Michael Page
Interim HR Consultant
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Interim HR Consultant
A higher education organisation is looking for an Interim HR Consultant to join for a 6-9 month FTC. The role predominantly is to partner with directorates to reduce costs of senior academics in line with managing and building manager capability to manage performance.
Description
An Interim HR Consultant to:
- Support academics with handling complex performance cases with senior staff members
- Develop a robust structure and process to support managers on how to handle difficult conversations
- Partner with Heads of to coach on how to have challenging conversations and understand the options for reducing their team size and managing under-performance
- Develop a robust framework for managing under-performance
- Design longer term initiatives to help create a change in performance management and capability
- Partner with stakeholders to strengthen performance management capability and accountability
- Partner with directorates to reduce costs of senior academics in line with performance conversations
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Profile
An Interim HR Consultant with:
- Proven track record in handling complex performance cases
- Strong knowledge of improving performance management and capability with managers
- Previous experience working in higher education or with academics essential
- Previous trade union experience
- Good stakeholder management and coaching experience to advise managers on how to reduce costs and provide confidence in performance management conversations
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Job Offer
Interim HR Consultant
- Fixed term contract 6-9 months initially
- North London based with hybrid working
- Start at short notice
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