Trust HR Business Partner

Newham Community Learning, London, E15 4LP

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as

• Closing date

  1 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £49,056.00 - £52,194.00 Annually (Actual)

Trust HR Business Partner job summary

The HR Business Partner will provide strategic HR support across the Trust, advising school leaders on employee relations, workforce planning, and compliance. The role ensures statutory requirements, including KCSIE, are met, drives people-focused initiatives, and fosters a positive, inclusive, and high-performing culture across all schools within the Trust.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic HR advice and support to school leaders and senior management.

• Manage employee relations, performance, and absence matters in line with policy and legislation.

• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, including KCSIE and safeguarding policies.

• Support workforce planning, recruitment, and onboarding processes across the Trust.

• Drive HR initiatives that promote staff wellbeing, engagement, and development.

• Analyse HR data to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.

• Act as a trusted partner, building strong relationships with leaders, staff, and stakeholders.

What We are seeking

• Experienced HR professional with strong knowledge of employment law and education sector requirements.

• Strategic thinker with the ability to influence and advise school leaders effectively.

• Confident in managing employee relations, workforce planning, and compliance matters.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.

• Able to build trusted relationships across multiple schools and stakeholders.

• Committed to promoting a positive, inclusive, and high-performing culture.

• Proactive, solution-focused, and able to drive HR initiatives across the Trust.

Why Join Us

• Be part of a forward-thinking multi-academy Trust, making a real impact on staff and students.

• Work in a collaborative environment with supportive leadership and professional development opportunities.

• Influence and shape HR strategy across multiple schools, driving positive culture and engagement.

• Gain exposure to diverse HR challenges within the education sector.

• Contribute to a values-driven organisation committed to excellence, inclusion, and staff wellbeing.

What we offer

• Competitive salary with structured pay progression.

• Generous annual leave and school holiday entitlement.

• Access to professional development and training opportunities.

• Supportive, collaborative, and inclusive working environment.

• Opportunities to shape HR strategy and make a meaningful impact across the Trust.

• Employee wellbeing initiatives and a focus on work-life balance.

• Pension scheme and other standard Trust benefits.

Application Process

Interested candidates should read the Job Description & Person Specification, before submitting a completed Application Form.

If you would like more information about the role please contact Runa Hoque, Trust Deputy HR Director, at runa.hoque@ncltrust.net

PLEASE NOTE:

Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close the advert early depending on the volume of applications we receive. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. We will only be contacting those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process.

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.

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.

About Newham Community Learning

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Newham Community Learning website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/newham-community-schools-trust

WELCOME
Newham Community Learning

Newham Community Learning is a family of schools in the west of the London borough of Newham, which exists to provide an excellent education for all young people in our community. Our schools educate children and young people from 2-16 years old, offering access to excellent teaching, pastoral care, and opportunities for personal development across all phases of education.

Our teaching is constantly evolving, with staff able to work together to develop their practice, enabling us to offer a broad curriculum across our six schools. At our primary schools, we offer an engaging and challenging curriculum tailored to ensure that every child is able to reach their full potential. This provides a strong grounding from which children are able to move to our secondary schools to continue their education. Each of our secondaries has a wide range of subjects on offer, so that every student is able to discover and develop their aptitudes and interests. Curricular and co-curricular development across all phases of education is further enhanced through the sharing of our excellent in-school facilities with students attending any of our schools.

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