Job Description

• Providing sound advice on the full range of employee relations matters across the council, including to Directors, Assistant Directors and Heads of Service
• Effectively managing your own – sometimes complex – caseload
• Advising hearing and appeal panel chairs in accordance with employment legislation and our HR policies and procedures
• Undertaking job evaluations using both the Hay and NJC schemes
• Assisting the Employee Relations Business Partner in delivering informal and formal training to managers around HR practice and procedure, including coaching

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• A positive, can-do attitude together with a strong customer service ethos and a desire for continuous improvement • Experience of successfully operating at HR Advisor level, including within local government • A solutions-focussed approach to ER casework and change management activities which meets business needs • Ability to quickly form effective working relationships with colleagues, customers and stakeholders (including trade unions) • Ability to deliver work at pace, without compromising on quality