HR Manager

Interim HR Manager opportunity available working for leading local authority based in the Morley, Leeds area, West Yorkshire. This role is available initially on a temporary basis for circa 4-6 months.

The role:

• To be responsible for the provision of professional HR support to Managers within the services.
• Responsible for the provision of professional and strategic HR advice and guidance in line with legislation across the organisation.
• To lead and manage a team of HR Officers providing HR services across the organisation to ensure that HR services are effectively provided in accordance with policies, procedures and employment legislation.
• Working in partnership with the Director and the Senior Management Team (SMT) to provide high level HR solutions to achieve transformational change across the organisation whilst maximising employee engagement.
• Working with SMT to lead the development and implementation of the People Strategy; ensuring appropriate workforce planning takes place and be responsible for the development and delivery of local HR strategies.

Experience required:

• Experience of Local Authority Human Resources management.
• Substantial experience of working in a Human Resources environment in a variety of settings including the public sector.
• Proven management experience within Human Resources and ability to use this to enhance the Service and support team members and to successfully deliver on a range of complex HR matters.
• Proven experience of meeting the customer demands of high customer expectations whilst balancing conflicting priorities within resources available.
• Experience of leading HR projects, such as policy development and updates, talent development and employee engagement initiatives.
• Experience in designing and implementing training and development programs to enhance employee skills and capabilities.
• Experience of leading teams to deliver against performance targets.
• Computer literate with experience of MS Word, Excel and Access.