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Join to apply for the Associate HR Business Partner role at King's College LondonJoin to apply for the Associate HR Business Partner role at King's College LondonKing’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:Business Partners are the front face of HR, responsible for working with the Directorates and Faculties to align our vision and our people. Working with a dedicated client group they act as a trusted partner, providing strategic advice, support and guidance on a full range of people matters. The Associate HRBP will work to support the Senior HRBP, playing a key role in providing HR support to a range of stakeholders across their client group.The role will be responsible for leading on employee relations casework for their client group, and providing advice and guidance to managers on a range of formal and informal ER matters. You will need a strong understanding of employment law and best practice as well as the ability to assess risk and act commercially in advising on these matters. The role will work alongside the Senior HRBPs to implement local and university-wide people initiatives, provide advice and guidance on HR matters to stakeholders and support on cross team initiatives and projects.This is a full time role (35 hours per week) 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:Demonstrable experience of managing a range of HR and employee relations issues within a large complex organisationUp to date knowledge of employment law and employment practice, with a sound judgement in HR and ER mattersExperience of taking risk based / commercial approach to advice provided around HR mattersExperience of managing a variety of ER case work and advising managers on a full range of employee relations issuesExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage with stakeholders at a range of different levelsWell organised, with the ability to prioritise effectively and deal calmly with deadlines and competing prioritiesAble to work on own initiative, with good attention to detail and a high level of accuracyExperience of working in a large, complex environmentExperience of working in a unionised environmentDownloading a copy of our Job DescriptionFull details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. 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