Strategic HR Advisor (Schools) — Complex Casework & Change

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,197 - 40,159; Full time

Job summary

Carrington Blake Recruitment is seeking a Senior HR Advisor (Schools) to deliver a high‑quality HR service across the Council, handling high‑risk casework and complex employee relations. You will stay up to date with policy changes and best practices while transforming the service to be more proactive and outcome‑focused.

You will work in a fast-paced environment, supporting people initiatives, with strong communication and analytical skills to provide expert guidance and KPI‑driven reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in employee relations, including complex casework and TUPE.
• Experience managing employee relations in a large organisation.
• Experience in report writing and communicating complex issues to a broad range of audiences.
• Knowledge of employment legislation and regulations.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and manage deadlines.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Actively engage with stakeholders ensuring organisational commitment to the delivery of HR service through the use of effective influencing skills.
• Excellent working relationships with managers, stakeholders including Trade Union officials are established, fostered and maintained.
• Specialist advice and guidance is provided to managers who are leading the resolution of employee relations issues including innovative solutions in advising managers in handling employee non-compliance and in consultation exercises.
• Complex, high profile people-related matters are managed to a satisfactory conclusion.
• Support Management Teams and managers in accordance with the Directorates’ strategic and operational requirements, and in line with the agreed protocol for service delivery. These will include: Attending Directorate Management Team meetings, attend and facilitate Departmental Joint Committee (DJC) meetings, comprehensive support on people management case from investigations, hearings, appeals to the drafting of notes and letters. Attending hearings and appeals.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of training and development programme to enhance managers skills and capabilities, aligned with the organisation’s strategic objectives.
• Ensure accurate and up-to-date HR records and documentation, maintaining confidentiality and data protection compliance.
• Collaborate with other HR team members to share knowledge, expertise, and best practices, promoting a collaborative and supportive HR function.
• Support the development and implementation of diversity and inclusion initiatives, promoting a diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Support change management from organisational design through to the consultation process and implementation of the final change including support for all associated documentation.
• Provide meaningful monthly, quarterly and annual KPI’s / metrics (dashboard) data and reports for the DMTs typically relating to case management records, sickness absence levels (short / long term), head count, turnover etc, identifying trends and patterns with proposed improvement action plans to work towards the relevant performance indicators.
• Contribute to the maintenance and overview of the implementation and application of the employment policies, procedures, practices across the Council, to ensure both policy and practices are being adhered to in conjunction with all HR KPI’s and reporting mechanisms. Ensure all current casework KPIs are met or exceeded.
• Participation and management of the Job Evaluation processes and cover HR mailbox.
• Assist in the supervision of junior staff members

Skills

Employee relations

Casework

TUPE

Strategic HR projects

Communication

Influencing

Organisational change

Policy guidance

Education

Degree and/or CIPD or equivalent professional body qualified

Job description

Carrington Blake Recruitment is seeking a Senior HR Advisor (Schools) to deliver a high‑quality HR service across the Council, handling high‑risk casework and complex employee relations. You will stay up to date with policy changes and best practices while transforming the service to be more proactive and outcome‑focused.

You will work in a fast-paced environment, supporting people initiatives, with strong communication and analytical skills to provide expert guidance and KPI‑driven reporting.