Overview
As an HR Business Partner at Sa d Business School, you will provide strategic and operational HR intelligence to Faculty and academic leaders, shaping people solutions across the academic lifecycle. You will partner closely with senior stakeholders and manage Faculty processes and recruitment activity to support world-class education and research. The role connects Divisional HR, colleges, and central University teams to deliver pragmatic, people-centred outcomes. You will contribute to a strategic workforce plan and drive impact through trusted relationships and expert advice.
Pay / Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance of 38 days including bank holidays
- Hybrid working
- Membership of the Oxford University staff pension scheme
- Discounted bus travel
- Subsidised onsite catering
- Cycle loan scheme
Responsibilities
- Act as the lead HR contact for Faculty and academic colleagues, delivering strategic and operational guidance aligned to School priorities
- Provide expert guidance on academic HR processes (probation, promotion, conflicts of interest, and related University procedures)
- Line manage the Faculty Activity and Remuneration Manager and Faculty Recruitment Partner
- Implement a robust Strategic Workforce Plan for Faculty in collaboration with senior leadership and academic stakeholders
- Provide HR guidance on organisational change, disciplinary and grievance matters, and complex employee relations cases
- Build trusted relationships with Faculty, academic leaders, Divisional HR, colleges and central University stakeholders to deliver joined-up HR solutions
Key requirements
- Significant experience supporting academics and senior stakeholders in complex organizations
- Experience providing HR support to academic staff and knowledge of academic processes (initial period of office, promotion, conflicts of interest)
- Strong judgement and relationship-building skills; ability to coach, influence and challenge senior stakeholders
- Ability to navigate across Divisional HR, colleges and central University teams to deliver practical solutions
- CIPD Level 7 qualification or equivalent experience
- relationship-building
- coaching
- influencing senior stakeholders
- academic HR processes
- employee relations
- policy interpretation
HR Business Partner employer: University of Oxford
The Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford is an exceptional employer, offering a collaborative and intellectually stimulating environment where finance professionals can thrive. With a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, along with generous benefits such as 38 days of annual leave and a robust family leave scheme, employees are supported in both their professional and personal lives. This role not only provides the opportunity to influence strategic financial decisions within a world-renowned department but also fosters continuous growth and development in a vibrant academic community.
