Senior HR Business Partner (Grade L) People Branch (Full time & Part time) (Ref: 287)

Do you thrive on building strong relationships, driving strategic initiatives and making a real impact to the people of Greater Manchester Police?

At GMP, we believe that people are our greatest strength. As an HR Senior Business Partner, you’ll be at the heart of our mission to create an inclusive, high-performing Police Force – one where every individual can grow, contribute meaningfully, and reach their full potential.

We are inviting applications from motivated HR professionals within GMP to take the next step in their career. You’ll play a key role in transforming the HR service delivery across the Force, helping to embed a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Working closely with the HR Team, you’ll deliver high-quality, consistent HR service, driving forward our People Strategy and developing our workforce.

You will:

Develop and deliver key HR strategies, owning specific HR business areas
Act as a change agent to support the Force wide and local change programmes
Establish and maintain strong effective links with other People Teams
Work in partnership with senior leaders to help resolve business problems
Build organisational and people capability using the insight gained from working with the Force leadership teams
Influence, support, and coach leaders on all People matters, to ensure a high quality and consistent delivery of People services

We’re looking for an individual with:

A relevant degree and CIPD Level 7 qualification (MCIPD essential – will consider actively working towards).
Proven experience in strategic HR leadership, complex case management, and change delivery.
Strong knowledge of employment law, HR best practices, and public sector operations.
Exceptional interpersonal, analytical, and leadership skills.

Interviews will provisionally take place on 14th and 15th October 2025. The interview will consist of a scenario-based activity and a competency-based interview.