HR Business Partner

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This advert is open to both Internal and External applicants.

The Role:

Are you a proactive, forward-thinking HR professional looking for a change?

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR professional to join our HR Business Partnering Team to deliver customer focused, pragmatic HR advice and provide support to managers and employees across Stoke on Trent City Council.

This is a true generalist HRBP role, where you will partner with directorate managers and employees to provide an effective HR service, where you will play a pivotal role in delivering people solutions that are aligned with business objectives.

You will work with teams, managers and key stakeholders to help build organisation and people capability, shape and build people strategies within the organisation, which requires an excellent understanding of the organisation and the challenges faced.

Building meaningful relationships with your designated directorates, you will work closely with key teams to implement business strategy from a people perspective, as well as using data, metrics and evidence to inform and drive decision making and change across your areas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead on the effective management and resolution of employee casework including sickness absence, performance, disciplinary, grievance, redeployment and grievance issues.
• Advising and coaching a range of stakeholders on a wide range of HR matters including performance management, change management and employee relations.
• Drive compliance across the organisation by staying up to date with employment law and ensuring that company policies are applied consistently.
• Work with the Organisational Development and Talent Team to support key HR initiative sand develop solutions to address training and development needs.
• Foster a positive and inclusive organisational culture, championing diversity and employee wellbeing.

About us:

We are a city of strengths, with a proud heritage and bright future. Working for Stoke-on Trent City Council is more than just a job, it's about making, protecting and improving the services for the local population, reducing inequalities and improving independence for the people who live and work in the city. And thats whereyou come in. We are always looking for people of the highest calibre with skills, knowledge and experience to help us deliver our compelling vision.

Stoke-on-Trent City Councils diverse and talented workforce is its greatest asset and most valuable resource. The skills, knowledge and experience of our c.4,600 employees are essential to delivering our ambitions and vision for our organisation and Stoke-on-Trent. We want to be an employer that people are proud to work for, and where our staff are supported, developed and rewarded in an inclusive way that helps them to excel and to deliver the high-quality services that our residents need.

What weoffer:

Acompetitive salary based on your skills, experience and talent

Hybridand flexible working options

An excellent local authority benefits pension scheme

Professional development through learning opportunities, regular training sessions and apprenticeship and management schemes

As part of thisrole, you will attend meetings at sites across the city and be a hybrid worker.

Key Duties / Responsibilities:

• Support the identification of areas where organisational development can add value and contribute to the formulation and implementation of change and improvement in service delivery and outcomes in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Lead on the effective management and resolution of employee relations casework including, but not limited to, sickness absence, performance, disciplinary, grievance, redeployment and welfare issues.
• Provide a pro-active professional HR support, advice and guidance service on other HR projects including, but not limited to, Job Evaluation, TUPE, change management and redundancy.
• Interpret and advise on terms and conditions of employment, HR policies and procedures.
• Advise, consult and negotiate on people management matters…