Senior HR Consultant
Posted Today by Jobserve
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Newham, Northumberland
Summary: The Senior HR Consultant role involves delivering high-quality HR advice and solutions to managers and employees within a local authority in Newham. The position requires managing a team to ensure consistent support across various HR functions, including performance management and employee relations. The consultant will also be responsible for coaching managers and improving HR policies and procedures. This is a hybrid position requiring office presence three days a week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the performance and development of the assigned team to ensure consistent HR advice.
- Deliver professional advice covering the employee life cycle, including resourcing and performance management.
- Maintain accurate records of all casework in the centralised case management solution.
- Provide coaching and support to ensure consistent advice to managers.
- Proactively manage cases related to grievances, disciplinary actions, and organisational change.
- Monitor HR policy application and recommend improvements.
- Develop and deliver workshops and initiatives to enhance managers' people management skills.
Key Skills:
- Experience in building effective relationships with managers.
- Experience in leading change projects in large organisations.
- Ability to provide clear advice on HR issues with strong judgment and analytical skills.
- Experience in HR policy and procedure development.
- Strong coaching and mentoring abilities.
Salary (Rate): £37.84 Hourly Umbrella
City: Newham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: HR
Client
Local Authority in Newham
Job Title
Senior HR Consultant
Pay Rate
28.91 an hour PAYE/37.84 an hour UMBRELLA
Hours
36 Hours a week (Mon-Fri)9AM-5PM
Duration
Initial 3 month contract
Location
Hybrid Working - 3 days office based from Dockside, Newham,E16
Description
ALL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE COUNCIL EXPERIENCE
Overall Purpose of Job:
Deliver high quality and consistent advice, guidance and solutions to people managers and employees across all aspects of HR policy and procedure, in line with legislative parameters and via the agreed service channels. Provide appropriate solutions, eg, guidance, coaching, workshops to support line managers to become effective people managers. Responsible for a portfolio of cases, providing managers with proactive and consistent support to bring these to a resolution.
Key Tasks and Accountabilities:
1. Manage the performance and development of the assigned team to ensure managers and employees receive consistent and up to date advice, in a way that positively influences the employee's experience.
2. Deliver a professional advice and consultancy service that meets strategic objectives, and covers the employee life cycle, including resourcing, probation, induction, performance management, employee relations cases and organisational change.
3. Ensure the assigned team maintain accurate and up to date records of all casework in the centralised case management solution.
4. Provide coaching and support to the assigned team to ensure the provision of consistent advice to managers.
5. Ensure the assigned team proactively manage cases, eg, resolution (grievance, bullying & harassment), disciplinary, capability, sickness and other activity, eg, organisational change, job evaluation and TUPE transfers.
6. Actively monitor and learn from the application of HR policy, procedure or guidance, and recommend improvements, ensuring they are current and fit for purpose. Develop and update procedures and guidance as required.
7. Provide managers with the skills and knowledge to manage people in accordance with our core people management policies, eg, through the creation and delivery of workshops, coaching and other initiatives.
EXPERIENCE:
Experience of building effective relationships and working closely with managers to deliver organisational focused outcomes
Experience of leading change projects in large, diverse organisations
Experience of providing clear and unambiguous advice on HR issues, exercising judgment and analytical skills
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