Hr Business Partner

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a HR Business Partner for our client a local government organisation in Brent, West London.

The successful candidate will coach and advise Directors, Managers and where applicable school leaders on the professional aspects of HR including management of employees, HR policy and procedure, legal implications, formal consultation, and TUPE transfers which ensure the organisation has excellent management of its employees and strong employee relations.

This is initially a 3 month contract with the possibility to extend after that date. This role is hybrid working. Potential for a temp to perm opportunity.

Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Advise on all aspects of change management as it impacts on the terms and conditions, working practices, behaviours, and team structures to ensure the organisation has the right workforce to deliver its services and minimises risks.
• Develop a trusted customer-focused relationship with Directors, Managers and school leaders of the assigned business area to support the identification of service priorities, initiatives and agreed outcomes.
• Provide professional HR and management advice to ensure that the organisation and the traded service has excellent management of ER casework. Promptly and reliably identify and apply relevant legislation, policy, strategic and operational priorities, and organisation values that apply in people management situations.
• Work as a team of HR Business Partners to partner services within allocated Directorates, whilst remaining flexible and co-operative to ensure a fair and reasonable allocation of work across all HR Business Partner teams as and when required.
• Work closely with the allocated HR Advisors providing advice and guidance where necessary.
• Provide advice and support on change programmes relating to restructures, redundancies, early/ill health and efficiency retirement and redeployment in the organisation.
• Provide advice on job design and undertake job evaluation in respect of re-organisations and reviews, for new posts and where appeals are submitted.
• Identify people management risks and advise on how they should be properly addressed e.g., whistleblowing, safeguarding, health and safety, discrimination, harassment, victimisation, DBS risk assessments and eligibility to work in the UK to protect the rights of employees and values of the organisational.

Personal Requirements:

• Professional member of the CIPD at MCIPD, or equitable demonstrable experience and CIPD qualified to Level 7.
• Desirable for the candidate to have Local Government / Public Sector (or ideally education/schools experience) experience but this is not essential.
• Evidence of continual professional development as a human resources practitioner.
• Knowledge and understanding of key human resources processes such as payroll and pensions, human resources information systems and recruitment.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of human resources best practice in employee relations coupled with a thorough understanding of the practical application of current and upcoming employment law.
• Knowledge of pay related matters including pay reviews, reward strategy and changes to pay related terms & conditions.
• Sound experience of managing and bringing to a successful conclusion a high volume of human resources casework including discipline, grievance, capability and harassment.
• Experience of providing advice and guidance on TUPE matters and contractual variations.
• Experience of attending and managing employee tribunals working with ACAS and legal representatives.

Working Hours: 36hrs / 9:00am - 17:00pm / Monday to Friday

Pay: £400.00 per day

Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.