HR Advisor

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Thames Valley Police as a HR Advisor. This role will be based at their Force Headquarters in Kidlington.

This will be hybrid working after training and you will be working Monday to Friday, office hours.The rate is £17.53 per hour.

This is a temporary role initially until June 2025.

The overall purpose of the role is to: Support the Leadership Team to deliver the Director of People's agenda. At a tactical level, manage functional centres of expertise, taking a lead role in supporting and advising the Business on short to medium term people related issues.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITY AREAS:

1. Support organisational development initiatives identified in the Delivery Plan and other corporate programmes. Contribute to the Force People Agenda and the target outcomes of the Directorate.
2. At a tactical level, deliver continuous improvement and innovation through enabling change, reducing bureaucracy, increased use of technology and co-production with other members of the People Directorate, the Business and partners.
3. Work with and influence managers and colleagues across the Force, using an evidence based approach to support effective decision making which produces people focused solutions.
4. Identify opportunities to build and maintain a diverse workforce to meet the changing operational demands on policing.
5. Collate and feed in ideas and observations to colleagues and the business to influence policy, process and decisions.
6. Contribute to the service delivery of contracts with external providers as appropriate.
7. Coach and build capability of managers to handle situations rather than managing issues for them.
8. Where appropriate supervise and assist in the development of people, initiating and maintaining the relationship with key stakeholders to ensure services are fully aligned with business needs.
9. Other allocated duties, including involvement in project management, change initiatives and cross force initiatives.

CRITERIA:

• Experience with word, excel is essential, Peoplesoft desirable.
• Any experience in an HR world would be preferable, this role will be explaining low level procedural employee relations advice and administration.
• Some experience in delivering people solutions and interventions.
• Proven ability to build effective working relationships (e.g. cross department/service programmes or projects, collaborative ventures, multi - agency working).
• Previous involvement in implementing business change initiatives linked to continuous improvement.
• Strong problem solving, communication and relationship building skills with the personal credibility to impact at all levels.
• PLEASE NOTE DUE TO POLICE VETTING CRITERIA YOU MUST HAVE RESIDED WITHIN THE UK CONTINUOUSLY FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION. UNFORTUNATELY ANYTHING LESS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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