Job Description

HR Business Partner

Lewisham - 2 days a week in office

Job Role

Co-ordinate, direct and lead the team in the provision of a comprehensive, value added, high quality expert and professional HR service across all Council directorates on all aspects of human resources. The role will provide expert advice on employment legislation and on Council policies and procedures to minimise risk and reputational damage to the Council. As part of the HR function it provides a comprehensive value added, high quality Human Resource Management Service in partnership with directorate services, ensuring the delivery of a customer focused professional service.

Work with the Directorate Leadership teams in collaboration with the Strategic HR Business Partner, ensuring the alignment of HR and business strategy at directorate level to support the implementation of directorates' business strategies from a people perspective. This will include supporting workforce planning across the directorate.

Lead and direct the team in the provision of a high quality HR advisory services supporting directorates on complex employee relations issues and cases, including organisational change (i.e. restructuring and TUPE), and employee relations case work

Overall management and responsibility of all the day to day operational aspects of all employee relation matters across the Council, working collaboratively across the HR function and wider organisation to ensure the delivery of a customer focused and professional service.

As a member of the extended HR Leadership team, contribute to the overall leadership and management of the HR function and make a proactive contribution to the development of HR strategy and policy, using data, metrics and evidence to inform and drive decision making and change across the Council.

Key Accountabilities

Direct and manage the team in the provision of high quality expert HR employee relation services, including providing expert advice, guidance and support across the directorates on complex people management issues and cases, including organizational change (restructuring and TUPE), and employee relations case work, ensuring the delivery of a customer focused and professional service.

Support the delivery of services' priorities in all aspects of people management, developing effective working relationships with managers to achieve that.

Lead and direct the team in the provision of expert advice and support to managers on complex management of change issues including reorganisation /restructuring redundancy/redeployment, outsourcing/TUPE, job evaluation and consultation processes. This will include providing advice on financial and equality implications; job design, establishment control and reconciliation.

Analyse, monitor and review all HR metrics for the directorate(s), preparing reports and recommendations for DMT and other service management meetings. This will include using external insight and intelligence to help inform recommendations.

Monitor and review the effectiveness of HR policies and protocols across the Directorates, identifying areas for improvement and development and making recommendations for the development of HR policy to support the continual smooth running of the Council. Review and develop areas of HR policy and practice as allocated, ensuring the Councils policies and procedures are legally compliant and in line with best practice