Are you an experienced HR professional who is passionate about making a difference? We are looking for a HR Business Partner to provide strategic and operational HR support across the College, helping managers deliver excellent people management practices and contributing to our ambition of being an employer of choice.
You will coach and support managers on a wide range of people matters, including recruitment, employee relations, attendance, performance management, organisational change and workforce planning. You will also play a key role in developing HR initiatives, policies, manager training and organisational development projects across the College.
We are looking for someone with a CIPD Level 5 qualification, at least two years' HR advisory experience, strong employment law knowledge and excellent communication skills. Experience of managing complex casework and supporting managers through employee relations matters is essential.
In return, you'll join a supportive and forward-thinking HR team, where you'll have opportunities to influence change, contribute to key projects and support colleagues across a values-driven college community.
Hopwood Hall College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
STAFF BENEFITS
- Career average pension scheme
- Free gym membership at our Middleton Campus Sports Arena
- Purchase loans for computers and bikes
- Staff discount at the College’s Riverside Salon, Sports Arena and Holiday Clubs
- On-site nursery (Rochdale Campus)
- Credit union for savings, low cost loans and life assurance
- Free on-site parking
- On-site Dog Kennels (spaces not guaranteed)
- An electric and hybrid car salary sacrifice scheme (with charging points on site)
- A cycle to work scheme
- Discounted public transport tickets
- Generous holiday entitlement (Teaching staff: 53 days, Business Support staff: 35 days (From 1st August 2026) plus bank holidays
- Christmas/New Year closure and the opportunity to buy additional holidays
- Two Health and Wellbeing days per year
- Subsidised bistro and refectory
We are a Further Education College and University Centre offering a range of full and part time courses employing over 600 staff on our campuses in Rochdale and Middleton situated to the north-east of Manchester.
We are committed to being a great place to work and have membership status of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter. We are a Living Wage employer and an accredited Disability Confident Employer. Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion statement is designed to ensure that unfair discrimination does not take place in any part of our recruitment process.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and colleagues and we expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. The college complies with Safer Recruitment guidance in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education and all successful applicants are required to undertake a DBS check and other pre-recruitment checks in line with our Safer Recruitment policy. It is an offence to apply for a regulated role at the College if you are barred from working with children (or vulnerable adults if in a role where this applies).
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and exemption orders 1975, 2013 and 2020.
