People Consultant – HR Advisor (AR)

Job Purpose and Role

To support the People Business Partner and Assistant Business Partner in providing high quality service to customers. To provide expert advice, guidance and support to managers and employees on a range of generic HR matters including discipline, grievance, performance management, recruitment, restructures, TUPE, change management, management of attendance, pensions and terms and conditions of employment.

To support and contribute to the wider Our People Service initiatives, including HR Smart, review and development of policies, inductions for new starters in the Our People Service, guides, training materials and standard operating procedures. Provide regular updates at Operational Managers Network, during employee engagement sessions and to other stakeholders.

The People Consultant role will be interchangeable between directorates/services for developmental purposes and to ensure additional capacity requirements are achieved to meet business needs.

Customers include Directors, Deputy Directors, Heads of Service, Managers, Headteachers, external organisations, partners and all levels of employee.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

1. Respond to and resolve complex queries that require expert HR advice and guidance. Ensure that advice adheres to employment law, HR policies, processes and business need in a timely manner.
2. Manage a diverse work programme of complex cases i.e. disciplinary, grievance, capability and management of attendance.
3. Provide advice, guidance and support to managers in the overall delivery of restructures, from pre consultation, through to dismissal if required.
4. Facilitate and lead meetings with managers and their employees, regarding difficult and sensitive subjects, including employee health issues, dismissals and restructures.
5. Appraise the People Business Partner or Assistant Business Partner of relevant business and organisation issues that have substantial Human Resources implications.
6. Support managers with the compilation of reports for disciplinary, grievance, capability, management attendance and appeal hearings.
7. Support pension processes, such as auto enrolments and ill health retirement, including liaison with the Hub, West Midlands Pension Fund, the member and other third parties.
8. Support the production of briefing notes, reports or response to information requests as required.
9. Represent the Our People Service and the council at internal and external forums, including employment tribunals, recruitment events, staff equality forums etc.
10. Matrix working within the Our People Service and across the organisation where required on Our People initiatives requiring expert HR advice and guidance. Provide feedback to the wider Our People team to ensure knowledge is shared and lessons captured and learnt.

Umbrella Rate – £26.75