Assistant Director of People
3 weeks ago
Post: Assistant Director, People Management & Organisation Development
Department: Policy & Transformation
Corporate Services
Responsible to: Director, Policy & Transformation
People Management and Organisation Development
The role holder will contribute to the leadership and strategic direction of the Council, particularly but not exclusively around our strategic workforce agenda, to help shape and develop a high performing, efficient, entrepreneurial, compassionate and enabling Council.
The role holder will advise senior leaders on HR and OD related matters and translate the priorities in the Borough Plan into clear strategies and policies for people management and organisational development, leading their implementation to enable positive workforce transformation. Shaping and developing an innovative, ambitious and inclusive Council, delivering an excellent HR/OD service for the whole council through an ambitious, integrated and successful enabling function.
~ Be the primary HR &OD expert advisor to the organisation, leading on major people-related programmes and delivering good and best practice people policies, consultation and procedures and updating in line with legal changes, meeting the Council’s need for workforce change to support the Council to transform and nurture a values based, learning organisation.
~ Ensure the delivery of robust workforce information and proactive analysis of internal and labour market trends to the Council and its managers, to enable the Council to plan for its future workforce needs within agreed budgetary limits over both the short and long term.
~ Responsible for all aspects of people management, occupational health, workforce training, organisational development, recruitment and retention, employee relations, industrial relations, talent management, and early careers, ensuring sufficient support for an effective service.
~ Work with Departments to support staff to be the best they can be, removing barriers and enabling staff to be entrepreneurial and innovative, and work with stakeholders across departmental and organisational boundaries to co-design inclusive and joined-up services that are efficient, effective and meet the requirements of residents and communities.
~ Lead the development and implementation of the people management and organisational development function’s strategy, plans, objectives, policies, systems and processes to deliver council priorities, ensuring they meet internal and external reporting requirements to comply with external legislative and regulatory frameworks.
~ Ensure the people management and organisational development function uses all available resources in the most efficient and effective way that represents excellent value for money, managing budgets and ensuring services are continuously improved to see if they can be delivered in a more cost effective and streamlined way.
~ Identify trends and developments in human resources and organisational development, anticipating future issues, promoting innovative new approaches that illustrate an understanding of the ‘system wide picture’, and positively challenging current thinking to deliver better services and outcomes for St Helens communities.
~ Foster and cultivate long term constructive relationships with a range of stakeholders at both a local and national level, to position St Helens at the centre of relevant networks and be at the front for new opportunities that will deliver efficient and effective enabling services for the council.
~ Work with the cabinet and the relevant member portfolio holder as the council’s expert on human resources and organisational development, to provide advice, guidance, clarity and insight into functional delivery and performance.
Support the Director of Policy and Transformation in providing professional advice to the Council’s Leadership Team and Cabinet Members to clearly demonstrate outcomes which meet the Council’s objectives.
~ Ensure that the Council’s overall vision and strategy has an appropriate focus on improving outcomes for the service and its stakeholders and that all senior officers understand their role in delivering improved outcomes.
~ Deputise for the Director of Policy and Transformation as and when required.
~ Represent the Council at corporate, regional and other meetings and forums as directed by the Executive Director/ Director of Policy and Transformation.
~ Lead, develop and/or participate in identified projects that contribute to the delivery of Council priorities both within the Department, cross Directorate and in collaboration with partners and other local authorities as directed by the Executive Director/ Director of Policy and Transformation.
~ To ensure compliance with the Council’s Policy Framework.
This post is not Politically Restricted in accordance with Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (as amended).
The detailed contained within this job description reflect the content of the job at the date it was prepared.
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