Senior HR Advisor

Opus People Solutions Limited; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

West Northamptonshire Council is seeking a Senior HR Advisor to join their HR Advisory Services on an initial six-month contract. You will provide expert advice across employee relations, organisational change and workforce planning, handling a varied caseload and partnering with managers.

Reporting to the Strategic HR Business Partner, you will help deliver a proactive, customer-focused HR service, coach managers, lead change initiatives including restructures and TUPE, and contribute to

Qualifications

• Significant experience in an HR Advisory or Senior HR Advisor role.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Proven experience managing complex employee relations cases from start to finish.
• Experience supporting organisational change, restructures and TUPE processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical abilities with experience producing HR management information.
• Ability to work independently while managing a busy workload.

Responsibilities

• Manage and resolve complex employee relations cases including disciplinary, grievance, capability, attendance management, organisational change, ill-health, redundancy and dismissal processes.
• Provide professional HR advice, guidance and challenge to managers, ensuring compliance with employment legislation, HR policies and council values.
• Support and lead change management initiatives, including restructures, TUPE transfers and transformation projects.
• Deliver coaching, training and development support to managers on a range of HR matters.
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation.
• Produce and analyse workforce data and management information to support service planning and decision-making.
• Draft responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and Subject Access Requests (SARs).
• Support job evaluation and job matching processes, including attendance at evaluation panels.
• Assist in the development and implementation of HR policies, procedures and organisational development initiatives.
• Support the Occupational Health process, ensuring referrals are appropriate and managed effectively.
• Contribute to corporate HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives across the wider HR function.

Skills

HR Advisory

Employee relations

UK employment law

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Job description

Senior HR AdvisorWest Northamptonshire Council6-Month Contract£22.38 PAYE / £28.61 Umbrella per hourInside IR35Hybrid Working - 2 to 3 days per week on-site

About the Role

West Northamptonshire Council is seeking an experienced Senior HR Advisor to join their HR Advisory Services team on an initial six-month contract. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled HR professional to provide expert advice and support across a diverse range of employee relations, organisational change, and workforce planning activities.Reporting to the Strategic HR Business Partner, you will manage a varied caseload of complex HR matters, partner with managers across the organisation, and play a key role in delivering a proactive, customer-focused HR service.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and resolve complex employee relations cases including disciplinary, grievance, capability, attendance management, organisational change, ill-health, redundancy and dismissal processes.
• Provide professional HR advice, guidance and challenge to managers, ensuring compliance with employment legislation, HR policies and council values.
• Support and lead change management initiatives, including restructures, TUPE transfers and transformation projects.
• Deliver coaching, training and development support to managers on a range of HR matters.
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation.
• Produce and analyse workforce data and management information to support service planning and decision-making.
• Draft responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and Subject Access Requests (SARs).
• Support job evaluation and job matching processes, including attendance at evaluation panels.
• Assist in the development and implementation of HR policies, procedures and organisational development initiatives.
• Support the Occupational Health process, ensuring referrals are appropriate and managed effectively.
• Contribute to corporate HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives across the wider HR function.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Significant experience working within a HR Advisory or Senior HR Advisor position.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Proven experience managing complex employee relations cases from start to finish.
• Experience supporting organisational change, restructures and TUPE processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical abilities with experience producing and interpreting HR management information.
• The ability to work independently while managing a busy and varied workload.
• Experience within a local government or public sector environment is desirable.