HR Business Partner

Greater Manchester is looking for an HR Business Partner to understand and prioritise HR activity in line with business needs and drive change in a constructive and pragmatic manner.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the wider HR team to develop HR practices and processes and act as a core member of the HR and OD Service identifying and driving improvements and links between the service and the directorate.
• Develop a clear understanding of the workforce and use this insight to support organisational development and activities that develop skills, behaviours and capabilities. Provide a key link between the directorate and the Organisational Development team.
• Provide advice related to organisational design and development to ensure effective change and transformation across the directorate. Ensure large scale organisational change projects meet organisational design principles and workforce reductions are achieved when required.
• Inform HR policy through experience and knowledge of workforce challenges and outcomes within the directorate. Lead on development of policy approaches that meet the needs of the organisation and provide a good fit.
• Effectively commission support from HR and OD specialisms to deliver specific projects of work, interventions and improvement schemes.
• Manage directorate JCC and trade union consultation and relationships to ensure a productive working environment to deliver workforce activity.
• Protect the organisation through good working knowledge of employment legislation, statutory requirements and working practices. Apply relevant knowledge in the development of HR solutions and responses.
• Coach and develop leaders and local line managers, supporting them in building high performing, engaged teams through effective people processes. Develop capability to ensure all stakeholders understand the HR model we work within and can efficiently access the solutions they need.
• Demonstrate personal commitment to continuous self-development and service improvement.
• Through personal example, open commitment and clear action, ensure diversity is positively valued, resulting in equal access and treatment in employment, service delivery and communications.

Pay rate: £28.89 umbrella