Job Description

Main responsibilities include:

• 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 You will have:
• 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
• An excellent, up to date knowledge of UK employment law and best practice
• A strong knowledge of local government terms and conditions, including the Hay and NJC job evaluation schemes
• Ability to prioritise and organise a volume of varied work in order to meet often conflicting deadlines
• Experience of reviewing and developing HR policies and procedures
• Excellent influencing, negotiation and communication skills Ideally, you will also have:
• Experience of working with local authority Children’s Services departments or equivalent
• Ideally CIPD Level 5 qualification

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities