HR Officer

Triumph Consultants Ltd; Crewe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Temporary HR Officer

Cheshire E 5266114

Please do not apply for this role unless your CV meets the following general requirements, listed below:

1. You must be UK based and have the right to work in the UK.
2. Your commute to the place of work must be less than 1 hour.
3. This is a temporary role. Please do not apply if you are seeking a permanent position.

Key Requirements:

1. Member of CIPD (MCIPD)
2. Post qualification experience of working in an HR setting providing advice and guidance across a range of HR activities.
3. Underpinning knowledge of HR policies, procedures and processes and related professional practices, employment law, case law, organisational design principles, local government conditions of service and pensions, ACAS standards etc.
4. Use of Microsoft Office applications, IT packages and training tools, PowerPoint etc.

The HR Officer will provide a professional HR service to managers, employees, schools and support senior HR staff. They will implement local HR delivery plans and translate business needs into people solutions to drive continuous improvement and ensure that the people needs of the Council and Schools are met.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Support all aspects of the delivery of the Workforce Strategy to ensure effective recruitment, resourcing and retention throughout Schools and the Council.
2. Undertake all aspects of HR casework, including attending hearings (discipline, grievance, capability, etc.) to advise managers and others to ensure good practice, legal requirements are met, and employees are managed in a fair and consistent way.
3. Deliver the full range of specialist HR support to Schools and Services on all HR matters (including recruitment and selection, attendance management, redeployment, TUPE, dignity at work etc.) so that policies and practices are implemented consistently.
4. Provide professional advice to Schools and Services on all aspects of HR and the interpretation of policies, procedures, processes and practice, including terms of conditions of service, to ensure business needs are met and employees are managed in a fair and consistent way.
5. Provide practical and operational contribution to draft policies/procedures/processes to ensure that employees are managed in accordance with the latest legislation and good practice guidelines and contribute to the communication of such changes throughout Schools and the Council.
6. Analyse workforce information, provide advice on workforce financial matters (e.g. early retirement etc.) and respond to requests for management information so that accurate and up-to-date HR data supports management decisions.
7. Provide support to employee relations matters and service Joint Consultative and Negotiating Panels (JCNP’s) and other groups to achieve participative, effective and harmonious working relationships throughout the Council.