Overview
We’re looking for a strong talent ready to shape meaningful change. As Taylor's Education Group's People Business Partner, you’ll work closely with academic and corporate leaders to build effective teams, solve people challenges, and drive transformation across the organisation. You will co-lead the design of our future workforce, reimagining how we attract, engage, and support talent in the higher education industry. You will also lead organisational design efforts from planning through execution, and ensure we remain connected to what matters most to our people through thoughtful listening and targeted action.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Engagement
- Partner with the broader People & Culture team to embed a high-performance, inclusive, and values-driven culture.
- Conduct monthly workforce planning reviews with people managers, using headcount and attrition dashboards to highlight risks and gaps.
- Coordinate end-to-end organizational change initiatives including impact analysis, role mapping, communications, letter issuance, system updates, and other form of coordination to enable planned changes.
- Collaborate with the broader team at Taylor’s to ensure alignment with legal, compliance, and industrial relations requirements throughout the process.
Employee Listening
Plan and implement listening strategies such as engagement surveys, pulse checks, and targeted interviews / focus groups.Translate employee feedback into actionable insights and work with business leaders to drive improvements in the employee lifecycle.Monitor key trends and report on engagement and employee experience metrics.Manpower Budget Planning & Ownership
Facilitate the annual and rolling manpower planning process in collaboration with Finance and leadership teams.Monitor actual vs. budgeted headcount, hiring trends, and organisational cost structures.Ensure all resourcing decisions and restructuring plans are aligned with budgetary parameters.Data Governance & Insights
Partner with the broader People & Culture team to improve people metrics, data accuracy, and reporting frameworks.Provide workforce insights to support strategic decisions at functional and leadership levels.Key Project Deliverables
Successful execution of team redesign or organizational change initiativesManpower plan and budget finalized and tracked with variance analysisActionable employee listening report(s) with stakeholder engagementPartner-led leadership alignment sessions and follow-throughChange management and communication support across impacted unitsAccurate, compliant documentation and system updates related any form of organizational change initiativesMinimum Academic / Professional Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in any field3-5 years of HR experience, including expertise in areas like talent, rewards, or org design, with exposure to business partneringStrong understanding of organisational design, change management, and manpower budgetingStrong stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skillsFamiliarity with HR systems (SAP, SuccessFactors preferred) and use of data to inform decisionsExperience working with matrix or cross-functional teamsIdeal but not required : Experience in higher education or multi-entity environments, or consulting background either in HR consulting or change managementSeniority level
Mid-Senior levelEmployment type
Full-timeJob function
Human ResourcesIndustries
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