Senior HR Business Partner

Country England

Office Location Birmingham – Hybrid (60% based in our Colmore Row office, B3 2AA / 40% remote)

About Us Flexible working: This is a hybrid role, with around 60% of your time spent onsite with your client groups and the People Leadership Team, and 40% working remotely.

RICS is a globally respected professional body, setting standards across land, real estate, construction and infrastructure. We are looking for a Senior HR Business Partner to help shape and deliver people plans that support our organisational priorities, strengthen our culture and improve colleague experience.

This is a senior, visible role partnering with Executives and leadership teams across two designated directorates.

Role Purpose and Key Responsibilities Why this role?

You will have the opportunity to influence people priorities at a senior level, working closely with Executives, senior leaders and specialist colleagues across Reward, Talent Acquisition and HR Operations.

You will join RICS at an important point as we continue to build a more joined up, world class People service, with real scope to shape practical solutions, strengthen leadership capability and support organisational performance.

As a Senior HR Business Partner, you will act as a trusted adviser to senior leaders, bringing insight, challenge and practical support across workforce planning, organisational design, leadership capability, employee relations, reward, engagement and culture.

What you will be doing:

• Partner with Executives and senior leaders to develop people plans that support business priorities and long term goals.

• Work closely with Reward, Talent Acquisition and HR Operations to deliver integrated people solutions across workforce planning, attraction, retention and colleague experience.

• Use workforce data, people insights and professional judgement to shape recommendations, anticipate risks and evaluate impact.

• Lead and support organisational design, cultural development and change activity.

• Strengthen leadership capability through coaching, challenge and targeted interventions.

• Provide guidance on complex employee relations matters, ensuring risks are managed fairly and consistently.

• Champion inclusive leadership and help embed RICS’s values across the people agenda.

About You You will be an experienced HR Business Partner who can build trust quickly, offer thoughtful challenge and work effectively across a complex, multi regional organisation. You will be confident advising senior leaders and using data, insight and judgement to shape practical people solutions.

We are looking for someone who can bring:

• Substantial experience in a senior HR partnering role, ideally within a complex, international, professional services, membership or regulated environment.

• Experience advising executive or senior leadership teams and influencing senior decision making.

• A track record in organisational development, change, workforce planning and leadership capability activity.

• Good knowledge of UK employment law, with awareness of international employee relations considerations.

• Confidence using people data and HR systems to inform decisions and improve processes.

CIPD membership, coaching accreditation, reward experience or experience across multiple jurisdictions would be helpful, but they are not essential.

Rewards and Benefits RICS offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, financial security and work life balance, including:

• 25 days’ annual leave, plus public holidays and office closure over Christmas

• A 35 hour working week

• Private medical insurance, income protection and life assurance

• Aviva Group Personal Pension scheme

• Enhanced family leave policies

• Wellbeing and volunteering days

• Access to mental health support and staff led community groups

Equal opportunity employer

RICS is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where colleagues feel respected, supported and able to contribute. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to discuss how we can support you.

Candidates must have the correct right to work in the country where the role is based.

How to apply

Click the ‘Apply’ button to complete our short online application form. We review applications on an ongoing basis and may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.