HR Business Partner

I am working with a Public Sector Organisation based in Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole Council who are looking for a HR Business Partner for 10 months contract role.

The role is full time, to start ASAP and paying £35.45 umb p/hr. The role is in scope of IR35.

Job Purpose

• Enabling the Council to deliver services effectively by supporting leadership to attract, motivate and retain the best people

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide a consultancy service that delivers HR best practice and commercially focused solutions that support senior levels of the organisation, Corporate Directors and Directors, maintaining positive and strategic relationships
• Be an integral part of the Directors' senior leadership team and provide the strategic interface between the HR delivery teams
• Proactively identify short, medium and long-term improvements to people management practice using a variety of HR metrics and ensuring the best use of finance
• Lead, design and direct the commissioning of work into the Employee Relations team and HR Service Centre to deliver the right people solutions for customers
• Responsible for implementing a robust programme of succession and workforce planning, putting proactive plans in place to support the development of high potential individuals and identifying any skills gaps within services
• Lead projects arising from workforce planning initiatives, to reduce risk to service delivery and capitalise on opportunities, working with stakeholders and commissioning internal and external expertise as appropriate
• Facilitate behavioural and cultural change through continuous improvement, helping the council to maximise the capability of its people and deliver best in class services
• Lead the design of complex organisational change such as TUPE, reward strategy and transformation
• Work in partnership with a range of stakeholders including; Members, trade unions, legal services, finance, IT and other corporate functions to deliver seamless back office functions to customers
• In partnership with lead the direction of complex, high risk employee relations cases to ensure a proactive, risk-managed approach is taken to protect the Council and its reputation
• In partnership with create and deliver people related learning where appropriate in areas such as complex case management and to improve management capability

Skills & Knowledge

• CIPD qualified to level 7 (MCIPD) and evidence of continuous professional development
• Proven track-record of operating at a strategic business partnering level
• Well-grounded generalist HR knowledge with an emphasis on key areas; Organisational Development, Employee Relations, Reward and Talent Management and transformational change programmes
• Can demonstrate experience of working within a Unionised environment
• Background in workforce and succession planning within a large organisation
• Proven experience of designing and delivering complex assessment centres for senior staff

Please only apply for this post if you are an experienced HR Business Partner and available to start on no more than a week's notice.

Thank you

Priyanka Sharma(Eden Brown Synergy)

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.