HR Business Partner

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We are recruiting for a HR Business Partner for Southwark Council

Summary of main duties and responsibilities

    1. To provide a professional HR service to managers on all workforce related matters including organisational change resourcing, management of attendance, performance management, employee relations issues and general HR management interventions, to deliver business objectives. To support business managers and the HR service in achieving the Council’s strategic objectives.
    2. Principal accountabilities
    3. Working as part of a pooled team of HR Business Partner, provide high quality HR advice and guidance to managers on a range of staffing issues, including complex cases and policy / procedural issues relating to both individuals and groups of staff as well as planned initiatives.
    4. Provide expert advice on organisational change projects, working closely with colleagues in e.g. organisation transformation to redesign services and ensure reorganisations are managed in line with council procedures.
    5. Build and maintain effective working relationships with supported managers and other stakeholders, to ensure that HR plans and interventions deliver positive outcomes.
    6. Participate in on-going discussions with management teams (as assigned), in a variety of formal settings to support and guide managers either individually or at a team level; enhancing capability to manage HR services, ensuring that policy and legislative requirements are met, including the identification of training needs and contributing to developing learning and development solutions.  Ensure high quality outcomes for the business to meet current and future business objectives and improve upon service
    7. Provide accessible and appropriate advice, guidance and support in dealing with HR matters raised directly by members of staff. Participate in on-going service reviews and discussions with senior management teams, plan the delivery of HR services ensuring they provide high quality outcomes for the business to meet current and future business objectives and improve upon service delivery.
    8. Training needs and contributing to developing learning and development solutions.  Ensure high quality outcomes for the business to meet current and future business objectives and improve upon service
    9. Provide accessible and appropriate advice, guidance and support in dealing with HR matters raised directly by members of staff. Participate in on-going service reviews and discussions with senior management teams, plan the delivery of HR services ensuring they provide high quality outcomes for the business to meet current and future business objectives and improve upon service delivery.
    10. Implement strategies to ensure HR provides clear business focused outcomes for the utilisation of staffing resources within the business area supported, aligned over the long term with deliver of the Councils overall workforce plan.
    11. Hold responsibility under the guidance of the manager of HR Business Partner the delivery of HR services as assigned, ensuring all organisational HR performance targets are monitored and met, and remedial action is undertaken. The post holder will manage an on-going caseload of work, only seeking advice on more complex issues.
    12. Supply a quality operational HR service, providing clear business focused outcomes for the business area supported.
    13. Plan, establish and maintain effective working arrangements with Trade Unions and other stakeholders and partners to ensure employee relations matters and collective discussions are undertaken in an effective and efficient manner.
    14. Ensure the on-going  maintenance  of HR data records (on all HR systems) for the business area supported (and other areas of the Council as directed) ensuring all HR records held are accurate, up to date and meet organisational objectives for workforce and HR record keeping. Utilise HR data to review and analyse HR data against performance targets.
    15. As part of a wider group of HR staff contribute in the further development of the provision of HR services to Council, including participation and attendance at project groups, workshops, seminars.
    16. Actively promote the Councils equality objectives in terms of personal practice and within the context of all HR advice and guidance provided
    17. Support the development of management capacity to be able to undertake active management and development of the work force.

      Summary of main duties and responsibilities

       

      1. To provide a professional HR service to managers on all workforce related matters including organisational change resourcing, management of attendance, performance management, employee relations issues and general HR management interventions, to deliver business objectives. To support business managers and the HR service in achieving the Council’s strategic objectives.
      2. Principal accountabilities
      3. Working as part of a pooled team of HR Business Partner, provide high quality HR advice and guidance to managers on a range of staffing issues, including complex cases and policy / procedural issues relating to both individuals and groups of staff as well as planned initiatives.
      4. Provide expert advice on organisational change projects, working closely with colleagues in e.g. organisation transformation to redesign services and ensure reorganisations are managed in line with council procedures.
      5. Build and maintain effective working relationships with supported managers and other stakeholders, to ensure that HR plans and interventions deliver positive outcomes.
      6. Participate in on-going discussions with management teams (as assigned), in a variety of formal settings to support and guide managers either individually or at a team level; enhancing capability to manage HR services, ensuring that policy and legislative requirements are met, including the identification of training needs and contributing to developing learning and development solutions.  Ensure high quality outcomes for the business to meet current and future business objectives and improve upon service
      7. Provide accessible and appropriate advice, guidance and support in dealing with HR matters raised directly by members of staff. Participate in on-going service reviews and discussions with senior management teams, plan the delivery of HR services ensuring they provide high quality outcomes for the business to meet current and future business objectives and improve upon service delivery.
      8. Training needs and contributing to developing learning and development solutions.  Ensure high quality outcomes for the business to meet current and future business objectives and improve upon service
      9. Provide accessible and appropriate advice, guidance and support in dealing with HR matters raised directly by members of staff. Participate in on-going service reviews and discussions with senior management teams, plan the delivery of HR services ensuring they provide high quality outcomes for the business to meet current and future business objectives and improve upon service delivery.
      10. Implement strategies to ensure HR provides clear business focused outcomes for the utilisation of staffing resources within the business area supported, aligned over the long term with deliver of the Councils overall workforce plan.
      11. Hold responsibility under the guidance of the manager of HR Business Partner the delivery of HR services as assigned, ensuring all organisational HR performance targets are monitored and met, and remedial action is undertaken. The post holder will manage an on-going caseload of work, only seeking advice on more complex issues.
      12. Supply a quality operational HR service, providing clear business focused outcomes for the business area supported.
      13. Plan, establish and maintain effective working arrangements with Trade Unions and other stakeholders and partners to ensure employee relations matters and collective discussions are undertaken in an effective and efficient manner.
      14. Ensure the on-going  maintenance  of HR data records (on all HR systems) for the business area supported (and other areas of the Council as directed) ensuring all HR records held are accurate, up to date and meet organisational objectives for workforce and HR record keeping. Utilise HR data to review and analyse HR data against performance targets.
      15. As part of a wider group of HR staff contribute in the further development of the provision of HR services to Council, including participation and attendance at project groups, workshops, seminars.
      16. Actively promote the Councils equality objectives in terms of personal practice and within the context of all HR advice and guidance provided
      17. Support the development of management capacity to be able to undertake active management and development of the work force.