HR Consultant - Schools

Connect2Hackney; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government HR team in Greater London seeks an experienced HR Consultant to provide expert HR advice, manage complex cases, and contribute to strategic HR projects. The ideal candidate will have significant experience, strong generalist HR knowledge, and be a member of the CIPD or hold equivalent qualifications. Join us to support our mission of creating a high-performance culture in Hackney.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a generalist HR role, advising all levels of management and staff.
• Up-to-date understanding of UK employment legislation and case law.
• Understanding of the Education Sector is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Providing expert HR advice on complex HR issues.
• Project managing investigations and managing individual cases.
• Delivering best practice recruitment and advisory support.

Skills

Generalist HR knowledge

Advising stakeholders

Problem analysis

Tact and discretion

Education

Membership of CIPD or equivalent

Job description

Connect2Hackney, the internal talent team for the London Borough of Hackney, is seeking a proactive and skilled HR Consultant to join our dedicated HR and Traded Services team.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to serve as a Subject Matter Expert and strategic partner, ensuring that Hackney and our traded partner, especially schools, treat employees consistently with our values and strategic objectives. You will be crucial in driving a high-performance culture and developing our HR provision.

Key Responsibilities

As an HR Consultant, you will be responsible for a varied and challenging portfolio, including:

• Expert HR Advice: Providing advice and guidance to managers and Headteachers on complex HR issues , including sickness absence, discipline, grievance, conditions of service, and employment legislation.
• Case and Project Management: Project managing and conducting serious and complex investigations, and managing complex individual cases and transformational change processes.
• Recruitment and Safeguarding Support: Working closely with our Resourcing team to deliver best practice recruitment, including the coordination of Headteacher recruitment , and assisting in the provision of advisory support on safeguarding matters.
• Policy and Legal Compliance: Interpreting and reviewing HR policies and procedures , keeping abreast of changes in UK employment law and advising on legislation regarding Migrant Workers.
• Strategic Input: Working collaboratively across the HR function to deliver HR-wide strategic projects, contributing to the development of our traded services offer.

About You

We are seeking a candidate who embodies Hackney's values, Open, Inclusive, Ambitious, Pioneering, Proactive, and Proud and possesses the following:

• Experience: Significant experience in a generalist HR role, advising all levels of management and staff.
• Knowledge: Good generalist HR knowledge, an up-to-date understanding of developments in UK employment legislation and case law. An understanding of the Education Sector is highly desirable.
• Skills: The ability to advise, guide, and influence various stakeholders, analyse problems to determine appropriate ways forward, and work on sensitive matters with tact and discretion.

Qualification

Good generalist HR knowledge, evidenced by being a Member of the CIPD or equivalent qualification/experience, is expected.

Why Work for Hackney?

Hackney is committed to being a place where everyone can be proud, with excellent services and where all residents have a chance to lead healthy and successful lives. Our staff are what makes the Council great. You will be joining a team that is focused on supporting this mission and embedding a commercial culture to enhance our HR traded services provision.

If you are a resourceful and strategic HR professional ready to embrace challenge and change, we want to hear from you!

Apply today to become our next HR Consultant!

Commercial Services Trading Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.