People Advisor

**People Advisor**

I am working with a Public Sector Organisation based in Staffordshire who are looking for a People Advisor for permanent role.

The role is full time, to start ASAP and paying up to £40,478 per annum. The role is in scope of IR35.

**Job Purpose**

People Services are responsible for the delivery of a range of People related activities including Organisational Development, Learning and Development, Employee Relations, Policy development, Reward, Resourcing, Change Management and Health, Safety and Wellbeing. People Services are also responsible for the development and delivery of the People Strategy, focusing on the four main pillars; Keeping and attracting talented People; Promoting a positive working environment Developing skills for now and the future, and Developing leaders for now and the future. All that we do focuses on how we will develop the right culture, support and skills to keep making a difference for Staffordshire's communities.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Provide advice, challenge and support to managers at all levels across the full range of County Council services on all employee relations issues, change management and organisational development activity. This will involve exploring, probing and analysing situations providing solutions with risks and benefits, including
- circumstances when policy and precedent does not exist.
- Undertake and/or support with the investigation of any employee relations issues in accordance with Staffordshire County Council People policies and processes.
- To triage cases on entry to the People Operations Team and make recommendations on the most appropriate route in order to resolve people related issues quickly and informally.
- Interpret and assess current and future case law and employment law, identifying, developing and implementing changes to policy and procedures.
- Provide expert, professional and ethical People advice including advice within formal hearings and processes, using knowledge of employment legislation to reduce risk of future Employment Tribunal proceedings.
- Coach and support managers to resolve issues at the earliest opportunity where appropriate, determining where informal resolution can be achieved and identify cases that are suitable for mediation.
- Undertake and provide support and guidance on all employee relations and change management activity as allocated through the People Operations Manager, including reporting on data metrics, identifying any organisational development needs, People risks and mitigating actions.
- Support managers with individual and collective meetings and engagement activities as a result of change associated with TUPE and collective redundancy, working with stakeholders to identify HR matters and achieve business project outcomes.
- Provide advice to the Business Service manager and Assistant Director - Finance on issues affecting service delivery.
- Provide a high quality finance service which is continually open to improvement and further development by reviewing, challenging and overseeing the implementation of change.
- Drive the performance improvement agenda to link financial and performance management including risk management to ensure the production, research and analysis of quality management information.

**Skills & Qualifications**
- Excellent knowledge of current employment legislation, case law and good HR practice
- Extensive experience of Human Resources within a large complex unionised organisation
- Good professional judgement based on analysis of relevant factors and an ability to prioritise
- Experience in successfully delivering and supporting on a range of change projects
- Knowledge and understanding of Local Government terms and conditions of employment
- Experience of advising managers on complex employee relations/people related issues
- Understanding and experience of managing TUPE, Redundancyand change programmes in a complex environment
- Experience of Job Evaluation processes
- Experience of advising at meetings including appeals and dismissals
- A good understanding of the current challenges facing local government coupled with financial and commercial awareness.
- Knowledge of Adult and Children Safeguarding

Thank you

Priyanka Sharma (Eden Brown Synergy)

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.