London Borough of Hillingdon
HR Business Partner- Schools expert - 6 month assignment
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About Us
Hillingdon Council: Putting our Residents First.
Hillingdon is London's second largest borough. Our staff live across Hillingdon and beyond, with our main council offices at the Civic Centre in the heart of vibrant Uxbridge town centre. Our borough offers fantastic transport links with the A40, M25, the Metropolitan, Elizabeth and Piccadilly lines all local to us, so you can travel to work with ease, with free parking within our own car park. We also offer a hybrid working arrangements, with time balanced between the office and home.
Putting our residents first is at the heart of everything we do, and we are embarking on an ambitious plan to modernise our offering, while sustaining the high quality services and facilities they expect.
As part of our ambitious transformation programme, we are looking to appoint a highly skilled HR Business Partner. The role reports into the Head of HR and will lead a small team of HR Advisors.
About The Role
Must have's for this Temporary assignment:
- The selected candidate must have experience of Teachers' pay and conditions and Soulbury and need to be able to do job evaluations for both conditions.
- Experience of HR in education ideally to do pay policies and safer recruitment policies.
- Will be liaising with schools on behalf of Hillingdon - so strong communicator - Education background essential.
- Experience of restructures in Education/Local authority.
Main Duties And Responsibilities
- Ensure the HR Strategy is understood, with any changes reflecting the needs of the business.
- Identify people priorities from service area plans, translating business requirements into effective HR practices and delivering people solutions aligned to business objectives.
- Delivering key HR initiatives across the schools, including: workforce planning, restructuring, resourcing, talent management, pay and reward, employee relations, employee engagement and performance management.
- Deliver best practice across aspects of HR schools and into the service area, with constructive challenge where required.
- Provide regular reporting and analysis of trends against the HR Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), taking proactive steps to address any variances.
- Introduce and drive change management initiatives.
- Ensure all recruitment and resourcing service for the service area is well planned and executed, with an excellent candidate experience that attracts the highest level of talent.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with the recognised Trade Union to maintain a positive working environment.
- Ensure all outcomes and advice in line with equality and diversity and support the achievement of Council equality standards.
- Supporting line managers with identifying training and development needs for their people and helping them to create plans to address the gaps.
- Lead the service area to create their talent and succession plans.
- Provide effective coaching for line managers within the service area.
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About You
Our ideal candidate will have experience in supported service areas within a local authority. You will be a commercially focused HR Business Partner, who has experience of a similar role and can demonstrate adding value through the HR initiatives that you have implemented. Experience of managing change will be essential, with strong analytical skills, the ability to develop excellent relationships with key stakeholders also key attributes. Experience of working within a Unionised environment would be helpful along with a strong understanding of UK employment legislation.
What we offer
A competitive Daily rate.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
At the London Borough of Hillingdon, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. This commitment means that all employees, job applicants and others who work for us will be treated fairly. The aim is for our workforce to be representative of all sections of society and Hillingdon residents so we welcome applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds. We strive to ensure that our recruitment process is free from discrimination and bias, and we are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments to applicants with disabilities.
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Recruitment Information
Hillingdon Council operates a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities that meet the essential criteria for the role and wish to be considered under this scheme. We believe in the option to choose, so candidates declaring a disability have the choice to opt in for consideration under this scheme, on a ‘per application’ basis.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Some posts are subject to The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2019 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In addition to verifying Right to Work in the UK and a new starter health questionnaire, the post is subject to the following pre-employment screening:
- Enhanced DBS Check
- 5 years of Referencing
Please note: Priority will be given to those at risk of redundancy within Hillingdon Council. Current employees who are part of the redeployment pool must meet the essential criteria for shortlisting to be prioritised.
It may be necessary due to a high volume of applications to close this role early. We therefore recommend you apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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