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Apply now for the HR Business Partner role at Brent Council.

Base pay range: £52,194 - £55,323 p.a. inc. London weighting. Contract: Permanent. Hours: 36 hours per week. Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time.

If you’re a proactive HR professional looking for a rewarding challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

We have an exciting opportunity as an HR Business Partner to join our HR & OD team at Brent Council to support the organisation through transformative change.

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community, making it an exciting time to join us.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with senior leaders to align HR strategies with business objectives, driving organisational success. You’ll provide expert guidance on employee relations, performance management, and employee development, ensuring a positive work environment. Additionally, you will support recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies to build and maintain a high‑performing workforce. By analysing HR data, you will help drive informed decision‑making and contribute to improving overall business outcomes.

As a flexible working organisation, you will have the option to work two days a week from home.

You are a passionate HR professional with excellent knowledge and understanding of human resources best practice and a thorough application of current and upcoming employment law. You are an effective communicator with influencing and persuasion skills and evidence of success in building and forming working relationships based on credibility and integrity.

• 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 31 days plus 8 bank holidays after 5 years continuous service
• Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week (laptop provided)
• A wide range of family friendly policies such as parental leave
• Access to affordable parking nearby
• Access to our Zipcar scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance programme for free confidential counselling
• Season ticket loan for public transport
• Cycle to work scheme and good onsite facilities
• Access to My Brent Rewards for big brand discounts, local offers and money off for travel, cinema and shopping vouchers.

To apply, click the “Apply Now” button below. Provide a supporting statement that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. A CV can also be submitted, however a supporting statement remains required.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We encourage applications from all sections of the community and invite applicants to self‑identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section of the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants for posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and other employment clearances.

Brent is a disability confident employer and welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non‑visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process, please contact us at recruitment@brent.gov.uk.

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Human Resources

Industry: Government Administration