Overview
The HR Officer plays a vital role in delivering an efficient, professional, and people-focused HR service not only with their stakeholder school(s) but across the Trust. The successful role holder will partner with Bassingbourn Village College located in South Cambridgeshire. Led by the Director of People, the HR Shared Services Team adopts a business partnering model with a relatively newly formed team consisting of HR Business Partners, HR Officers and HR Assistants. You will act as the first point of contact physically at the schools and remotely, delivering a broad and hands‑on HR service. This is a true generalist role acting as the operational lead and with exposure to the full employee lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Managing employee relations including supporting the HRBPs with complex casework
- Leading on recruitment, onboarding, and HR processes
- Advising staff, including managers and senior leaders, on policies and best practice
- Supporting HR projects and organisational change which support the Trust's people vision and strategy
- Contribute to the delivery of the people strategy in line with School/Area business plans and wider Trust strategic objectives
- Using HR data to identify trends and improve decision‑making
Qualifications
- Professional CIPD membership (Associate) and Level 3 or 5 qualification or currently studying towards or willing to do so
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Previous HR experience in a generalist or specialist environment, including operational exposure to the application of employment law and case management
- Experience of advising and influencing managers on matters of HR operations
- Experience of managing recruitment and onboarding processes
- Previous experience of managing HR processes and procedures and interpreting policies to provide first line advice
- Good management skills, acting positively, flexibly, and constructively, bringing energy and focus to the work
- Ability to advise colleagues on HR issues using strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to analyse problems at an operational level, identify root cause and develop a range of creative solutions that will add value
- Ability to be people focused, be open to innovative and creative ideas and challenge and committed to individual learning and development
- Strong organisational and project management skills with ability to manage large and/or complex projects
- Ability to take responsibility for planning own work, consistently achieving and delivering quality despite tight timescales and conflicting priorities
- Good written and verbal communication skills and ability to successfully present information verbally through use of formal presentation tools
- Excellent IT skills, including the ability to use MIS, MS Office software packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams
Benefits
Joining Anglian Learning comes with a range of benefits, fostering both personal and professional growth. Our coaching and mentoring programmes are designed to offer tailored support that enhances your skills and career development.
Other benefits and support available to all Trust employees include:
- Career Average Revalued Earnings Pension Scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Free membership to all Anglian Learning Sports Centres
- 20% discount on Anglian Learning Adult Education Courses
- Professional Development Scheme Policy
- Employee Assistance Programme offering a range of services to staff and their families
- Specsavers VDU Vouchers
- Boots Flu Vouchers
- Access to a wide range of discounts on high street and online shopping via Teacher Discounts and the Blue Light card
