Human Resources Business Partner/People Manager FTC
Oasis Community Learning, London, SE1 7HS14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
15 September 2026
Closing date
29 September 2026 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
15 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- £56,000
Human Resources Business Partner/People Manager FTC job summary
Is our People Manager FTC opportunity at Oasis Community Learning the role for you?
You’ll be joining us as Oasis. We’re a large established Multi-Academy Trust of 58 Academies but we’re more than a MAT. As part of the Oasis family, we exist to make a difference, to build stronger communities and enhance young people’s lives. Want to make a difference? Then This is real chance to be central to the operations of a purpose-led organisation.
Looking for a varied HRBP role? Then our People Manager role, could be a good fit. You'll lead on a wide variety of HR matters for the academies you support. Overseeing and ensuring the successful delivery of people plans. This would suit a true generalist and you won’t work in isolation as you'll be supported by an experienced team and specialists in areas such as ER & recruitment.
If you share our vision, want to make a difference? and this sounds exactly what you are looking for then please read on!
About our People Manager - London FTC opportunity
The role is part of our People and Culture function, where we have a number of Centre's of Expertise , looking to add value to our operations and ultimately support our key stakeholders in providing exceptional education to our students. This role will directly support a cohort of our academies in the region. The role will be hybrid with likely 3 days a week in academies. The key aspect of the role is to be a true strategic partner to your key stakeholders namely Principals and Department lead (national functions) and to deliver support on a wide range of people challenges. You'll do this where possible through coaching & proactive approaches to HR/people problems.
About you
You'll be a people person and happy to get into academies and get to know your key stakeholders (and ultimately understand why we do this job). You'll be someone who can influence leaders, backed up with a strong HR generalised background to be able to provide the support they need or don't realise they need! You will have managed (or come with a positive attitude and approach) to embed change , have experience being a first point of contact for ER matters and with prior experience in driving ‘people focused’ projects forward. Experience in an unionised environment is required, experience in Education will also be advantageous; however we are open to exploring sectors where there are synergies to the challenges we may have. (We'd love to hear your thoughts in application as to what these are.) Central service staff are the building blocks that help our academies and other departments deliver the important work that they do and ultimately you will help ensure
Key details and what will you get in return?
Duration: This is a 12 month FTC
Salary: Circa £56,000
Base: Head office is in London Waterloo; however the role will support a cluster of academies in the Greater London region (to be discussed)
Hours: 37 hours a week with support required outside of this, should there be any critical incidents that need responding to.
Benefits: Continued professional development both on an informal and formal basis - Wider Oasis Community Learning benefits portal including health & dental cover & discounts at leading companies
Pension: Part of LGPS , a great benefit for support staff.
Holiday entitlement
The holiday year runs between 1st September and 31st August. If employment commences or terminates part way through a holiday year, the entitlement during that holiday year shall be calculated on a pro-rata basis rounded up to the nearest half day. Support staff have the following holiday entitlement:
• Under 2 years’ continuous service: 34 days holiday, comprising of 26 days + 8 Bank holidays.
• Under 4 years’ continuous service: 39 days Holiday, comprising of 31 days + 8 Bank holidays.
• Over 4 years’ continuous service: 40 days holiday, comprising of 32 days + 8 Bank holidays.
About Oasis Community Learning
The overall vision for every part of Oasis is for community. A place where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their God-given potential. Delivering first-class, innovative education is part of the work we do as we seek to grow an Oasis Hub in every area where we work; creating safe and inspiring local neighbourhoods that provide integrated and diverse services to benefit the whole person and whole community.
Next steps
Get your applications in. Highlight in your statement why you feel you want to work for us at Oasis and we'll be arranging initial calls from this.
Applications are open until Tuesday 29th September. Although this may close earlier if we receive significant interest so please get applications in. interviews will take place in person in Waterloo, week beginning 12th October 2026.
Further information about the job
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Oasis Community Learning
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
The overall vision for every part of the Oasis trust is for community. A place where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their God-given potential. As well as delivering first-class, innovative education, we seek to build a ‘Hub’ in each of the areas where we work; creating safe and inspiring local neighbourhoods that provide integrated and diverse services to benefit the whole person and whole community.
Exceptional Education at the Heart of the Community
We understand the complex responsibilities of education, through a lens of character, competence and community. These principles, along with the Oasis 9 Habits and ethos, are intentionally developed and embedded throughout all of our academies day-to-day.
We have a commitment to inclusion, social integration and closing the disadvantage gap; we want to give advantage to the disadvantaged. Through a fostering of character and relationships, our students and teachers can form meaningful relationships built on a shared determination to learn and develop together as one community; one family.
Together, Oasis staff aspire to:
Create safe, stimulating learning environments
Increase progress and attainment above national averages
Provide high quality teaching which secures good and accelerated progress for all students
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