Sector: Public Sector
Duration: Interim 3 Months
Location: Chesterfield
Salary: up to £23.37 per day
Sellick Partnership is currently recruiting for an experienced HR Business Partner to join our client based in Chesterfield. This role is offered on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2-3 days a week required onsite.
The Ideal HR Business Partner will operate as a strategic partner to directorates, providing high quality, professional HR insight, challenge and support. The postholder will work closely with senior leaders to shape workforce plans, strengthen organisational capability, and create engaged, high performing teams. They will lead on complex employee relations, drive organisational development, and ensure people practices align with the organisation's values, priorities, and statutory responsibilities.
The duties of the HR Business Partner will include
Building a strong trusted relationships with senior leaders, developing a deep understanding of business priorities, risks and workforce challenges
Providing strategic advice on organisational design, workforce planning, culture, performance and employee engagement
Using data, insight and evidence to influence decision making and shape forward looking people strategies
Leading on high risk or complex employee relations matters, ensuring a consistent, fair and legally sound approach
Anticipating ER risks and work proactively with managers to prevent escalation and support early resolution
Supporting the review, development and implementation of HR policies and procedures
Providing expert advice on job design, pay and grading, succession planning, talent development and recruitment strategies
Identifying current and future resourcing priorities with directorates and translate these into actionable workforce plans
Supporting organisational development and transformation initiatives within the business area, applying recognised change management models and best practice
Influencing leaders to adopt new behaviours and embed cultural change that supports high performance and customer focused services
Designing and delivering OD, talent and leadership development interventions, aligned to organisational needs
Coaching and mentoring managers to improve people management capability and confidence
Providing training, guidance and expert support on HR policy, employment law and good practice
Developing a culture of learning, continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across services.
The HR Business Partner will ideally have:
CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience
Experience of working at a similar level is essential
Experience of working in a public sector organisation is desirable
Experience of successfully developing and managing complex change programmes and projects
The HR Business Partner will need to have excellent communication skills and effectively be able to communicate to stakeholders of all levels. Furthermore, the ideal candidate will have an impeccable eye for detail and accuracy to ensure all workload is carried out effectively and efficiently. They will also need to able to prioritise their workload and be efficient and effective to meet unpredictable deadlines and deal with conflicting demands, whilst working in a high-pressured environment.
Our client is hoping to have the HR Business Partner in the role as soon as possible, therefore if you believe your experience meets the criteria above, please contact Charlotte Broomfield or Daniella Pye by Thursday 21st May by 5pm by submitted your CV directly.
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Salary description
£20.50 - £23.37 per hour