HR Consultant - Local Authority

Join Sheffield City Council as an HR Consultant and contribute to the development and improvement of our integrated HR service. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to deliver professional HR services and support business strategies within a dynamic public sector environment.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Translate Council, portfolio, and service priorities into practical HR solutions that support the organisation's strategic objectives.
• Promote and support business improvement and organisational change across various levels.
• Deliver HR services in line with agreed quality standards and manage risk appropriately when giving advice.
• Provide business-focused HR solutions using specialist HR knowledge.
• Support budget management activities linked to projects and work programmes.
• Provide day-to-day technical and professional guidance to colleagues, mentor team members, and contribute to project and programme teams.
• Deliver a professional, risk-based HR consultancy service to managers, ensuring HR advice is legally compliant and based on best practice.
• Support managers with the people aspects of organisational change initiatives and promote positive employee relations across the organisation.
• Develop, review, and implement HR and people management policies ensuring they reflect HR best practice.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience of using organisational and business insight to influence change through people, processes, and systems.
• Strong relationships building skills with stakeholders including managers, customers, partners, and suppliers.
• Experience of working in a large, complex, multi-disciplinary organisation.
• Proficient in employment policies and procedures, employment law, and equality legislation.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to apply workforce data analysis and interpretation.
• Knowledge of pay and reward policies and procedures, performance management, and employee engagement approaches.
• Skills in policy development, research, coaching, and negotiation.
• Degree, professional qualification, equivalent experience, or evidence of transferable skills and learning.

Benefits:

• Generous public sector pension scheme.
• Hybrid working options.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth within a supportive environment.