Head of HR Business Partnering

We have an exciting opportunity for a proven Business Partner to provide strategic leadership and management to our Business Partnering team and partner with our Science Directorate, supported by a junior BP. Reporting to the HR Director this role sits on our HR Management team and works with colleagues across the department to deliver HR services and our People and Culture Strategy.

With around 500 employees our Science Directorate is transforming how it works and operates, maximising the quality and impact of our science to ensure we deliver our Manifesto for Change.  

You will have proven experience of partnering to a client group and excellent generalist HR experience including performance improvement and culture change. You will provide challenge, guidance and coaching, developing strong relationships to drive people outcomes and deliver business objectives. Resilience and strong influencing skills are essential; and as a leader you must set direction and develop a team ethos, able to manage competing demands and manage risk.

This role is based at Kew with the option of regular home working, subject to operational requirements. 

Interviews are planned for 4th April (at Kew).

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.

We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.

Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi. 

The salary will be £56,445 - £58,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

No agencies please.