Job Title: HR Business Partner
Location: East Suffolk Council, based in Melton or Lowestoft
Salary: £37,568 – £41,591 per annum
Job Type: Full Time (37 hrs per week), Permanent
Closing Date: 10th April 2022 – 11:30pm
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
About the role:
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Business Partner to join our busy team. You will provide an operational and strategic HR service to designated service areas across the Council, delivering HR best practice and commercially focused HR solutions to support the Council in meeting its strategic aims.
You will manage complex HR casework to conclusion, taking a proactive approach in cases of discipline, performance, sickness absence, capability, grievance, bullying and harassment and occupational health.
You will develop, review, implement and provide technical guidance around HR policies, procedures, and practices; coaching, supporting and challenging managers as appropriate. You will also work on key corporate projects in support of the Council’s People Strategy and the HR Service Plan.
About you:
You will have substantial operational and strategic HR experience, up to date knowledge of employment legislation and a proven track record of successfully dealing with varied and complex people management issues. You will also have excellent interpersonal skills, be customer focused, tenacious, be open to change and embrace team working. Applicants should be full members of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD).
Why work for us?
East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work.
Here are some of the main benefits:
- Great opportunities for training and development
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 24 days a year, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
- Local government pension scheme
- Free car parking (for when you are working in the office)
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.
Please read the job description and person specification before applying for this job.
Please click on the APPLY button and you will be redirected to the Council’s careers page.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Group Human Resource Officer, HR Generalist, Group HR Officer, Senior HR Officer, Human Resources Generalist, Senior HR Advisor, HR Specialist, Employee Relations Specialist, Senior Employee Relations Advisor, Employee Relations Manager, Group HR Operations Officer, HR Business Partner, Senior HR Business Partner, HR Manager, Senior HR Manager, may also be considered for this role.
