Junior People Services Business Partner

Company: Waltham Forest
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Location: Walthamstow
Job Description:

Overview

Are you looking to grow your HR career in a supportive, people-focused environment where you can make a genuine impact? Waltham Forest College is seeking a Junior People Services Business Partner to join our dynamic People Services team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with HR experience who is ready to take the next step, broaden their business partnering skills, and contribute to meaningful HR projects that shape the employee experience across the College.

As a Junior People Services Business Partner, you’ll work closely with the People Services Business Partner and the People Services Manager, supporting both curriculum and business support areas. You’ll play a key role in delivering the College’s People Agenda and supporting managers in achieving their goals through effective people practices. You’ll get hands-on experience across the full HR lifecycle—from employee relations and family-friendly processes, to HR data analysis, people development cycles, and leading or contributing to improvement projects. This role offers variety, autonomy, and the chance to develop business partnering experience in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with the People Services Business Partner and the People Services Manager, supporting both curriculum and business support areas.
  • Help deliver the College’s People Agenda and assist managers in achieving their goals through effective people practices.
  • Gain hands-on experience across the full HR lifecycle, including employee relations, family-friendly processes, HR data analysis, people development cycles, and leading or contributing to improvement projects.

Qualifications

  • Experience in HR (the role is described as a junior position for someone ready to take the next step).
  • Willingness to develop business partnering skills in a collaborative environment.
  • Ability to work with the People Services team and support managers across curriculum and business support areas.

Benefits

We offer the opportunity to help develop your skills and knowledge in a friendly team environment, plus a range of benefits including a career average pension scheme, employee assistance programme, enhanced sick pay, NUS Employee discount, free onsite parking, cycle to work scheme and Sodexo benefits scheme.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to creating and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce that better reflects the wider community we support.

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Posted: March 15th, 2026