Senior HR Business Partner - 12 month FTC

Job Description

Overview

Would you like to help enrich the lives of learners around the world?

At RM, we’ve been pioneers of education technology since 1973. We provide technology and resources to the education sector, supporting over 20 million students and improving educational outcomes worldwide.

What we do helps learners at all stages of their lives, from preschool to higher education and professional qualification; we partner with schools, examination boards, governments, and professional organisations globally to make learning more accessible, more engaging, and more impactful.

RM operates through three divisions: Assessment (digital assessment and marking solutions), Technology (managed services, hardware, and software for schools), and TTS (educational resources).

We are currently recruiting for a Senior HR Business Partner to join our Technology division on a Fixed Term Contract.

Initially this is a fixed term contract, ideally working 4 days a week, however, we are also open to other part-time options.

Visit us here to find out more: www.rm.com

We encourage early applications as the vacancy may close once the position has been filled or final interviews have been arranged.

Responsibilities

This role will act as a trusted partner to the Technology leadership team, supporting them to develop their people strategy, drive organisational effectiveness, talent management, employee engagement, and implement change initiatives to support the division to deliver their business objectives.

This role is supported by a people advisor for the division, which this role will line manage.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with the leadership team to translate business goals into people and organisational strategies

Experience

Key Experience:

• HR Business Partnering experience
• Proven experience partnering with leadership teams
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practices
• Demonstrated success leading change and influencing

Core Competencies:

• Strategic thinking with strong business acumen
• Strong communication, influence and coaching skills
• Data-driven decision-making and problem-solving
• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills
• Exposure to M&A, organisational transformation, or business turn arounds would be desirable

What’s in it for you?

At RM we have My Work Blend @RM which provides office-based colleagues with multi location and hybrid working options. As well as your office base, you can spend a proportion of your time working at other locations that suit your role and your life, including home, other offices, customer sites, distribution centres or on the move. We encourage you to discuss arrangements for this role with your potential line manager during the recruitment process.

As well as a competitive salary and our core benefits package which includes private medical healthcare, life assurance and a Group Personal Pension Plan with higher contribution levels available, some roles are also eligible for a performance-related bonus. There are lots of voluntary benefits too. You could buy additional annual leave, join our dental plan, sign up for a health assessment, or take part in our cycle to work scheme. You could even earn yourself an extra bonus for successfully recommending a friend or family member for a position within RM.

To better reflect the society that we serve, we’re committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. To achieve this, we create teams of talented people from different backgrounds and experiences and strive to be a business where our people can bring their whole selves to work, we also want to make the recruitment process as inclusive as possible for everyone. Should you require additional support with your application or through the interview process, please contact us at recruitment@rm.com.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.