Permanent

Full time (37 hours per week)

Join Our Team as an HR Partner and Make a Real Difference!

Are you passionate about people and looking for a role where you can truly make an impact?

We're searching for a talented HR Partner to join our friendly and dynamic HR team. If you're someone who loves building relationships, solving problems, and helping others succeed, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

What You'll Do

As our HR Partner, you’ll be the go-to person for managers and teams when they have questions or challenges related to their people. You’ll get to:

Connect with People: Build strong relationships with managers, listen to their needs, and offer practical, helpful advice. You'll be someone they can trust and rely on.

Help Resolve Issues: Guide managers through employee relations matters, ensuring everything is fair, consistent, and follows the rules. You'll help create a positive and supportive work environment.

Support Growth: Be involved in recruitment, onboarding, and helping people develop in their roles. You’ll play a part in building a strong and talented team.

Be a Problem-Solver: Use your skills to analyse situations, find solutions, and make sure things run smoothly. You'll be a key player in improving our HR processes and making things better for everyone.

Work Together: Collaborate with the HR team and other departments, sharing ideas and working towards common goals. We believe in teamwork and supporting each other.

What You'll Bring

We’re looking for someone with:

HR Experience: You’ve worked in HR before and have a good understanding of how things work, both strategically and day-to-day.

People Skills: You’re great at talking to people, listening, and building relationships. You can connect with people at all levels and make them feel heard.

Problem-Solving Abilities: You’re good at thinking on your feet, analysing situations, and finding solutions that work.

A Positive Attitude: You’re enthusiastic, helpful, and always looking for ways to improve things. You embrace change and are open to new ideas.

Qualifications: You have relevant HR experience or a degree, and you're CIPD qualified (Level 5 minimum).

Why Join Us?

Make a Difference: Your work will directly impact people's lives and the success of our organization.

Be Part of a Team: You'll be joining a supportive and friendly HR team where you can learn and grow.

Develop Your Skills: You'll have opportunities to learn new things and take on challenges.

Be Valued: Your contributions will be recognized and appreciated.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now and become a part of our team.

Closing date: 28th February 2025

Interview date: 1st interviews to be held week commencing the 10th March 2025

We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.

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About us

bpha is a Housing Association located in the Oxford to Cambridge arc, which is committed to providing its customers with high quality, value for money services whilst continuing to develop energy efficient, sustainable and affordable housing.

We are a leading provider and developer of affordable homes – for rent, sheltered, residential care and shared ownership.

We work together with communities – to improve opportunities, independence and quality of life for our residents, and to benefit the wider community. We bring people together, and run and support a wide range of community activities.

All the money we make is used to invest in existing homes, to enable us to build new homes, and to deliver new and improved services.

We own or manage over 19,500 homes and over 500 staff.

Our vision and values

To build communities where people can live happily in a home they can afford.

Our values underpin the work that we do and are ingrained in our culture at bpha. We are looking for people who can share these values and translate them into day-to-day practices for the benefit of our communities, customers and fellow colleagues. So that we can realise our vision, together.

We are ambitious

We are better together

We show empathy

We take responsibility

Benefits

We believe that benefits should be more than just perks. For us, they aren’t simply little extras added on at the end, they’re fundamental parts of what we stand for, from the very beginning. As standard.

That’s why at bpha, we reward our employees by making sure we give them a supportive and caring environment, that empowers them to be happy, healthy and inspired, every day.

Holiday entitlement of 28-33 days a year, plus public holidays
Contributory pension scheme
Competitive pay
Life assurance cover

Private healthcare
Mental Health First Aid
Counselling service
Eye tests
Discounted gym membership
Cycle to Work scheme
Free annual flu jabs
Wellbeing activities and events
Free fruit and refreshments

Long service award
Annual staff recognition awards
Discretionary reward scheme

Annual volunteering day
Social events, clubs and activities
Breakout areas
Onsite cafe/restaurant at headquarters

Opportunities for professional training and qualifications
Workshops and training sessions for new skills
A fresh and modern eLearning platform

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