business Partner to work alongside managers and senior leaders, providing practical, commercially sound HR advice across the organisation.
You'll support managers on employee relations casework, guide them through policy and process, and use people data to inform decisions. You'll work in partnership with your allocated areas, building credible relationships and helping leaders get the best from their teams.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Advising managers and senior leaders on employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, absence and performance cases.
- Supporting managers to apply HR policies and procedures consistently and fairly.
- Partnering with allocated areas of the organisation to understand their priorities and workforce needs.
- Contributing to recruitment, retention and workforce planning activity.
- Using HR data and reporting to identify trends and inform decisions.
- Supporting organisational change and the development of HR policy and practice.
What We're Looking For
Essential:
- Experience in an HR advisory or business partnering role
- Strong employee relations casework experience
- Confident advising and influencing managers and senior stakeholders
- Up-to-date working knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
Desirable (but not essential):
- CIPD qualification
- Experience within further education or the wider public sector
If you're an experienced HR professional ready to make an impact in a people-focused organisation, we'd love to hear from you.
Important Notice Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Dovetail and Slate Ltd (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. We are an equal opportunities employer. By applying, you consent to your data being processed for recruitment purposes in line with our Privacy Policy. Because education matters. © Dovetail and Slate Limited.
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Your Recruitment Consultant
Paulina Kosowska
Recruitment Consultant
Requirements
- Experience in an HR advisory or business partnering role
- Strong employee relations casework experience
- Confident advising and influencing managers and senior stakeholders
- Up-to-date working knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
Skills & Qualifications
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