Job Description

HR Partner job description

This job description is made up of two parts, a job description and a person specification. The table below sets out the job description for the Human Resources Advisor role.

Lambeth Council is an equal opportunities employer – in all our activities we strive to drive inclusion, eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation and advance equality of opportunity in the way we recruit and deliver our services. We will give due regard to equality and diversity when reviewing existing and developing new strategies, policies, services and functions to ensure that we:

• Provide excellent services

• Secure fair recruitment and flexible working practices

• Award contracts, and commission services through equitable and fair processes

Main duties and responsibilities

Operational Delivery

• Supporting, coaching, challenging and empowering Directorate line managers in managing people issues (e.g. Disciplinary, Grievance etc.)

• Dealing with local trade union (TU) representatives in relation to individual cases or local collective issues

• Undertake effective Job Evaluations, drawing on benchmarking data and ensuring a fair, consistent and objective assessment

• Supporting and facilitating the application of the Council’s policies on performance appraisal and on people issues relating to individual or collective performance

• Finds solutions to problems relating to strategic, policy or legal constraints or requirements

• Understands local issues in the Directorates and takes action based on the implications from a HR perspective

• Ensures that relevant work is passed to the appropriate point in HR as required (including the ER team for complex ER cases)

Stakeholder Management

• Builds and maintains relationships with line managers, employees and TU representatives across the Directorate(s) to ensure positive interactions and speedy resolution of any issues that arise

• Ensures senior Directorate stakeholders receive insight from their people data (e.g. sickness reporting, grievance numbers etc.)

Criteria

• A proven track record of providing clear, balanced advice and guidance on HR issues

• Experience of working successfully with Senior Managers on complex HR issues

• Experience of working in a HR department in a customer focused organisation, proactively facilitating and leading change

Job Types: Full-time, Temp to perm
Contract length: 7 months

Salary: From £350.00 per day

Benefits:

• Company pension

Experience:

• Human resources: 5 years (required)
• hr business partner: 5 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• cipd (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 908207

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