Senior Human Resources Business Partner

The Role

We are recruiting Senior HR Business Partner to be part of the newly established Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR).

Key Responsibilities

• Leading, managing and inspiring a team of HR business partners.
• Redefining the performance management process to support employee development and assisting line managers in their implementation.
• Overseeing employee reward and compensation policies to ensure competitiveness and fairness
• Analysing performance metrics, including employee retention and experience data, to identify areas for improvement which will drive enhancements.
• Overseeing complex cases, tribunals and legal challenges.
• Keeping up to date with employment law changes.
• Working with senior leaders to establish the Learning & Development strategy for the business.
• Developing long term diversity and inclusion initiatives that will enable the ICRIR to flourish.
• Supporting senior leaders to plan employee engagement interventions to drive increased performance.
• Developing a people strategy to support delivery against the ICRIR's priorities.
• Acting as the strategic HR business partner, working with senior leaders to prioritise the role modelling of the culture.
• Developing the ICRIR’s employee well-being strategy.

We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not discriminate based on culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor.

Person specificationQualification

• A recognised CIPD Qualification at level 5/7 or equivalent.

Essential Criteria

• Advising on complex HR and reward matters.
• HR policy development, both the development and ongoing review.
• Partnership working – building effective working relationships with senior leaders on case management.
• Leadership and management of HR teams.
• Demonstration of communication, negotiation and influential skills.
• Acting as a Change Agent who can deliver on key issues.
• An ability to work under pressure and with competing demands to meet deadlines.
• A good team player with a proactive approach.
• Demonstrating the values set out in the ICRIR Code of Conduct

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in using a range of analytical tools
• Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for CTC clearance, if not already cleared

Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years. Please also provide a statement of suitability (max 1200 words) setting out your key skills and experience against the essential criteria listed in the person specification BY NO LATER than 5pm, Monday 28TH APRIL, 2025. Where appropriate, please indicate your location preference for the role – either Belfast or London. You can also apply for this post through recruitment@icrir.independent-inquiry.uk