HR Policy & Project Manager (2 year fixed term/secondment)
Would you like to lead impactful initiatives that drive organisational success? Are you passionate about shaping the culture of an organisation through its people policies and projects?
 
We’re seeking dynamic and experienced HR Policy & Project Managers to play a key role in the development, review, and implementation of HR policies and key strategic projects aligned with the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Corporate Plan and emerging HR Workforce strategy.

About the role 

As an HR Policy & Project Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in leading the development, review, and implementation of HR policies and key strategic projects.

Working closely with senior management, you’ll shape our HR policies to align with our corporate plan and workforce strategy, ensuring they promote a culture of high performance, employee empowerment and inclusion

You will be responsible for project managing complex HR policy development, possible line management responsibility and providing expert guidance to the Council's senior team.

About you

You will be CIPD qualified or have extensive HR policy and/or employee relations experience, with excellent written, verbal, and analytical skills. You will have excellent knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.

Proven project management experience is essential, as well as the ability to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders, including trade unions and senior managers to influence decision-making.

Your ability to manage competing priorities and drive continuous improvement will be key to your success in this role.

About us

Royal Greenwich is a vibrant borough with a rich history and a diverse community. We’re committed to delivering quality services to our residents and fostering a culture of trust, fairness, and inclusion.

We recognise the importance of investing in our people and developing innovative HR strategies to support our workforce.

The Royal Borough of Greenwich offers a wide range of benefits to staff, including up to 31 days leave per year, flexible working arrangements, an excellent pension scheme, learning and development opportunities, and more. We pride ourselves on creating a supportive environment for colleagues to flourish and develop.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact danny.frondigoun@jobsgopublic.com

Additional information 

Interview date: 8 & 9 August (subject to confirmation).

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.

Royal Greenwich is committed to being an inclusive employer and we recognise that flexible ways of working are a valuable tool in improving workplace equality.  The Council is committed to providing a wide and flexible range of working arrangements including hybrid working for its workforce where service needs allow and we welcome this discussion with prospective applicants. The delivery of high-quality services to our residents is at the heart of all we do - all requests for flexible working will be carefully considered in this context and on a service/case basis.