HR Professional

Colbern Limited; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An HR consultancy is seeking an experienced Interim Head of HR to lead the HR Strategy for a local council. The role involves overseeing HR functions, supporting transformation initiatives, and ensuring effective recruitment. Candidates must have local authority experience at Head of Service level. This contract role is based in Hillingdon with a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Previous local authority experience at Head of Service level.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the HR Strategy for the council.
• Support the Council's transformation change programme.
• Accountable for recruitment and resourcing services.

Job description

Overview

Interim Head of HR — Hillingdon — Contract

Salary: £538.37 per day PAYE or £750 per day limited paid via umbrella company inside IR35

Our client is looking for an experienced Interim Head of HR with local authority experience at Head of Service level.

Job Purpose

To lead the development and implementation of the overall HR Strategy for the council, which is fully aligned to the overall business plan and which delivers against the annual key performance indicators. To lead the HR team across the full employee lifecycle, ensuring that they deliver the highest levels of service to the business across all aspects of HR.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Working with the Executive team, use key data and business plans to design and implement HR strategy for the Council.
• Lead and develop the team within the HR function ensuring they reach their full potential.
• Support the Council's transformation change programme, including oversight across all operating model and organisational structure changes ensuring that the appropriate level of consultation is in place and that risks are managed effectively.
• Work with the Transformational change team to ensure that the cost savings are accurate and are delivered.
• Enforce best practice across aspects of HR within the team and into the business, with constructive challenge where required.
• In conjunction with the HR Business Partners, work closely with the Executive Team and Senior Leadership team to drive the people agenda and influence them on the best course of action.
• Oversee the development and implementation of effective HR procedures/policies to support the delivery of the business strategy and ensure legal compliance.
• Provide regular reporting and insight against the HR Key Performance Indicators (KPI's), providing recommendations to address gaps where needed.
• Introduce and drive change management initiatives working in collaboration with the HR team and the business.
• Accountable for ensuring the HR Operations team deliver all aspects of HR administration and payroll efficiently and effectively, with the maximum level of employee and Line Manager self-service achieved.
• Accountable for the delivery of an effective and efficient recruitment and resourcing service to the business, focused on attracting talent and promoting Hillingdon as an employer of choice.
• Accountable for ensuring effective employee relations are maintained through effective management of employee relations matters, including complex case work and organisational change activity.
• Keep all employees informed of key organisational issues in liaison with the internal communications lead.
• Oversee the learning and development function, ensuring that the services provided meet the current and future demands of the business.
• Ensure that equality, diversity and inclusion is embedded and promoted across all HR activities.
• Monitor the delivery of the specialist HR services against the Service Level Agreements (SLA's) ensuring that any negative variances are followed up and that high performance is recognised.
• Establish and manage the overall HR budget, and ensuring that any variances are monitored and escalated in a timely manner.
• In conjunction with procurement support the selection of key HR suppliers, ensuring these meet the needs of the business and offer value for money.
• Lead on establishing and maintaining effective employee voice mechanisms, including ownership of the relationship with the recognised Trade Unions.

Requirements

• Must have previous local authority experience at Head of Service level.

Application and Equal Opportunity

Please visit our website for more opportunities. Colbern Limited is an equal opportunities employer.

The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be shortlisted Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities. Colbern Limited along with our clients are an equal opportunities employer.