Interim HR Business Partner – Human Resources
Job Ref: Cheshire E 5256838
Pay Rate: £26.95 per hour PAYE
Hours per week: 36.25 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
Role Length: This opening assignment is for 1 month until further notice
City: Sandbach, Cheshire
The purpose of the role is to 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 needs of the Council are met.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead, direct and develop a team of professional staff to provide HR 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 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.
9. Plan, prepare and deliver bespoke training, development and Workshops for Senior Managers and others to ensure best practice is achieved in relation to the treatment of employees.
10. Provide high-level professional HR advice on the interpretation and application of best practice, legislation, terms and conditions, pensions and related matters so that employees are managed in a fair and consistent manner.
Qualifications:
1. Relevant degree or equivalent.
2. Member of CIPD (MCIPD).
Skills & Experience:
1. Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
2. Significant post qualification operational and policy development experience including experience at a senior level.
3. Advanced knowledge of HR policies, procedures and processes and related professional practices, employment law, case law, organisational design principles, change management, local government conditions of service and pensions.
4. Ability to interpret policies/procedures in a pragmatic way to solve organisational and individual problems.
5. Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
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