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Human Resources Division
Assistant HR Partner (Estates Division) – Maternity Cover
Salary: £44,143 to £52,749 pa inclusive of London Allowance
(with potential to progress to £56,607 pa)
This is a fixed term contract for approximately 12 months
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is one of the foremost social science universities in the world. The HR Division provides advice and support to the School and its diverse customer base of circa 6,000 employees.
We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Assistant HR Partner to join the team working specifically with the Estates Division. The Estates Division is responsible for the development and implementation of LSE's Estates Strategy. This involves the operation and maintenance of our buildings, the construction of new buildings and the management of the School's academic, residential and property portfolios.
This is an opportunity to use your professional, strong, generalist HR skills to work closely with key members of the HR team and the Estates Division to meet the specific and unique challenges faced by the Division as well as provide creative, practical and business-focused solutions to a variety of employee relations / HR related problems based on a well-developed understanding of both the School and relevant employment legislation.
To be successful in this role you must have a ‘hands-on' approach with up to date and proven experience of advising managers on employee relations casework including disciplinary, grievance, capability and absence management in a complex organisation. You must also be able to demonstrate:
- Evidence of high-quality casework planning and managing key stakeholders to meet relevant deadlines.
- Ability to provide creative, practical and business-focused solutions to a variety of employee relations cases
- Ability to maintain momentum and sustain a positive and supportive approach in a very busy and complex environment
The ideal candidate will have experience of performing successfully in a similar role in a diverse, complex and challenging environment.
We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities
For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.
If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email: S.L.Dixon1@lse.ac.uk
The closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 18 November 2026 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.
