HR Business Partner

Marleigh Primary Academy, Cambridge, CB5 8BG

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  16 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37hrs a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: NJC Cambridgeshire Scale PO4B, points 38 - 41 (£49,282 - £52,413 FTE per annum)

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Professional CIPD membership (Associate or Chartered) and Level 5 qualification or above.
• Evidence of continuing professional development HR professional with extensive experience in either a generalist of specialist environment, including operational exposure to application of employment law, complex case management and organisational change management.
• Experience of advising and influencing senior management on matters of both HR strategy and operations.
• Evidence of having coached/mentored/managed professional HR staff.
• Experience of working with trades unions on employee relations matters.
• Evidence of working and delivered on HR projects large and small with key deliverables.
• Good management and leadership skills, acting positively, flexibly and constructively, bringing energy and focus to the work.
• Ability to coach and advise colleagues on complex issues using strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Ability to analyse problems at strategic and operational level, identify root cause and develop a range of creative and solutions that will add value.
• Ability to focus on customers, being innovative and creative, open to ideas and challenge and committed to individual learning and development.
• Strong organisational and project management skills with ability to manage large and/or complex projects.
• Ability to take responsibility for planning own work, consistently achieving and delivering to time and quality despite tight timescales and conflicting priorities.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and ability to successfully present information verbally through use of formal presentation tools.
• Excellent IT skills, including the ability to use MS Office software packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
• Be a strong team player.
• Highest levels of integrity and probity and a commitment to highest levels of effort, endeavour and focus on standards.
• Be able to travel to meetings across Anglian Learning Trust Schools.

What the school offers its staff

Joining Anglian Learning comes with a range of benefits, fostering both personal and professional growth. Our coaching and mentoring programmes are designed to offer tailored support that enhances your skills and career development.

Other benefits and support available to all Trust employees include:

• Career Average Revalued Earnings Pension Scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free membership to all Anglian Learning Sports Centres
• 20% discount on Anglian Learning Adult Education Courses
• Professional Development Scheme Policy
• Employee Assistance Programme offering a range of services to staff and their families
• Specsavers VDU Vouchers
• Boots Flu Vouchers
• Access to a wide range of discounts on high street and online shopping via ‘Teacher Discounts’ and the ‘Blue Light’ card

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

We are seeking an experienced, proactive and people-focused HR Business Partner to join our Senior HR Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and delivering a progressive people strategy across a growing and ambitious Trust.

You will work in close partnership with Headteachers, senior leaders and managers to provide expert HR support, influence strategic decision-making and ensure the effective management, development and wellbeing of our workforce.

This role is ideal for an HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is passionate about organisational development and employee engagement, and has strong experience managing complex employee relations matters and change programmes.

Primarily based at Marleigh Primary Academy, offers hybrid working 2-3 days in office/home. Working from home is encouraged during school holidays.

Closing Date: 16th June 2026
Interview date: TBC
Start date: To be agreed, subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Marleigh Primary Academy

• School type: Free Schools, None, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 150 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Marleigh Primary Academy website
• Email address: hr@anglianlearning.org
• Phone number: 01223 340340
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/marleigh-primary-academy

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