HR Manager needed with Portsmouth City Council

Start date - ASAP

Contract length - Initially 6 months

Hours per week - 37 hours a week

Rate of pay - £26ltd per hour

Job Description

The HR service provides a full range of HR and Organisational Development functions to Portsmouth City Council's employees and a range of external clients.
As a service, we take pride in our work by valuing others, focusing on what's important and making a real and positive difference.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop HR solutions aligned with the strategic objectives of the Borough Council


• Work with directors and other senior managers in service departments honing your skills to support the wider transformational agenda


• Help diagnose issues and enable services to focus on outcomes, brokering the necessary support to achieve these


• Navigate complex employee relations matters dealing personally with these where required


• Build relationships across HR and Gosport Borough Council that will ensure a wide understanding of the needs of the business and available solutions

Requirements

A clear understanding of the HR Manager role and the importance of relationship building/management

An understanding of the principles of change management and how these can be applied to achieve successful outcomes

A relevant HR qualification and be a member of the CIPD

Credibility as an HR professional, with experience of working at a Managerial HR level

Extensive experience and knowledge of HR practice and employment law and have a track record of having worked successfully with trade unions

Negotiation skills with the ability to effectively influence your audience to a positive outcome

A solid business & financial understanding that will allow you to function at any level, bringing value to the decision making process

Independence and confidence to stand alone and express your own views even if unpopular or confrontational

A broad set of Consultancy skills that are solution focussed including expert net-worker, a strategic thinker, leadership in change and behaviour, influencing and a political awareness

Benefits

• The opportunity to work with a range of departments across the Council


• Develop the skills and experience needed to operate successfully and independently as a HR Manager


• Work with services to help them diagnose issues and enable them to focus on outcomes, brokering the necessary support to achieve these


• Be part of a small team where everyone works with the Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Executive

Application Process

If you meet the requirements and are interested in this HR Manager role, please apply with your CV and cover letter.

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