Red Snapper Recruitment are seeking HR Business Partners/HR Professionals with strong employee relation/change experience at level 5 - 7 CIPD qualified to make up to 1 FTE (2 x part timers or 1 full time person for example) to work for a local authority in the South West of England.
This position is for a fixed term until 31st March 2025 and is paying between £33,024 and £43,421 FTE dependent on experience.
Key purpose of job
To work as a professional HR Business Partner to all functions of the Council including Academies, Schools and external customers.
To strategically support the business to achieve successful outcomes and to work collaboratively with all levels of management to achieve transformational goals.
Partnering with service areas to ensure that effective performance management takes place throughout the organisation, driving forward key organisational goals.
Responsible for the provision of professional, specialist, consistent and proactive HR advice, guidance and coaching in line with the organisations policy and procedural frameworks and legislation.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children at all times through the work of HR.
- To act as first point of contact for customers internal and external for all professional HR advice matters ensuring highest levels of customer service and professional advice.
- Using up to date and expert knowledge of current employment law, legislation, and HR best practice to support managers/ customers in the resolution of complex cases including employment issues, attendance management, disciplinary, grievance, performance management, capability and organisation restructuring up to and including appeal and tribunal cases, ensuring policy and procedure is interpreted and applied consistently and correctly.
- To work flexibly and manage competing priorities as required to ensure effective service delivery with the ability to respond to emergency situations.
- To undertake detailed investigations, research and analysis, and to provide and present high quality, accurate well-evidenced recommendations to managers (including senior managers) and other members of staff and stakeholders.
- Lead HR projects ensuring appropriate consultation, decision making and implementation processes are followed.
- To enhance the organisation's and customers' people management performance by equipping and enabling managers to manage their staff with minimal HR intervention through coaching and training delivery.
- Participate as required in consultative arrangements with Trade Unions.
- Using a thorough understanding of the organisation and its financial envelope, work in partnership with managers/ customers to help design and refine the business vision, providing support and challenge as required to deliver organisational change.
- To manage TUPE transfers ensuring that employer obligations are met and that TUPE transfers both inward and outward are managed effectively.
- To write and advise on job descriptions and take the role of lead professional within job evaluation panels as required.
- To support initiatives to improve well-being, staff engagement and organisational development by promoting and acting as champions of such.
- To develop or update HR policies and procedures as required. Undertaking research, interpreting legislation and drafting both Corporate and School policies in order for them to be taken through the consultation process as necessary.
Person Specification
- Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant, successful and demonstrable experience
- Experience of working in a Human Resources Team providing detailed specialist and strategic advice to Employees, Managers and external customers
- Human Resources CIPD Level 5 or above
- Membership of CIPD
You will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check in order to undertake this role.
If you would like to be considered for this position and have the relevant experience, then please apply before the deadline on 30th August 2024.
Interviews are expected to be conducted during the week commencing 2nd September 2024.
Due to the high volume of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, I am afraid your application has been unsuccessful.
RSR is a public safety, housing & enterprise security recruitment specialist. We assist public safety & housing employers find the right talent. We assist all employers when they want to source public safety, housing and enterprise security skills and experience.
Red Snapper Recruitment is a member of the Red Snapper Group.
The Red Snapper Group acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary) - a free and confidential service to candidates.
The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer.