Job Details
Role Purpose:
The role will support the people relationship issues of a portfolio or group of services providing expert HR advice and support. It will work in partnership with their service areas to develop and maintain positive employee relationships increasing engagement and creating a positive organisation culture. The role will support services to develop and maintain impactful service delivery focused on positive outcomes for our residents.
Responsibilities
- Ensure expert consistent advice and decision making in employment practice including employment legislation. This will include the management and support of complex cases, large scale organisational change, organisational development, workforce planning and resourcing, pay and reward, job evaluations, learning and development
- Ensure employment practices adopt inclusive, relational and restorative approaches
- Provide expert advice and guidance, as well as hands on involvement when required on individual cases, settling disputes and generally de-risking issues associated with people management;
- Ensure service areas have people data and insight, research and best practice information to support evidence-based decision making
- Support the management and strengthening of the council’s relationship with its recognised Trade Unions, staff networks and other partners and stakeholders
- Support the design and delivery of service-based people projects and People and Inclusion projects – depending upon the scope of the work this may include working in multi-disciplinary teams across People and Inclusion and/or the wider organisation
- Support on designing, developing and implementing our people management policies and procedures and good practice guidelines ensuring they are robust, relevant and reflect a relational and restorative approach.
Requirements
- Detailed knowledge of employment legislation and trends
- Understanding and commitment to inclusive relational and restorative practices
- Detailed knowledge (typically gained through a recognised professional qualification e.g. CIPD) of professional HR practice and procedure
- Collaborative approach demonstrating mutual trust and support, within the council and with partners;
- Experience working in a housing association or council
Contract
- Initial 3 to 6 month ongoing contract
- PAYE via Umbrella
- Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm (Hybrid Posiiton)
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