Senior HR Business Partner

  • Michael Page
  • Jan 31, 2026
Full time HR / Recruitment

Job Description

I am partnering with a University in London to appoint a Strategic Senior HR Business Partner. The role predominately strategic with operational duties, alongside leading a significant change program and line managing a small team. The role offers hybrid working.

Client Details

Higher Education Organisation

Based in London

Description

A Senior HR Business Partner to:

- True generalist strategic HR Partner role

- Line manage a small team

- Work with your client group to provide strategic advice and guidance on HR matters and work closely with the exec team to influence the strategic direction

- Support in shaping and driving the people strategy and HR initiatives

- Lead on change management activity, including a large scale organisation change restructure with your client group

- A key priority will be executing a large scale change program with a new structure already agreed, with the support of other HR team members

- Oversee employee relations casework and provide support and guidance to the people team

- Identify key priorities, and drive positive change

- Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships

- Lead on cultural change activities with your client group and new ways of working

- Develop people plans

- Lead strategic initiatives including talent management, performance management and succession planning

- Implement new HR policies if required

Profile

A Senior HR Business Partner with:

- Previous strategic HR partnering, line management and complex casework experience

- Previous experience leading matrix change programs

- Previous experience working within Higher Education or public sector organisations

- Previous experience working in a unionised environment

- Credibility, influencing and ability to challenge senior stakeholders

Job Offer

Senior HR Business Partner

London based with hybrid working

68-70,000