5256962(SJ) – HR Business Partner

Job Details

Job Purpose:

To coach and advise Directors, Managers and where applicable school leaders on the professional aspects of HR including management of employees, HR policy and procedure, legal implications, formal consultation, and TUPE transfers which ensure the Council has excellent management of its employees and strong employee relations.

To advise on all aspects of change management as it impacts on the terms and conditions, working practices, behaviours, and team structures to ensure the Council has the right workforce to deliver its services and minimises risks.

To deputise for the Senior HR Business Partner when required.

Principal Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

1. Develop a trusted customer-focused relationship with Directors, Managers and school leaders of the assigned business area to support the identification of service priorities, initiatives and agreed outcomes.

2. To provide professional HR and management advice to ensure that the Council and the traded service has excellent management of ER casework. Promptly and reliably identify and apply relevant legislation, policy, strategic and operational priorities, and organisation values that apply in people management situations.

3. Work as a team of HR Business Partners to partner services within allocated Directorates, whilst remaining flexible and co-operative to ensure a fair and reasonable allocation of work across all HR Business Partner teams as and when required.

4. Provide a professional advice service to enable and empower effective management of the workforce.

5. Work closely with the allocated HR Advisors providing advice and guidance where necessary.

6. Provide advice and support on change programmes relating to restructures, redundancies, early/ill health and efficiency retirement and redeployment in the Council.

7. Provide advice on job design and undertake job evaluation in respect of reorganisations and reviews, for new posts and where appeals are submitted.

8. Collaborate with managers and HR colleagues to develop and implement workforce strategies,
and implement different methods that build capacity in talent management to attract and retain the right staff to fill the Council’s diverse jobs.

Umbrella hourly rate – £32.91