HR Business Partner

Positive Employment; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Positive Employment is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner for a 3-month contract with a large local government organisation in Devon. The role involves partnering with housing and asset teams to design and implement a workforce development policy and a Code of Conduct aligned to the Housing Competence and Conduct Standard.

You will drive workforce planning, skills analysis and behavioural standards, ensuring regulatory requirements translate into deliverable actions.

Qualifications

• Seasoned HR Business Partner with extensive partnership experience.
• Strong workforce planning and people development capabilities.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical actions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement five key workstreams for workforce development.
• Collaborate with Housing, Asset Maintenance and Asset Management teams.
• Support organisational change and populate development plans aligned to standards.

Skills

HR Business Partner

Workforce planning

Policy development

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory requirements

Job description

Our client is a large local government organisation and looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to join their team. This is intially a 3 month contract which may be extended for the right applicant

You will

The postholder will work alongside colleagues in Housing, Asset Maintenance and Asset Management to develop and implement five key workstreams:

• Develop a Workforce Professional Development Policy for employees working in Housing and Asset Management.
• Develop a housing-specific section of the Council's Code of Conduct, aligned to the requirements of the Housing Competence and Conduct Standard.
• Undertake a workforce evaluation with managers and develop a plan to review skills, behaviours and professional qualifications, including any required upskilling. Liaise with Learning and Development to ensure employees are appropriately enrolled on relevant courses and development pathways.
• Develop a mechanism for tenant input into the workforce professional development policy and Code of Conduct.
• Create a plan for contractors and agency workers to be included in skills development, upskilling and behavioural monitoring arrangements.

The role would suit a seasoned HR Business Partner who is confident working with managers, developing HR processes, shaping people development plans and supporting organisational change. The successful candidate will bring expertise in workforce planning, professional development, skills analysis and behavioural standards, with the ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical and deliverable actions.

The post will report to the Assistant Head of Service for HR but will be permanently assigned to this project for the duration of the placement. The postholder will not be expected to undertake standard employee relations casework or general business-as-usual HR activity. This is a dedicated project role, focused on supporting two key Council services to meet the people development, conduct and competency requirements of the new standard.