Interim HR Transition Lead

g2 Recruitment; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

g2 Recruitment seeks an Interim HR Transition Lead for a predominantly remote role with some in-office days in the North West. The role focuses on TUPE transfers within local government and running people workstreams. You will handle readiness, information gathering, and policy review to stabilise onboarding processes.

The position requires CIPD Level 5+, strong relationship-building skills, and the ability to deliver without direct control. Start ASAP with a 3+ month contract and hybrid working.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large complex TUPE transfers in local government.
• Ability to influence and collaborate without direct authority.
• Proven ability to hit the ground running in transitional projects.

Responsibilities

• Acting as lead for the combined authority in respect of receiving employees as part of TUPE.
• Help to run the people workstreams.
• Readiness and preparation, collecting information, receiving policies and procedures, looking at potential measures, bringing in services, assess practicalities (ID badges, emails).
• Could extend to operational management considerations.
• Possible matrix management and driving actions in a non-directly-controlled group.
• Purely hands-on role with no line management responsibilities.

Skills

TUPE experience

Stakeholder management

CIPD Level 5+

Interim/Contract experience

Education

CIPD Level 5 or above

Job description

Job Opportunity – Interim HR Transition Lead – Predominantly Remote (North West) – Combined Authority

Job Role: Interim HR Transition Lead

Location: North West

Contract Duration: 3 Months +

Rate: DOE

Hybrid: X1 day per week/fortnight in office, rest would be remote working.

Days: Preference is full time hours but also happy to consider part time.

Start Date: ASAP

A newly formed Combined Authority client of mine are currently in the market and are on the lookout for an Interim HR Transition Lead with significant local government TUPE transfer of staff experience to join their team.

• Acting as lead for the combined authority in respect of receiving employees as part of TUPE.
• Help to run the people workstreams.
• Readiness and preparation, collecting information, receiving policies and procedures, looking at potential measures, looking at how and what they do to bring in services, assess practicalities (e.g. what happens with ID badges, emails etc.).
• Could be an opportunity to look across operational management also.
• Possibly matrix management, making things happen in a work group that isn’t directly in your control.
• This will be a purely hands on role and there will be no line management responsibilities.

Candidate Requirements:

• Must have specific experience working on a large complex TUPE of staff within local government.
• This doesn’t need to be specifically for a local authority as happy to accept other local government backgrounds.
• Must be CIPD level 5 or above.
• Need to have good personal skills to be able to build quality relationships to achieve things that are out of their direct control.
• Will be an expectancy to hit the ground running.