3-month contract with a local authority

Job Purpose

To provide HR support and assistance to the HR Operations team and give advice and guidance to managers and staff. In doing so, the role holder will build and develop effective working relationships with managers to influence and support them in achieving local and corporate objectives.

Key Duties/Accountabilities

Provide managers and staff with appropriate advice and guidance on Council policies, terms and conditions of employment, and other HR related issues in accordance with employment legislation.
Support, coach, challenge, and empower Directorate line managers in managing people issues such as disciplinary and grievance procedures.
Deal with local trade union (TU) representatives in relation to individual cases or local collective issues.
Build and maintain relationships with line managers, employees, and TU representatives across the Directorate(s) to ensure positive interactions and speedy resolution of any issues that arise.
Screen all vacancies, identify potential redeployment opportunities for employees on the redeployment register, and assist in matching them to suitable alternative jobs across the Council.
Undertake effective job evaluations, drawing on benchmarking data and ensuring fair, consistent, and objective assessment.
Ensure senior Directorate stakeholders receive insight from their people data (e.g. sickness reporting, grievance numbers etc.).
Update the casework database (paper-based and electronic) in an accurate and timely fashion and provide essential HR data for monitoring purposes as required.
Find solutions to problems relating to strategic, policy, or legal constraints or requirements.

Essential Experience Required

Significant experience of casework management including disciplinary, grievance, attendance and well-being, conduct, and performance.
Up-to-date employment law knowledge, practical application on case management, and ability to apply and implement process and policy change.

Essential Qualification Required

CIPD qualified, or working towards this with experience of working effectively in a complex organisation.

Additional Information

Working hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Civic Campus, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JG, United Kingdom
Hybrid working: The successful candidate will be required in the office 2 days per week, and will also be required on site for other meetings.
The role closes on 5th Sept 2025, apply ASAP.

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Assistant HR Business Partner