HR Business Partner (JW40)

My client is seeking an HR Business Partner for an initial 12 month contract to work in the public sector.

This is a full time role 

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Role Objectives

· 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.

· Proactive and high quality professional HR advice is provided to Directors, Assistant Directors, Senior officers, Council Members, Headteachers and governors that protects the council's and its customer's position as employers in employment related matters.

· Working closely with HR colleagues to provide a credible, timely and respected professional HR service which supports operational and strategic HR objectives, aims and aspirations

· Change across the organisation is implemented and embedded successfully.

Person specification:

· 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.

· Ability to provide appropriate challenge and to influence and motivate staff at all levels both internally and externally.

· A customer focused approach to service delivery with the ability to continuously improve

· service levels and the customer experience.

· Ability to build and maintain effective and positive working relationships.

· Ability to prioritise own workload and work to conflicting and changing deadlines.

· Well organised and detail orientated.

· Highly developed analysis and research skills with the ability to assess, compile and present

· information from the business and legislation to inform key business decisions.

· The ability to influence and negotiate to reach desired outcome.

· Highly effective use of IT packages to deliver high quality service

Person specification:

· 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.