Senior Hr Advisor

Service Delivery - be a proactive, forward thinking part of an efficient, professional HR Advisory team, providing a comprehensive and quality service to the Council’s Managers to ensure the execution of HR policies and processes and delivery of HR priorities.

Undertake HR casework, including restructures and develop trend analysis and reporting using the HR Case Management system. 

Deliver training and learning, based on strategic priorities, to upskill Managers.

Working collaboratively with the HR Advisory Team Leader and Senior HR Advisors, manage a personal professional workload including providing advice on:

·        Terms and conditions

·        Implementation of National Agreements

·        HR policies and procedures

·        Grievance, capability and disciplinary issues

·        Equal opportunities and diversity issues

·        Conflict resolution

·        Performance Management

·        Recruitment, induction and retention

·        Pay and benefits

·        Sickness and absence management

·        Employee Relations

·        Employment law

·        Change management which include TUPE in / out, re-structures, re-location, re-grading, review of teams, review of roles etc.

Ensure the services delivered are up-to-date with latest legislative and professional practice.

Review of HR Policies and Procedures - provide operational input to the maintenance and review of HR Policies and Procedures and ownership of HR Processes.

Relationship Management - proactively develop and manage professional and collaborative relationships with customers, colleagues/ peers and any other stakeholders.

Support Strategic Projects and Service Developments - contribute to, and at times lead, strategic projects, employment policy development and the use of HR data and analytics.

For roles working with schools, proactively support the HR Schools Business Manager to drive forward business growth opportunities and support business development activities, as required.

Job Evaluation - deliver Job Evaluation and accountable for the maintenance of the library of Job Descriptions

Effective HR Service Delivery and Efficiency - contribute to processes which ensure that in-house and outsourced HR services are delivered cost effectively using customer feedback and benchmarking to help create a culture of continuous improvement and learning within the service.

Work with a high degree of flexibility – on HR related activities across a variety of teams within the wider HR Service, including accountability for relevant Intranet pages.

Risk Management - identify and develop recommended responses to key risks relating to the employment of people. This will include understanding and identifying risks that may lead to Employment Tribunals or legal challenge and be able to advise managers and how these are managed

Role Model - provide visible role modelling of the Council's values and culture, role modelling CIPD and required behaviours and challenging others. Act as a trusted partner to Senior Managers, providing appropriate challenge and also advising on sensitive and confidential matters within the context of the role.