Job Description

4Recruitment Services are seeking an experienced and proactive HR Business Partner to join our clients HR team and provide high-quality, professional HR support across the Council and schools.

The candidate will only be required to work in the office two days per week; the remaining days can be worked from home.

As HR Business Partner, you will provide expert advice and support on a broad range of complex HR matters, including attendance, performance, disciplinary, grievance and conflict resolution cases. You will work closely with managers and senior leaders to support organisational change, restructures, staffing reductions and TUPE processes, ensuring risks are managed and appropriate procedures are followed.

You will also support employment tribunal casework, contribute to the development of HR policies and strategies, deliver training and briefings, analyse workforce data, and build effective working relationships with trade unions, schools and internal stakeholders. The role also includes supporting hearings and appeals, undertaking consultancy work for schools, mentoring HR Advisors and deputising for Senior HR Business Partners where required.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:

• A minimum of 3 years experience in providing HR support, advice and guidance to managers to include extensive experience of the full range of complex casework.
• Experience of delivering HR services within a large unionised organisation, preferably local government/public sector.
• Experience of Trade Union consultation and negotiations.
• Good understanding of and ability to interpret employment legislation and case law to provide risk assessed options to bring cases to a conclusion.
• Experience of contributing to the development and implementation of strategic HR policy including workforce planning.
• Thorough understanding of safeguarding and safer working requirements/issues.
• Experience of supporting change management processes, including reorganisations within a large unionised environment.
• Understanding of health & safety issues in the workplace.

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.

To discuss this vacancy in further detail or any other vacancies, please contact our Team on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)