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Senior Human Resources Business Partner
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A London Local Authority is currently recruiting for a Senior HR Business Partner to join their HR & Organisational Development team on a permanent basis.
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior HR professional to lead the delivery of a strategic, business-focused HR service, partnering with senior leaders to drive organisational change, workforce planning and people performance across a complex public sector environment.
This role will be offered hybrid with a requirement to attend the office 3 days per week.
About the Role
As a Senior HR Business Partner, you will act as a trusted adviser to Directors, senior leaders and managers, delivering expert HR solutions that support corporate objectives while managing organisational risk. You will lead a team of HR professionals, oversee complex employee relations matters and play a key role in workforce transformation and organisational change programmes.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with Directors and senior leaders to understand service priorities and provide strategic HR solutions.
- Lead and manage a team of HR Business Partners and HR Advisors, driving high performance and service excellence.
- Develop and implement people plans aligned to corporate and workforce priorities.
- Lead on complex employee relations cases, providing expert advice on disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence, redundancy and organisational change matters.
- Act as the HR lead on major transformation and change programmes, ensuring risks are effectively managed within a legal framework.
- Build strong relationships with trade unions and support consultation and negotiation activity.
- Use workforce data and management information to identify trends, provide insight and support strategic decision-making.
- Support talent management, workforce planning, recruitment and retention initiatives across the organisation.
- Oversee employment tribunal cases and provide advice on high-risk and sensitive employment matters.
- Promote equality, diversity and inclusion through workforce strategies and people initiatives.
- Represent HR on corporate projects, organisational design reviews and cross-council workstreams.
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About You
- CIPD Level 7 qualified and a member of CIPD at MCIPD or FCIPD level, or able to demonstrate equivalent experience.
- Significant experience operating as a senior HR professional within a large and complex organisation.
- Extensive experience leading organisational change and transformation programmes.
- Strong knowledge of employment law and the ability to translate legislation into practical business-focused solutions.
- Proven track record of providing strategic HR advice to senior stakeholders.
- Experience managing complex employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance, ill-health and redundancy cases.
- Demonstrable experience building effective relationships with trade unions and managing consultation processes.
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing HR teams.
- Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to analyse complex information and develop practical, innovative solutions to business challenges.
- Experience using workforce data and HR metrics to inform planning and decision-making.
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