Milton Keynes College is values led organisation - Integrity, Excellence, Inspire, Respect, and Innovate.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR and Training professional to join our forward thinking and hard-working People Services team, in providing support to our offender learning provision. We are all committed to providing a comprehensive service to support our staff in building a truly outstanding education institution.

The ideal candidate will have resolved complex and challenging Employee Relation issues in a methodical and timely manner. You will be dedicated to supporting and advising our Education Managers and their teams within the prisons and Young Offender Institutes across a variety of locations. You will have a positive attitude, be values driven and have the energy and drive to make a real impact within the organisation.

This is a demanding but rewarding role where no two days are ever the same. As the successful candidate you will be joining a forward thinking employer and a leading organisation within the OLASS provision.

As a successful candidate you will have:

• Level 7 CIPD qualification or equivalent
• Must have proven experience of large scale restructures
• Proven experience within a generalist Human Resources environment
• Be an assertive decision maker in Employee Relation matters
• Experience in working with Microsoft Office and HRIS
• Experience in advising staff at all levels
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Exceptional organisation skills

Location: Regional role, based in Milton Keynes for 2 days, 3 days in the region (South central or The Midlands)

Salary: circa £34,600 per annum,

Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Proposed Interviews: 23 rd May 2017

More about the rewards

As well as having 25 flexible days holiday per year you will also get 3 additional days to be taken over Christmas and of course all of the bank holidays. If you enjoy an environmentally friendly approach to travel, we offer a cycle to work scheme with Halfords. As part of Milton Keynes College, you are entitled to apply for an NUS student discount card with offers in plenty of local restaurants and high street shops. Childcare vouchers are available and of course the option of being part of our local government pension with employer contributions of 11.5%. For more about our benefits please visit the MK College website.

More about The College

Milton Keynes College deliver an exciting and varied curriculum in 28 of Her Majesty’s Prisons and Young Offenders Institutes. We also have a successful Employment Academy model which works with employers and stakeholders to enhance our learners’ chances of re-entering society successfully, to find employment upon release and to live fulfilling lives. The curriculum we offer is designed taking into account both the needs of the learner, external stakeholders and the local employment needs. We are proud of supporting our learners’ successfully through education and ‘Through the Gate’.