Human Resources Business Partner - Level 3 - 14.80 Hours

Application Deadline: 22 August 2025

Department: Corporate Services

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Torbay Council

Reporting To: Team Manager

Compensation: £42,839 - £46,142 / year

Description

Job Description & Person Specification >

Are you looking for a new challenge where your creative thinking and problem solving skills are a regular part of the job? If so, we have an exciting new opportunity for you! We are looking for someone to join our friendly HR team to shape and take forward key actions from our People Strategy. Working with colleagues from across the Council we are looking to develop and roll-out our new coaching and mentoring service and key organisational development projects to support and embed our relational culture.

The person we are looking for will need to be able to network confidently with a range of different stakeholders, both inside and outside our organisation and will be able to demonstrate experience of taking forward organisational strategies and working with others to implement new processes. Torbay Council is a place that highly values its workforce and creating relationships that matter is at the heart of everything we do.

The successful candidate must be able to work in a positive and inclusive way, ensuring that they respect and consider the views and ideas of others at all times.

We are flexible in where we work, getting the right candidate is more important than location for us. If this sounds like role that is for you then we would love to hear from you.

This position is for a fixed-term until 31st December 2026.

If you are viewing this advert on a job board, you can access the full job description by placing the below URL into your browser:
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/jobs/job-descriptions/human-resources-business-partner-level-3/

For an informal chat please contact Jo Sandbrook on 07747 485439 or jo.sandbrook@torbay.gov.uk, or Susan Wiltshire on 07526 330380 or susan.wiltshire@torbay.gov.uk.

Interviews are expected to be conducted during the week commencing 8th September 2025.

Our adverts do sometimes close early - even where there's a published deadline - so if you're keen, please apply as soon as possible.

Skills

Essential:

Ability to lead and implement new areas of work.
Excellent communication skills and ability to confidently interact with a wide range of audiences.
Ability to provide appropriate challenge and to influence and motivate staff at all levels.
High emotional intelligence, able to foster positive relationships and gain trust.
Naturally works across services, co-designs, treats people with respect and values diverse perspectives.

This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

Knowledge

Essential:

Learning and Development or Organisational Development knowledge gained from current or previous professional experience.
Thorough understanding and knowledge of Learning and Development or Organisational Development practice.
Experience in supporting significant organisational culture change, building readiness and navigating complex situations building trust and respect.
Coaching and mentoring best practice and its application in a workplace environment.

Experience & Qualifications

Essential:

Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant, successful and demonstrable experience.
Human Resources or Learning and Development CIPD Level 7.
Accredited coaching qualification, such as ILM.
Proven experience of working in a Learning and Development or Organisational Development team providing detailed specialist and strategic advice to Employees and Managers.
Experience of providing coaching and mentoring in a workplace setting.

Skills

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Experience & Qualifications

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