Senior HR & Professional Standards Partner

Senior HR & Professional Standards Partner

(please note this role will be employed by North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service)

Salary: £54,879 - £58,455

Location: Hybrid working, requirement to work from NYP & NYFRS Headquarters in Northallerton 2 days per week, we also have offices across North Yorkshire.

At North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service, our mission is clear – to protect lives, property and our communities. To achieve that we need exceptional people, supported by forward thinking, strategic HR leadership.

In this brand-new role, we are looking for a Senior HR & Professional Standards Partner to join our team and help shape the future of our workforce. In this high impact leadership role, you’ll combine strategic HR leadership with a focus on professional standards, ethics and organisational culture.

This is a unique opportunity within the People Services function, so, if you’re ready to influence change, drive organisational performance and be a trusted advisor at the heart of a vital public service, then we would love to hear from you!

Some of the key responsibilities of this role include

Lead, direct and motivate a HR Business Partner team, shaping the culture and expected standards.
Define HR strategies and procedures that support ways of working and standards.
Provide meaningful insight that will influence decision making and business planning.
Ensuring HR practices are compliant with professional standards, legal requirements and ethical fairness and identify opportunities to remove any risk associated.
Drive organisation effectiveness by leading, planning and implementing change, allowing the organisation to remain dynamic and adapt to meet demand.

What you will bring to the role;

Significant leadership and/or service delivery management.
Demonstrable knowledge in developing policies and procedures that are compliant with ethical and professional standards.
You will be in tune with emerging practices in the HR arena to inform current and future people and leadership interventions.
Engaging and inspirational communicator with a natural coaching and consultative approach.
The ability to forge strong and influential relationships with a broad network of stakeholders, including those at a senior level.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role further, please contact Leanne Patterson, Head of HR Support at leanne.patterson@northyorkshire.police.uk

Closing Date extended until 9am 8th August

Assessment Dates: week commencing w/c 11th August 2025