HR Business Partner

Full time, 35 hours per week (M-F)
Temporary 2 years FTC.
EVH Grade 8, PA28 to PA31 £ 48,597

Job Type: Full Time

The HR Business Partner is responsible to the CEO through the Head of People Services for delivering high-quality, professional people advice and support to managers and leaders across Maryhill Housing. The postholder will lead on complex employee relations matters, support fair and consistent people management practices, and contribute to the delivery of the People Strategy in a way that reflects Maryhill Housing’s values of think customer first, see it through, value people’s differences, and listen and improve.

Through effective people practice, the role will support achieving excellence across the organisation, enabling staff to deliver high-quality services and positive outcomes for tenants and customers.

• Ensure effective management of complex employee relations cases
• Support and coach managers to build skills and confidence in managing people issues within their own area of responsibility
• Ensure HR operations and practices are aligned to latest employment legislation, ACAS guidance, EVH terms and conditions and organisational policies
• Identify employee trends and patterns through monitoring and review of data
• Working with managers at all levels to support organisational change
• Contribute to People centred projects and initiatives to improve manager capability, employee and customer experience, and organisational effectiveness.

The following list is typical of the level of duties which the post holder is expected to perform or be responsible for. It is not necessarily exhaustive and other duties of a similar type and level may be expected from time to time.

• Lead and manage complex employee relations cases including disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance management, dignity at work, redundancy, restructuring, and capability issues, ensuring matters are handled fairly, sensitively, consistently and thoroughly from start to finish (see it through).
• Provide clear, timely, and pragmatic advice to managers on employee relations matters, employment law, and good practice, supporting high standards of people management and service delivery (achieving excellence).
• Support and coach managers to build confidence and capability in managing people matters in line with Maryhill Housing’s values, promoting respectful, inclusive, and high-performing teams (value people’s differences).
• Ensure employee relations cases are managed in accordance with organisational policies, EVH terms and conditions, employment legislation, and relevant ACAS guidance and Codes of Practice. (achieving excellence).
• Identify employee relations trends, learning points, and improvement opportunities, using data and feedback to strengthen practice and outcomes (listen and improve).
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders through collaborative working (think customer first).

• Working with and under the guidance of the Head of People Services, partner with managers and senior leaders to support workforce planning, organisational design, and service change, ensuring “people” impacts are fully considered and aligned to organisational priorities (think customer first).
• Working with the Head of People Services, contribute to the development and delivery of the People Strategy, supporting a culture of engagement, wellbeing, inclusion, and high performance that underpins organisational excellence. (achieving excellence).
• Act as a trusted advisor to managers, balancing organisational needs with fairness, employee wellbeing, and positive employee relations. (listen and improve).
• Provide constructive challenge and professional guidance to support values-led decision-making and continuous improvement. (think customer first).
• Ensure advice and guidance is in accordance with latest legislation, policies and terms and conditions. (think customer first).

• Support and coach managers to promote and achieve excellent performance across the organisation (achieving excellence).
• Monitor KPIs to ensure standards are in line with…