Working on behalf of a Local Authority, Aatom Recruitment has an opportunity for HR Consultant on a 3 month contract with a possibility of an extension.

This position will be a total of 36 hours per week, with hours from 09:00am – 17:00pm.

Job Purpose:

Provide a high quality professional HR service, advising and leading on a range of HR activity e.g. complex casework, transformational change, workforce planning, and resourcing solutions under the direction of the Senior HR Consultants.

Job Specific Accountabilities:

To deliver a comprehensive high quality and professional HR service to all customers, that meets strategic objectives and includes for example Employee Relations, Reward and Recognition, TUPE, organisational change and organisational development
To lead on and support HR projects or work programmes, e.g. recruitment campaigns, development or review of HR policies, roll out of mandatory training programmes, providing a range of training/briefings according to service need etc as directed by Senior HR Consultant/Strategic HRBP
Assist in development, review and dissemination of HR policies, procedures, guidelines and strategies
To deputise for Senior HR Consultants as required
The provision of high quality HR services to managers, including:-

Complex performance management issues
Leading on change management issues including organisational change processes
To lead on and support recruitment campaigns
Recruitment and resourcing issues
Full ER service and support to interpret employment legislation and case law

To be responsible for specific service based HR initiatives, eg briefings on absence or performance management
To participate in Job Analysis, Job Evaluation and Job Matching in accordance with national and local procedures
To encourage contributions from team members to provide constructive ideas that will contribute to delivering further efficiencies and service enhancements
To identify personal development needs and opportunities.
To agree development & delivery priorities with the Senior HR Consultants
To communicate with other team members to ensure HR or L & OD advice is of consistent high quality
To work flexibly across the team and wider HR service, as required
To continually look at external revenue opportunities and promote the oneSource profile
To seek continuous improvement to service delivery and efficiencies within the service
To ensure all case management systems are kept up- to-date with relevant data
To ensure the interaction with the transactional team ensures a one stop shop approach for customers
To ensure best practice and support is provided to the transactional team
To provide bite size training opportunities for managers on policies

Knowledge, Qualifications and Experience:

CIPD or equivalent, or significant experience within HR
Demonstrable knowledge of both HR policies and procedures and employment law
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and other desktop IT applications
Experience of building productive relationships with customers
Experience of analysing data and producing HR reports to facilitate business decisions
Demonstrate professional approach and commitment to customer service
Ability to maintain confidentiality and sensitivity in all circumstances
Skilled communicator, able to share options for action both verbally and in writing
Ability to work collaboratively with others
Ability to show personal resilience and work in a fast paced environment and balance competing priorities to deliver to timescales
Delivering a range of Operational HR services
HR best practice in a local government setting
Advising on HR policies and procedures and proposing recommendations for improvements
HR support in delivering change in a complex organisation

To get more information about this role and how to apply please contact Lisa.

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