About the role

  • People Partner at Academia playing a key role in HR strategy delivery and stakeholder management. Supporting growth and transformation while ensuring operational alignment across locations.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a trusted People Partner to senior leaders and key stakeholders across the Group in multiple locations including London, Hemel Hempstead, Reading and Greece.
  • Build strong relationships with business leaders to understand operational needs and deliver aligned people solutions
  • Support the delivery of the people strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives
  • Provide expert-level (Tier 3) HR advice and guidance on complex employee relations cases
  • Manage sensitive and high-risk cases including disciplinary, grievance, performance management, absence management, and restructuring
  • Ensure all casework is managed in line with employment law, internal policies, and best practice
  • Coach and support on complex case escalation and development
  • Ensure alignment of people practices across different regions while considering local requirements where applicable
  • Use people data and analytics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities across the workforce
  • Support and lead on change management initiatives including restructures, TUPE, and organisational design projects
  • Partner with leaders to embed change effectively and support employee engagement throughout transitions
  • Drive initiatives that improve performance, engagement, and retention

Requirements

  • Proven experience in a People Partner / HR Business Partner role
  • Strong background in complex employee relations case management
  • Strong understanding of UK employment law; international exposure desirable
  • Experience supporting organisational change and transformation
  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior level
  • CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above desirable)
  • Commercially aware with strong business acumen
  • Collaborative, inclusive, and relationship-focused
  • Proactive and solutions-oriented mindset

Benefits

  • Gym membership contribution
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Increased annual leave with length of service
  • Free annual leave on your birthday
  • Length of service bonus
  • Hybrid working
  • Free Will Writing service
  • And more!

Job title

People Partner

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£45,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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