Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a HR Business Partner for our client, a local government organisation based in Nottingham.

The successful post holder will provide expert HR business partnering advice to managers and school leaders, leading on complex employee relations casework, employment tribunal claims and organisational change.

This role is a contract position with an initial contract of 3 months, with the possibility to extend. Up to 4 days in office during induction, 2 days in the office following induction period.

Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Provide specialist advice on attendance, performance management, disciplinary matters and conflict resolution, including complex casework
• Advise and support panels at hearings and appeals, up to and including termination of contract
• Work with the legal team on employment tribunal claims, including collating documents, preparing witness statements, risk assessing claims and negotiating exit plans and settlement agreements
• Attend employment tribunals and professional body hearings as the organisation’s HR witness or representative when required
• Advise managers up to Service Director level, interpreting policies, terms and conditions, employment law and case law
• Support senior managers and school leaders with restructures, staffing reductions and TUPE
• Carry out consultancy work in schools, including independent investigations and producing reports for formal hearings
• Consult and negotiate with trade unions, including attending Joint Consultative and Negotiating Panels
• Lead on designated HR policy areas, keeping up to date with employment legislation and best practice
• Develop and deliver briefings, coaching and training on HR policy, procedure and employment law
• Supervise, mentor and develop HR Advisors, including oversight of the duty desk
• Analyse workforce data to identify trends and recommend interventions
• Support income generation by promoting HR services sold to schools

Personal Requirements:

• Experience of managing complex employee relations casework, including disciplinary, performance and attendance matters
• Experience of supporting employment tribunal claims and negotiating settlement agreements
• Strong knowledge of employment law and case law, with the ability to apply it in practice
• Experience of advising on organisational change, restructures and TUPE
• Experience of consulting and negotiating with trade unions
• Ability to advise and influence managers at all levels, up to director level
• Experience of designing and delivering HR training and briefings
• Experience of supervising and developing HR Advisors
• Ability to analyse and interpret workforce data
• Experience of working with schools would be desirable

Pay: £27.33 per hr

Working Hours: 9:00am - 17:00pm / Monday to Friday

Please note this role is within the scope of IR35, and pay will be via an umbrella company.