Overview
Senior HR Business Partner – Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
About us:
King’s College London is committed to world class education and research and is one of the top 5 UK universities and ranked 31st in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2026). Based in the heart of London, King’s has over 34,000 on campus students (including more than 12,000 postgraduates) and a further 8000 studying programmes online, from some 150 countries, as well as employing over 10,000 staff.
This is an exciting time to join us at King’s as we are preparing to launch the strategy framework for 2030. Through King’s 2030 (K2030), we will build on our successes and strengths to deliver exceptional student value, broadening our educational impact, enhancing academic excellence, and securing financial sustainability. HR at King’s will play a key role in enabling this strategy.
About the role:
We are seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking Senior HR Business Partner to join our team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering our people strategy across a diverse academic and professional service portfolio.
Acting as a trusted advisor, you will partner with the Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (NMES) and Nursing. Midwifery & Palliative Care (NMPC) faculties to provide strategic HR guidance, drive organisational change, and influence key decisions that support the university’s strategy.
You will bring a proactive, evidence-based approach to developing people solutions that improve performance, foster inclusion, and enhance the overall employee experience.
Supported by an Associate HR Business Partner and People Coordinator, you will manage complex employee relations issues and support the implementation of new policies and organisational initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to institution-wide projects, support culture change, and make a real difference in how we work at King’s.
This is an ideal opportunity for a confident HR Business Partner, with proven experience in a unionised, fast-paced environment who is looking to influence and help shape the future of a world-leading university.
This is a full time (35 hours per week) role, and you will be offered an indefinite contract.
About you:
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential Criteria:
- Significant HR generalist experience within a complex, ambiguous and unionised environment, with proven success in delivering impactful strategic HR initiatives
- Strong coaching, facilitating and negotiating skills, with experience of working in partnership with senior stakeholders
- Significant experience of leading and managing organisational change
- Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice, alongside commercial and financial understanding, to enable demonstrable business focussed advice and decision making
- Experience of leading and managing ER casework, both formally and informally.
- Ability to analyse complex data, identify trends and use findings to inform people strategy and initiatives.
- Evidenced ability to develop, manage and coach team members
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of this page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
