People Services Team Leader at UWE, Bristol

April 4, 2024

Job Description

About this role

This is a permanent People Services Team Leader role working with a variety of stakeholders in a fast paced, friendly, and supportive environment. 

The role of People Services Team Leader is to support the delivery of an efficient, legally compliant, timely, accurate and proactive query-handling advice service. This will include robust and supportive case management of routine employee relations cases and issues (i.e. absence, probation and conduct) in collaboration with managers across UWE.

As the HR Service Delivery Team Leader you will support a team of People Services Assistants and co-ordinate workload across the People Services Advice Team. The team is the first point of contact for HR policy process, procedure and advice on a wide range of employment related issues. The cover is provided on a flexible rota basis and this role will also provide cover as necessary.

About you

You don’t have to have worked in Higher Education to apply for this role, but you will possess experience of effectively managing complex queries and employee relations caseloads in an HR environment within a large, complex organisation. You will also have experience in supporting, coaching and mentoring colleagues, looking for innovative ways in which we can provide a comprehensive service to our community. 

Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 36,000 students and 4,200 staff from right across the globe.

In addition to progressive pay rates, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including generous annual leave and pension schemes as well as opportunities for training and personal development.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic candidates and male.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Caroline Beer on 0117 328 7918 by email caroline.beer@uwe.ac.uk 

We are looking to recruit to the role on a part time or full time, permanent basis. We are able to accept applications from candidates wishing to work a minimum of 26 hours per week.

This post is not available on a job share basis.

Interviews will take place in person, on our Frenchay Campus.

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University, this role is therefore campus based with the potential opportunity for some remote working at the present time.

To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University’s salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.

Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents at your interview. Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.


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