Senior HR Consultant

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The opportunity

Are you an experienced HR professional looking for a new challenge? Join us as a Senior HR Consultant and take the lead in providing expert advice and guidance to our team of Junior HR Consultants. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact as we undergo a significant period of transformation. 
 
As a Senior HR Consultant, you will be the go-to person for employee relations expertise and experience, deputising for the Head of HR (Advisory Services) when needed. You’ll lead projects, drive continuous improvements, and ensure a consistent and robust HR service across the University.
 
Your role will involve managing and developing a team of early career HR staff, coaching and influencing staff and managers at all levels, and working collaboratively with the HR Business Partners and HR Consultants. You’ll also play a vital role in embedding equality, diversity, and inclusion practices and ensuring good practice throughout the team.

About you

To succeed in this role, you’ll need excellent knowledge of UK employment legislation, including the Equality Act 2010, and a CIPD qualification or equivalent experience. 

You should have experience of managing projects and engaging stakeholders, as well as strong communication skills and the ability to plan and manage resources effectively.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Zele Akhilele, Resourcing Adviser via email at Peoplestaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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