Working Pattern: Hybrid (2 days per week in the office)
The Opportunity
Reed Talent Solutions have partnered with a public sector organisation who are seeking an experienced Senior People Advisor to join a collaborative and forward-thinking People team for a 12 month fixed maternity cover.
This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys a varied generalist role and is passionate about delivering high-quality people advice, supporting organisational change, and driving continuous improvement across the employee lifecycle.
Working closely with managers and leaders throughout the organisation, you will provide expert HR guidance on a wide range of employee relations matters while contributing to strategic people initiatives, workforce planning, policy development and HR transformation projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, performance, capability and absence management matters.
- Partner with managers to provide pragmatic, solution-focused HR advice and coaching.
- Support organisational change programmes, restructures and consultation exercises.
- Review and develop HR policies and procedures to ensure compliance and best practice.
- Support recruitment activities and workforce planning initiatives.
- Contribute to strategic HR projects and service improvement programmes.
- Support the implementation and optimisation of HR and recruitment systems.
- Design and deliver management development workshops and training interventions.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation to drive positive people outcomes.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- Significant HR generalist experience within a busy HR or People function.
- Strong employee relations expertise with experience handling complex cases from start to finish.
- A thorough understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice.
- Experience supporting organisational change and workforce transformation initiatives.
- Proven experience developing and implementing HR policies and procedures.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience.
- Experience supporting HR systems or recruitment system implementations.
- A collaborative, proactive and customer-focused approach.
If you have the right skills and experience for this role and would be available to start early November, we’ll be in touch.
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