You will maximise workforce effectiveness across their designated client Departments, by helping managers to manage their people. You will work in partnership with business leaders to ensure operational goals are achieved through effective people management and to maximise workforce performance through proactive support and advice to line managers.

• Lead the provision of a professional, business focused Human Rescources (HR) service to Departments, identifying and delivering developments and innovations to enhance service delivery and customers’ experience.
• Proactively build strong working relationships with Directors and line managers based on credibility, business insight and professional knowledge.
• Understand the business planning priorities, targets and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for client Departments as well as those for Human Resources and Business Services. Identify associated people implications and make proactive recommendations for managers’ action.
• Facilitate and support effective resource planning to identify the capacity and capability of the Department to deliver its objectives. This may include coaching and advising managers in resource planning for future workload and reviewing future organisation structure design.
• Manage complex casework, providing risk based guidance and coaching, informed by expert employment law knowledge, to line managers on how best to handle people issues, including assessing and managing risk appropriately to reach desired outcomes.
• Provide support and expert advice to managers in performance, capability management including probation and dispute resolution. Identify and analyse themes and trends emerging from casework such as: capability, disciplinary, grievance, and sickness absence issues and recommend appropriate interventions to line managers.

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We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for every vacancy. We always endeavour to make reasonable adjustments and special requirements can be discussed and arranged before an interview.

• A good and up to date working knowledge of employment law including equalities legislation.
• Knowledge of key trends and best practice in Human Resources Management (HRM) including diversity and inclusion and employee engagement.
• Experience of working as an Human Resources (HR) professional integrated into core organisational business, working closely with managers to enable them to achieve their corporate objectives and service goals.
• Successful experience of managing and delivering the full range of employee relations issues, which should include liaising and negotiating with the trade unions and dealing with complex case work.
• Experience of providing effective coaching and support line managers through periods of culture change and in supporting them in managing productivity, staff engagement, performance and capability.
• Effective interpersonal skills which include effective influencing skills, evidence of being able to build relationships with a wide range of people at different levels.

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Disclaimer: We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.