Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a HR Advisor for our client a government organisation in Staffordshire.

This role is a temporary contract for a period of 1 year with the possibility to extend. A minimum of 1 day a week in the office required.

Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Provide advice, challenge and support to managers at all levels across the full range of the organisation's 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 the organisation's People policies and processes.
• 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.
• Support the development and delivery of learning and development workshops on employee relations and change related topics to ensure managers have the required knowledge, skills and understanding of key people policies and processes.
• Gather, analyse and monitor data relating to people related activity identifying trends, areas of concern and performance on all change and employee relations activity to ensure customer satisfaction and identify any improvements.
• Responsible for ensuring HR casework/databases/trackers are maintained and cleansed on a regular basis, to assist the People Operations Manager in the production of accurate reporting to the People Leadership Team.

Personal Requirements:

• CIPD or equivalent qualification.
• Experience with complex casework and ER required.
• Excellent knowledge of current employment legislation, case law and good HR practice.
• Extensive experience of Human Resources within a large complex unionised organisation.
• Knowledge and understanding of Local Government terms and conditions of employment.
• Understanding and experience of managing TUPE, Redundancy and change programmes in a complex environment.
• Knowledge of Adult and Children Safeguarding.
• Experience of Job Evaluation processes.
• Experience of advising at meetings including appeals and dismissals.

Working Hours: 37hrs / 9:00am - 17:00pm / Hybrid Working / Mon–Fri

Pay: £24.92 per hr

Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.