About the role: HR Business Partner

Activate Learning have a unique opportunity for an experienced HR Business Partner to become an integral part of our team. In this role, you will work closely with a wide range of faculties or group services, serving as a trusted advisor and strategic partner. You will provide expert coaching, insightful advice, and tailored support to people leaders, empowering them to effectively implement their people plans and achieve key organisational objectives.

As an HR Business Partner, you will be pivotal in fostering a customer-centric and people-focused approach, ensuring that the needs of our employees are at the forefront of all HR initiatives. You will also contribute to the design and execution of our employee journey strategy, working in close collaboration with the wider HR team to enhance employee engagement, performance, and development across the organisation. The role of HR Business Partner can be based within either our Oxfordshire or Berkshire campuses, with an option to work a hybrid model.

What do you need to be a successful HR Business Partner at Activate Learning?

As a dynamic and diverse, people-oriented organisation, adaptability and intuition are key to meeting the evolving needs of the business. You'll need to confidently build strong networks, coach senior leaders, and foster positive, productive relationships. In addition, you will drive a partnership-based approach to employee relations, offering expert advice on employment law and resolving employee relations issues, including those related to organisational changes, TUPE transfers, mergers, and restructures.

With a proven HR background and experience in managing complex and sensitive employee relations matters, your communication style will be clear, confident, and persuasive, enabling you to influence stakeholders in alignment with our values. You will also be able to champion and promote new ideas that contribute to the organisation’s goals and support its ongoing needs.

Who we are:

Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning.

We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.

When you work for Activate Learning, you’re working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.

Together, we will bring out the best version of yourself.

Why work with the Activate Learning Group?

Applicants should apply at the earliest opportunity, closed vacancies will prevent application form submission.

Applications are reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts.

Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK, we do not sponsor work permits. Work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.

Applications are encouraged from all candidates who meet or exceed minimum criteria, regardless of age, disability, gender, orientation, race, religion or ethnicity. Activate Learning are committed to employing people with disabilities and will ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you require any reasonable adjustments either at application or interview stage please contact the talent team directly.

Recruitment agencies who submit unsolicited CVs to any partner or employee at Activate Learning, have no authority to enter into an arrangement. Recruitment agencies engaging with Activate Learning Talent Team will be on our PSL.