HR Business Partner

Are you an experienced HR professional who thrives on making a real impact? Do you love partnering with leaders, shaping people strategy, and being the calm, credible voice in complex situations? The Opportunity Juniper Education, where our mission is to champion educators, empowering them to shape future generations, is looking for a proactive, confident HR Business Partner to join our Group HR team and work closely with our Head of HR. This is a high-impact, trusted advisory role where you’ll support decision-making, shape consistent HR practice, and support managers and colleagues across the organisation. You’ll be a go-to expert, a sounding board for leaders, and a valued partner within the HR team. What You’ll Be Doing As our HR Business Partner, you’ll play a pivotal role across the full HR lifecycle, including: Strategic Partnership

• Working hand-in-hand with the Head of HR to deliver the organisation’s people strategy
• Providing pragmatic, commercially-minded HR advice to senior leaders and managers
• Contributing to impactful HR initiatives across engagement, performance, wellbeing and organisational development

Employee Relations Expertise

• Leading and managing complex employee relations cases with confidence and fairness
• Advising on policy, employment law and best practice
• Supporting formal processes including disciplinary, grievance, capability and absence management

Change & Organisational Development

• Supporting organisational change, including restructures and consultations
• Contributing to workforce planning, talent management and succession planning
• Driving continuous improvement in HR service delivery

Strengthening the HR Function

• Acting as an escalation point for HR colleagues needing expert guidance
• Developing and improving HR policies, procedures, templates and guidance

What You’ll Bring We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical HR knowledge with emotional intelligence, credibility and confidence. You’ll Have

• Experience in a either a Senior HR Advisor or HR Business Partner–level generalist role
• A proven track record of managing employee relations cases
• Experience working in a fast-paced, organisation with multiple stakeholders
• Involvement in HR projects or strategic HR initiatives
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
• CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent experience)

And You’ll Be Someone Who

• Is objective and solutions-focused under pressure
• Can challenge constructively and support leaders to make sound decisions
• Builds trusted relationships at all levels
• Is highly organised and comfortable juggling priorities
• Works collaboratively and genuinely enjoys supporting others

Why Join Us?

• Part-time or full-time hours considered (minimum 30 hours per week).
• Fully remote (UK-based) role with meaningful organisational impact.
• Opportunity to work closely with senior leaders and shape HR practice.
• A collaborative, values-led environment where your expertise truly matters.

Applications close midnight 1st February Trusted by over 14,000 schools and over 70% of MATs, Juniper’s technology and expertise deliver joined-up solutions for classrooms, the back office, staff development and engaging with parents. At Juniper Education, we believe that the heart of a great workplace is its people. That's why we're committed to investing in our team, creating an inclusive culture, and embracing our company values: collaboration, empowerment, innovation, passion, and purpose. Our team of over 400 people nationwide, mostly experienced education experts and former teachers, is passionate about making schools and MATs a better place to work and learn. We want to ease the heavy workloads and stress that everyone in education faces, improve operations, and help pupils achieve more. Our mission is clear: to look after you so that you can look after our children, with the ultimate goal of making a real and positive impact on education.