HR Business Partner (Employee Relations) Contract

HR Business Partner
Liverpool
Full-time temporary contract
£21.74 per hour

Job purpose:
To work as Business Partner with management Teams, delivering strategic goals with regards to people and talent. To establish an outcome focused approach, driving efficiency and transformation, whilst maintaining the highest professional standards. To provide support and guidance across the full range of employee relations services in support of an overall employment and wellbeing framework.

The role holder will be responsible for providing advice and guidance on a full range of organisational matters including transformation, employment law, policy implementation, disciplinary and grievance handling, trade union negotiations and dispute resolution. The role of a Business Partner has a keen understanding of the Council’s strategy, providing dynamic solutions using experience, data analysis, and organisational agility to guide decision making. We are looking for an individual with a wide range of specialist technical experience in dealing with service reviews and restructures in a large, unionised organisation.

Main responsibilities:
Act as the primary interface between aligned directorate(s) and People and Talent, ensuring appropriate commissioning and engagement of other
People and Talent specialisms to deliver directorate priorities
* Ensure that the overall employment framework is applied consistently, that the business plans are aligned with the aims and ethos and relevant managers understand their role in this.
* Supporting leadership behaviours in key people management areas
* Work with directorates to support workforce planning and career management, including: succession and recruitment planning, apprenticeship programs, people development/performance, and employee engagement. Giving support and guidance on the development and implementation of their strategy and wellbeing initiatives
* Supporting leadership behaviours in key people management areas
* Work with directorates to support workforce planning and career management, including: succession and recruitment planning, apprenticeship programs, people development/performance, and employee engagement. Giving support and guidance on the development and implementation of their strategy and wellbeing initiatives
* Provide advice, guidance and support to senior managers on the full range of organisational matters including; transformation, organisation design, digitalisation (where it impacts upon people and processes) and also in other areas of employment law, policy implementation, disciplinary and grievance handling, trade union negotiations and dispute resolution.
* Support managers in addressing behaviour, attendance and performance issues proactively and at an early stage where possible, working together with them to develop key skills and capabilities within teams
* Manage a caseload and support colleagues within prescribed timescales and specific SLAs, providing employee relations guidance and support to management, contributing to an outcome focused environment and improved services.
* Conduct reflective practice and support the development of others within the team to carry out casework
* Undertake investigatory/disciplinary processes through to appeal stage and prepare all necessary reports through to the drafting of Employment Tribunal statements.
* Attend disciplinary and/or grievance hearings, appeal hearings and Employment Tribunals in order to assist management
* Contribute to and attend meetings/project groups with staff and/or trade union officials as part of the general consultation, negotiation, arbitration and improvement processes
* Analyse management information, devise appropriate courses of action in conjunction with managers contributing toward the strategic plan. Where required prepare reports and present at meetings
* Ensure that establishment controls are in place for each relevant Directorate and that the establishment is maintained in accordance policy and procedures.
* Assist in the development of new technology within the HR field in order to enhance case management, workflow and the effectiveness of any related system.
* Demonstrate integrity, honesty and respect for others, promoting equality of opportunity, within the organisation, challenging any unfair discrimination.
* Support directorates to improve the equality profile, and promotion of non-discriminatory practices in all aspects of work undertaken, through delivery of the Equality Plan objectives and reducing discriminatory behaviour through providing timely and effective advice and counsel to resolve disciplinary and grievance cases including reducing the gender and equalities pay gaps.

Requirements:
* CIPD Level 7 or equivalent
* Experience of undertaking the provision of a full ER support service including applying HR policies, practices and procedures and administering employee relations procedures with consistency, showing initiative when faced with non-routine situations or requests.
* Experience of providing a proactive business partner function to support the delivery of directorate service plans aligned with the overall strategic direction.
* Extensive practical experience of Employee Relations case management, providing advice and support to managers in line with current policy and procedures.
* Extensive practical experience of undertaking investigatory/disciplinary processes through to appeal stage, presentations of case and undertake and prepare all necessary reports through to the drafting of Employment Tribunal statements.
* Experience of dealing with a diverse range of business customers and ER activity.
* A successful track record of building effective relationships with managers, and employee representatives in a large and complex organisation.
* Experience of providing high standards of customer service.
* Experience of supporting organisational design and change management to improve organisational performance and transformation aligned with the organisational vision.

If you have the relevant experience and believe you are suitable for the role, please apply directly!