Job Title
Human Resources and People Officer Bradford Health Inequities Programme (Bhip)
JOB DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION
About Race Equality Network (REN)
Race Equality Network (REN) is a Bradford-based registered charity with over 25 years’ experience advancing race equity across Bradford and West Yorkshire, with local, national and international influence. As a race equity infrastructure organisation, REN supports more than 80 Global Majority-led organisations, Community Champions and Community Research Champions. It works alongside communities, VCSE organisations and public institutions to identify and challenge structural racism and discrimination, strengthen community leadership and influence, and translate lived experience into action. REN brings established expertise in anti-racist practice, policy, commissioning, system influence and accountability, helping organisations move from commitment to measurable change.
The Bradford Health Inequities Programme (Bhip)
The five-year programme funded by the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) and delivered jointly REN and HHU. As part of the NLCF's National Collective, Bhip is one of nine health inequities programmes established nationally to address health inequities caused by structural racism and discrimination.
Working alongside communities, voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, the NHS, public services and other partners across Bradford District, Bhip will co-design, test and evaluate community-led approaches that address health inequities driven by structural racism and discrimination, influence policy and practice, drive system change, and generate evidence and learning for Bradford while contributing to the National Lottery Community Fund's National Collective.
As an innovative five-year programme, Bhip is expected to evolve through community engagement, co-design, learning, and evaluation. The Bhip team should expect their roles to develop over time in response to programme learning, funding and organisational requirements and the changing needs of the programme.
About You
You will be an experienced and approachable HR professional with practical experience across the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, policies, people systems and workforce development.
You will be confident supporting managers and employees, providing clear and proportionate HR advice, knowing when issues require escalation, and helping ensure good employment practice across REN, HHU and the Bhip team.
You will be organised, adaptable and comfortable working across the partnership and a developing programme, building effective relationships while recognising the different responsibilities of each employer. You will also be willing to use your wider people, organisational and operational skills to support agreed priorities where capacity allows.
The Opportunity
This is an opportunity to provide a shared HR and people resource across REN and HHU, supporting both organisations and their joint delivery of the Bhip. as the partnership and its workforce grows and develops.
As a two-day-a-week role, the post also provides scope to contribute your wider skills to people development, organisational systems and agreed operational priorities where HR capacity allows, giving you a varied role while maintaining HR and people support as its core purpose.
Key Responsibilities
HR Advice and Support: Provide practical, consistent HR guidance to managers and employees across REN and HHU, including their joint Bhip. workforce, escalating complex or higher risk matters appropriately.
Recruitment and Employee Lifecycle: Support recruitment, safer recruitment, onboarding, induction, probation, absence, performance, employment changes, and leavers, ensuring effective and consistent processes.
Employee Relations: Support managers with employee relations matters, including absence, capability, disciplinary and grievance processes, in line with employment law and organisational policies.
Policies and Good Practice: Support the development, review and implementation of proportionate HR policies, procedures, and employment practices across REN and HHU.
People Systems and Workforce Development: Maintain effective HR records and systems and support supervision, appraisal, training, staff development and wellbeing, and workforce planning.
Organisational and Partnership Support: Contribute to people, organisational development and agreed operational priorities across REN, HHU and their joint Bhip. Programme. Using the post-holder's wider skills and capacity where appropriate.
General Responsibilities:
- Maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information appropriately.
- Comply with REN and relevant partnership policies, procedures, and statutory requirements.
- Maintain accurate HR records and provide appropriate workforce information and reporting.
- Promote equality, inclusion, anti-racism, and fair employment practice.
- Undertake relevant training and continuing professional development.
- Work collaboratively across REN, HHU and the Bhip. team.
- Undertake other duties appropriate to the level and purpose of the role.
Flexibility Clauses:
The duties and responsibilities of this post may be reviewed and amended from time to time, following consultation with the post-holder, to reflect the evolving needs of the Programme. Any changes will be consistent with the level, purpose, and nature of the role.
STRUCTURAL RACISM AND POLICY LEAD PERSON SPECIFICATION
Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, Values & Behaviours
Experience
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Experience of providing practical generalist HR support across the employee lifecycle.
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Experience of supporting managers and employees with HR policies, procedures, and employee relations matters.
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Experience of recruitment, onboarding, employment documentation, and pre-employment checks.
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Experience of maintaining HR systems, records, and workforce information accurately and confidentially.
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Experience of supporting the development or implementation of HR policies, processes, and good employment practice.
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Experience of working effectively within a small, developing, or multi-team organisation, managing varied priorities and contributing beyond routine HR administration.
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Experience of planning, developing and delivering staff wellbeing initiatives.
Qualifications
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CIPD Level 5 qualification or demonstrable equivalent relevant HR experience.
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Evidence of continuing professional development in HR, people practice or administration.
Knowledge
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Good working knowledge of UK employment law and current HR good practice.
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Knowledge of the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, induction, performance, absence, and employee relations.
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Understanding of safer recruitment, safeguarding and appropriate pre-employment checks, including DBS requirements.
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Understanding of equality, inclusion, anti-racism, and fair employment practice.
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Understanding of data protection, confidentiality, and appropriate management of employee information.
Skills
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Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to provide clear, practical, and proportionate HR guidance.
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Good judgement and critical thinking skills, including recognising when matters require escalation or specialist advice.
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Strong organisation and prioritisation skills, able to manage varied HR activity within a part-time role.
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Ability to build effective working relationships with employees, managers, and senior leaders across the partnership.
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Strong written skills and diligence, particularly when preparing employment documentation, policies, and records.
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Confident use of Microsoft 365 and HR, data, and evaluation systems, with the ability to develop and improve practical people processes.
Values and Behaviours
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Approachable, professional, and discreet, building confidence and trust with employees and managers.
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Fair, consistent and impartial, applying policies and good practice appropriately.
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Collaborative and pragmatic, focused on workable solutions rather than unnecessary process.
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Culturally aware and inclusive, committed to equality, anti-racism, and anti-discriminatory practice.
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Adaptable and initiative-taking, comfortable working across organisations and responding to changing priorities.
Other
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Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information appropriately.
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Ability to work flexibly across the REN/HHU and Bhip. team as required.
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Willingness to undertake relevant training and professional development.
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Strong commitment to safeguarding with the ability to identify and appropriate.
Ready to help create lasting change?
Closing date for applications: 16th October 2026
Interview date: 26th October 2026