We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Lewisham to assist with the appointment of a HR Business Partner, on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £28.16 - 36.92 per hour

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Build and maintain constructive working relationships with trade union representatives and other staff representatives. Undertake consultation and negotiation participating as necessary in Directorate consultative forums
• Support and encourage managers to make best use of the Councils learning and development offer, working with the learning and development team, to ensure that staff have the knowledge, skills and experience to fulfil individual and organisational needs and ambitions.
• Advise and coach managers to improve people management and performance across the Directorates
• Oversee the design and delivery of people management training and play an active role in the delivery of induction events, engagement activities, and inclusion initiatives.

Qualifications & Experiences:

• Chartered membership of the Institute of Personnel and Development or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Successful track record as an HR practitioner in a complex environment/organisation.
• Experience of managing others and setting performance targets.
• Experience of successfully managing relationships and stakeholders within a complex organisation.
• Experience of working in a unionised environment

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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