Senior HR Adviser

Connect2Luton; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government agency in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Senior HR Adviser to provide professional HR advisory services. The role involves managing complex HR casework, offering strategic HR support, and ensuring compliance with employment law. Ideal candidates will have solid experience in HR, excellent interpersonal skills, and relevant qualifications. Join a team committed to quality public service and equal opportunities.

Qualifications

• In-depth interpersonal skills to consult and influence at a senior level.
• Creative approach to problem-solving in HR matters.
• Substantial knowledge of employment law and best HR practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional advice on HR conditions and issues.
• Manage and monitor complex casework including investigations.
• Prepare and represent the Division in hearings and negotiations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Creative problem-solving

Understanding HR issues and policy

Knowledge of employment law

Negotiation skills

Education

Professional qualification from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Job description

Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Senior HR Adviser on behalf of Luton Borough Council.

Main purpose of position

Provide a professional and specialist advisory and support service to senior managers and other clients on a full range of human resources and business support matters. Provide specialist HR advice and support that is consistent with Council and external employer's policies and procedures, employment law, best professional practice, and which meets statutory requirements and agreed service standards. Provide support across the whole HR Division, on complex and large-scale matters, as necessary in order to meet service demands and priorities, project delivery, policy development and support the provision of training as required.

You will be responsible to

• As a senior HR Adviser, to provide professional advice, guidance and logical solutions to line-management and staff on the full range of HR conditions of service and employment-related issues
• Manage and monitor a range of casework to include investigatory and sickness absence interviews, disciplinary hearings, grievance hearings and appeals. This will be on a broad range of cases from routine through to the most complex casework and matters that are 'high risk' to the Council.
• Prepare for and represent the Division at meetings, negotiations, interviews and hearings
• Undertake negotiations with trade unions and employee representatives in both formal and informal situations and on a range of routine to complex, 'high risk' issues.
• Provide a broad range of advice and support on organisational change, in line with organisational change policy
• Ensure that the employers' policies are developed and implemented to reflect equal opportunities, legal requirements and best practice
• Provide a senior HR input into the on-going review, development and implementation of HR policy and strategy and the procedures that support them, ensuring consistency and compliance with employment law.
• Provide HR project lead in project work and specific policy development as directed by the HR Team/Business Manager, covering both departmental and wider corporate issues.

Skills and Experience

• In-depth interpersonal skills - able to consult, influence and contribute to negotiations with a wide range of people at a senior level
• Able to demonstrate a creative approach to problem solution, analysis and interpretation of employee-related matters
• Apply a broad understanding of HR issues and policy
• Able to understand qualities issues in detail and anticipate their impact on services
• Substantial knowledge of employment law and best practice within HR
• Professionally qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development or equivalent level qualification or equivalent extensive experience and able to demonstrate continuing professional development

About Us

Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract, and interim roles at the Council.

Our heritage and being local government owned which means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years.

We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Connect2Luton

is a trading style of Luton & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Luton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Luton is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.