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HR Business Partner

Catherine McGuinness

E-mail catherine.McGuinness@qub.ac.uk 

Partnering with the Faculty leadership team, including Heads of School and School Managers, advising on and contributing to action planning and operational decision making

  • Developing and implementing a corresponding local People Plan, to facilitate achievement of strategic objectives and drive actions
  • Collaborating with People and Culture Directorate’s Centres of Expertise to develop and implement institutional initiatives and practical solutions that achieve strategic aims. This includes providing advice on institutional activities such as Academic Progression, Staff Survey, etc
  • Leading on the full range of employee relations casework including grievance, disciplinary, performance management, redundancy, and conflict resolution by identifying and supporting the implementation of effective solutions.
Associate HR Business Partner

Emma Hanley

E-mail: e.hanley@qub.ac.uk 

  • Work collaboratively with the HRBP to provide expert professional advice, value-added services and support to managers on all aspects of HR
  • Supporting the HRBP in designing and developing local people plans, together with a high level recruitment plan, to facilitate achievement of strategic objectives, and to drive actions
  • Leading proactively, when required, on the full range of employee relations casework including grievance, disciplinary, performance management, redundancy, interpersonal and conflict resolution by identifying effective solutions, escalating where appropriate to the relevant HRBP
  • Analysing management information and data to identify organisational trends, provide insight on HR matters and inform decision making.