HR Advisor

Southampton City Council; Southampton (MA); On-site; USD 47,087 - 67,267; Full time

Job summary

Southampton City Council is seeking a skilled HR and OD professional to provide timely and effective HR advisory support to HR Business Partners and management teams across the Council. You will help deliver the Workforce Strategy, develop workforce capability, and ensure effective employee relations as a modern employer of choice.

You will advise on workforce structures, support HR and OD interventions, manage employee relations casework, contribute to workforce planning, and assist training

Qualifications

• Member of CIPD at postgraduate level or working towards it.
• Experience advising managers in a large organisation.
• Experience in researching and implementing pragmatic HR policies.
• Ability to perform training needs analysis to support change.
• Understanding workforce planning principles and organisational effectiveness.
• Knowledge of equality issues in the workplace.
• Experience in managing positive employee relations.
• Ability to interpret and present HR data to inform decisions.
• Ability to build relationships with partners across sectors.
• Capacity to provide balanced HR advice at all levels with digital tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide first level professional HR advice to managers and policy changes.
• Support HR Business Partners with interventions to boost engagement and performance.
• Handle employee relations queries and casework per policy.
• Contribute to workforce planning with insights to improve productivity.
• Support training and development needs for staff delivering Council priorities.
• Ensure processes are efficient and compliant with policies.
• Assist HR projects to improve service and make the Council an employer of choice.
• Liaise with TU reps to resolve workplace issues and minimise disputes.
• Deliver professional HR guidance on policy and practice in line with Workforce Strategy.
• Maintain accurate HR activity records and conduct risk-aware analysis.

Skills

CIPD member

People management policy

HR policy development

Workforce planning

Employee relations

Data interpretation

Stakeholder relations

Digital/workflow solutions

Communication skills

Education

CIPD qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Purpose of Job

• To provide timely and effective HR and OD advice and support to the HR Business Partners and to management teams across the Council.
• Facilitating the delivery of the Council's Workforce Strategy, enabling the development of workforce capability and capacity and ensuring effective employee relations across the Council.
• Ensure the development and implementation of effective HR policy and practice for the Council as a modern and sustainable organisation and employer of choice.

Key Accountabilities & Duties

• To provide first level professional advice and support to ensure changes to workforce structures and working practices are managed in accordance with Council policies.
• To support the HR Business Partners in the implementation of appropriate HR and OD interventions that support employee engagement and improve performance outcomes.
• To provide first level of HR support for employee relations queries and case work against Council policies and procedures.
• To contribute to workforce planning activity using information and insight on workforce needs and providing solutions and support to develop performance and productivity.
• To support the training, learning and development needs of employees and those working to deliver Council priorities.
• To work with management teams ensuring that processes are executed efficiently and effectively and in accordance with council policies and agreed procedures.
• To provide support to HR and OD projects and activities to improve the HR service developing the organisation as a great place to work and employer of choice.
• To help ensure good working relationship with TU representatives to deliver business effective resolutions and outcomes and minimise workplace disputes.
• To provide professional advice and support to managers on all aspects of HR and OD policy and practice, in line with the Workforce Strategy.
• To maintain accurate and objective records of all HR activity and interventions in accordance with agreed procedures and practice.
• To undertake effective diagnosis of HR and OD issues and to take action to mitigate risks and to avoid repetition or escalation of issues.
• To research and develop HR policies to meet organisational and legislative needs.
• To work with the administrative support to the service and ensure timely and accurate information and advice for staff and managers.

Qualification and Knowledge, Experience and Skills

• Member of CIPD (post grad level qualified or working towards)
• Understand people management policy and practice and have some experience of advising managers in a large organisation.
• Experience of research, development and implementation of pragmatic and business focused HR policies.
• Ability to undertake training needs analysis to support change.
• Understand the principles of workforce planning and how this contributes to organisational effectiveness.
• Understanding of equality issues in the workplace.
• Experience of managing positive employee relations.
• Experience of interpreting and presenting HR data and information to enable effective decision making.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with a range of voluntary, private and public sector partners and stakeholders to deliver shared objectives.
• Experience of providing balanced professional HR advice and guidance to managers and supporting managers at all levels in employment matters.
• Understanding and commitment to using digital and web based solutions to improve productivity and performance.
• Excellent level of IT literacy to be able to use self-service, digital user platforms and applications and MS Office.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to present data and information clearly.
• Ability to handle standard employee relations issues and resolve workplace conflict, case work and disputes.

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