The HR Business Manager will work closely with, Heads of Department, and senior managers, developing the HR strategies that will support the achievement of departmental goals and enhance their team's performance. This will include resource planning, talent retention and management, career progression, and learning and development. You will provide HR leadership for organisation development and change programmes.

You will be an experienced HR professional or business manager, with a successful track record of leading people through change

You will have strong project management skills and a commercial understanding of how HR strategies and people management can support business success.

The Person:

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate the experience, skills and attributes below:

• Qualified to degree level or equivalent work experience
• MCIPD or Professional qualification
• Min 3 years’ experience in a business management or Senior HR role
• Successful track record of leading projects which deliver change across departments or at an organisational level
• Solid understanding of HR and people management practices and process and experience of successful implementation
• Evidence of critical thinking and analysis, capable of evaluating data to support evidence-based decision making
• Effective influencing and relationship building skills

We strongly encourage applications from women, disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates and value the positive impact that diversity brings to our teams.

Next Steps:

For an informal confidential discussion about the role please contact Sara Davies – Senior HR Manager: sara.davies@lstmed.ac.uk

Additional Benefits of joining LSTM:

• 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, plus Christmas closure days
• USS pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Affiliated, discounted staff membership to the University of Liverpool Sports Centre
• Host of family friendly policies
• Agile working

Our 125th Anniversary in 2023 is a major milestone which will be celebrated with an ambitious programme of events and activity. The 125 Anniversary programme aims to transform our public engagement activity, engage, and inspire new audiences, and firmly establish LSTM’s role at the forefront of UK science and as a global force for good, impacting the health of the most disadvantaged communities

About LSTM

Founded in 1898 and the oldest of its kind in the world, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is an internationally recognised centre of excellence for teaching and research in tropical diseases. Through the creation of effective links with governments, NGOs, private organisations and global institutions and by responding to the health needs of communities, LSTM aims to promote improved health, particularly for people of the less developed/resource poorest countries in the tropics and sub-tropics.

In our first independent submission to the UK Research Excellence Framework, LSTM has been recognised for the outstanding impact of our work, ranking 2nd overall in the UK across all disciplines. Look at some of the great work we have achieved over the past year by viewing our annual report

https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/about/publications/lstm-annual-report-2020-2021

Inclusion is central to our values at LSTM