Human Resources Business Partner

Human Resources Business Partner 6-month contract to start end of March/early April 2023 Location: Hybrid with weekly travel to Nottingham Day rate: £450 per day inside of IR35 Job purpose To lead delivery of the HR function to a range of designated teams, providing an effective link with organisational HR and OD to ensure the delivery of a joined up service that focuses on creating ‘Public Value’ through the effective design and delivery of services that reflect both internal and external customer need. Principal duties and responsibilities: Be an integral member of and partner to Directorate Leadership Teams ensuring the full range of HR related issues are considered at both a strategic and operational level. Use a suite of HR and customer management information to support long-term planning, effective decision making and to drive continuous performance improvement across designated teams. Develop a deep understanding of the priorities and objectives for the client directorate providing expertise and specialist knowledge to develop high level strategies to address HR related issues and future need of client departments. Work with colleagues across HR & EDI to help shape and develop leadership capacity to do the basics well and to embed the ability to implement and sustain change. Undertake a lead role for HR & EDI, ensuring best practice and statutory compliance in one of the following: Recruitment and safeguarding, Casework management, Service Redesign & Workforce Planning. Oversee the effective provision of service redesign focussed on achieving sustainable change and fostering self-reliance in managers whilst minimising risk and ensuring compliance with statutory and policy requirements (consultation, EIAs etc.) Oversee the provision of advice on the design and delivery of bespoke and specialist, recruitment interventions that attract the best candidates. For designated services be the lead officer for the resolution of external recruitment complaints, ensuring timely investigation, appropriate action and risk mitigation. Work closely with the Organisational HR team to effectively manage employee relations for designated teams, fostering and developing a culture of positive employee relations. Lead local employee relations processes, negotiating and consulting to support the development of strategies and polices and constructively resolve complex HR issues. Ensure effective strategies and plans are in place to support workforce planning and talent management. Oversee the provision of advice to managers to deal with complex casework (sickness, grievance and disciplinary) in designated teams that appropriately balances individuals’ needs and circumstances with the delivery of organisational objectives.  Ensure legal compliance and the adoption of best practice. Champion the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda, ensuring a collective focus on delivering our Equality and Diversity Strategy. Establish and maintain a network of external contacts (local and national) to horizon scan, seek intelligence and identify risks to improve services and identify good practice. Experience / skills required Ability to provide a service that will deliver to a diverse range of service users, partner organisations and colleagues, promoting inclusion Sophisticated understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion issues and how they affect different sections of Nottingham’s diverse communities Experience of handling conflict and managing sensitive issues to achieve positive outcomes Ability to work as a team player and experience of making a positive contribution as part of a senior management team CIPD qualified, or demonstrable experience of leading at a senior level within HR Experience of motivating and developing others, and influencing leadership behaviours   Evidence and ability to convey a dynamic vision and develop meaningful plans that colleagues and stakeholders can clearly understand Evidence of influencing change and collaborating across teams to make change stick Experience of effectively managing the performance of individuals and teams Ability to creatively manage finance and other resources to deliver priorities efficiently        Ability to establish and develop monitoring systems for the continuous development of people and teams Ability to assess risk whilst effectively delivering and managing services Evidence of innovative approaches in the designing and delivery of services with the end customer in mind Experience of adapting services in response to customer needs / feedback. Evidence of wholescale workforce change to fit with a strategic/corporate priority A demonstrable track record of delivering a range of HR functions in a complex organisation and experience of leading or working closely with a team of HR generalists Experience of developing and implementing team delivery plans and strategies with a drive on innovative service improvement     Ability to develop creative solutions to complex workforce related issues

Job Type : Contract

Job Role : HR Leadership

Job Unique ID: JOBID-293

Location Area : East Midlands

Location : Home-Based

Closing Date : Thu, 23 Mar 2023 23:59:59 GMT

Posted By : Laura Ball

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