Interim Senior HR Consultant

3 weeks ago


Bristol, United Kingdom PurpleHouse Recruitment Full time

**Ref**: FV24-1340
**Location**:Bristol - Hybrid
**Salary**: £500-600/day
**Type**:Interim 6 months

**Interim Senior HR Consultant**

We are looking for a Senior HR Consultant who can start immediately to support one of our public sector clients on a number of HR initiatives and some operational ER challenges. Our fast growing client is looking to recruit a permanent Head of HR and OD and this role will also be to support the HR team of 9 until this permanent person is appointed. The role will be for 6 months, is full time and based in central Bristol a minimum of 2 days a week in the office, so all interested applicants must live within easy commute of Bristol.

The organisation has 3-400 employees with rapid growth plans so there is a need to manage and work effectively with constant change.

As well as supporting the HR Team on all aspects of HR and OD until the permanent head of HR is appointed, this role is also to manage a major organisational change project and TUPE, mediating and consulting with a number of different organisations and unions. Another aspect of the role will be to lead on a couple of grievance and disciplinary processes at a senior level. On the whole, the main points of contact will be highly educated, articulate professionals who are passionate about what they do. Therefore you will need the credibility to influence effectively at all levels with the ability to be a chameleon and adapt to different styles and personalities is required.

**Person Specification**:

- A senior HR Consultant who has worked at Head of HR or HR Director level with significant HR generalist experience in a high intellect, unionised public sector environment.
- In depth knowledge of employment law with evidence of complex ER case resolution at a senior level within a unionised environment.
- In depth experience of leading consultations and negotiations to effectively manage complex TUPE change projects and organisational restructures.
- Superb people management skills, with experience of having developed and motivated competent HR teams.
- Able to articulate and communicate confidently with a highly educated workforce.
- Excellent influencing skills with the credibility to gain engagement to new ideas and to challenge/push back at a senior level.
- This will be working on a day rate of £500-600/day and so ideally you will be set up as a limited company or able to work through an umbrella company.
- Fully CIPD qualified and preferably be of degree calibre but certainly you will be able to demonstrate evidence of value adding within a rapidly changing environment.
- Must be available to start immediately.

If you are interested in this role or would like to discuss it in more detail please forward your CV to Fiona Vennbrook or call on 0117 957 4100. Please remember to quote the job reference number in all correspondence with Purple House Recruitment Ltd.


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