Associate Business Partner - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - The Open University UK

The Open University UK
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Description

Unit:
People Services


Salary:
£37,099 to £44,263


Location:
Milton Keynes


Please quote reference: 21668

Full-time, Fixed-Term Contract until 31st July 2025


Closing Date: 6 June, :00

Flexible working patterns will be considered.


Change your career, change lives


The Open University is the UK's largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.


People Services is committed to providing The Open University with high-quality people solutions and is valued for its efficiency, expertise, partnering capability and service.


The role


The Open University is recruiting an Associate Business Partner to be based in People Services, providing support and guidance to colleagues, managers and stakeholders on a range of HR-related queries and enquiries.


As an Associate Business Partner, you will work very closely with the People Business Partner, acting as a role model and escalation point for the more complex queries from front-line advisers, taking opportunities to share knowledge and build the skills and confidence of the Adviser population.

You will be accountable for providing accurate HR policy and process advise whilst instilling best practice and consistency by providing ER guidance across the business.


Skills and experience

This role will suit you if you:

  • Have a strong, up to date understanding of Employment Law.
  • Have experience of working on major organisational change programmes.
  • Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to explain policies and processes clearly, succinctly and correctly.
  • Have good interpersonal skills, including active listening skills and the ability to respond to identified needs through the use of varied questioning techniques.
More information can be provided via a link to the Job Description.


What you get in return
We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.

We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term.

Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 33 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.


How to apply
Access details for disabled applicants are available from the Resourcing Hub, telephone: , quoting the vacancy reference above.

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CV:

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Personal statement, up to 1000 words, you should set out in your statement why you're interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.

Interviews:
w/c 17 June 2024.


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