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Lead and manage a team of HR Operations staff focusing on the delivery of the Workforce Strategy and
Service Workforce Plans through effective business partnering and policy development to translate
business strategies into people solutions and drive continuous improvement to ensure that the people
needs of the Council are met.
In this job you will
1 Lead, direct and develop a team of professional staff to provide HR services to services through
the delivery of Service Workforce plans and effective business partnering, influencing and
challenge so that client needs are met.
2 Develop, lead and promote HR initiatives/projects and specialisms and advise on implementation
to ensure they are fit for purpose and meet the needs of the business.
3 Provide high level professional HR advice, guidance, support and leadership through business
partnering to Senior Management Teams, Council Managers and others to ensure that the people
needs of the Council are met, including in the development of the service workforce plans.
4 Develop and maintain effective channels of communication, consultation and negotiation between
management, employees and their representatives to ensure participative and harmonious
working relationships.
5 Analyse, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of people management strategies, in liaison with
across the HR service, to drive continuous improvement and ensure efficient service delivery.
6 Working with the HR Policy and Reward team, provide practical and operational contribution to
developing and maintaining a framework of HR policies, procedures and processes so that they
meet customer need, legal requirements are applied and the Council meets its good practice
obligations.
7 Develop and lead on organisational design and change management programmes, in conjunction
with the other teams in the HR Service, so that structures, workforce levels and composition,
employee performance and training provision reflect the needs of the business and Council
standards.
8 Lead on escalated and complex casework, investigations and employee relation matters (including
Appeals) and provide professional HR advice and support to Senior Managers and others to
ensure that employees are treated in a fair and consistent way and the Council meets its statutory
obligations.
Umbrella hourly rate – £33.55
