Job Title: HR Consultant (Generalist)
Location: Newham, London
Salary: £37,722 – £40,869 per annum
Job type: 6 month Fixed Term
Closing Date: 23rd May 2021
Newham is a vibrant inner-city London borough, with one of the most diverse population within the country. The borough is changing rapidly, with the prospect of exponential growth within the local area as a result of benefitting from significant investment, creating new jobs, homes, and opportunities for all. As a result of such development, it is projected that we will see an injection of £1.5 billion into the local economy over the next 10 years.
Hence, our Human Resources service area conducts essential work and provides vital support that is necessary to assist in the ongoing functionality of Newham Council. Our commitment to providing the highest quality of HR best practice across the organisation and with our partners ensures that we can continue to be one of London’s leading local authorities.
About the job:
As an HR Consultant, you will implement your in-depth knowledge and experiences of generalist HR practices to provide high quality and consistent service to all customers, anticipating their needs and prioritising them. Proactively dealing with a range of HR matters including organisational change/development, workforce planning and with a specific focus on Employee Relations, you will be comfortable in engaging with staff members at all levels from apprentices to directors. You will demonstrate a flexible approach to delivering comprehensive and professional HR guidance, advice, and support that is tailored to the specific employee, service, and operation, working towards successfully achieving strategic objectives and supporting the wider demands of the HR directorate.
Directly reporting to a Senior HR Consultant, you will work collaboratively with the other HR Consultants and Officers within your team, taking on difficult challenges and responding to them with effective solutions to achieve team goals. Additionally, confidently operating as a standalone HR Consultant, the post-holder will implement exceptional case management skills when handling a demanding and varied workload, by keeping up to date with key information, relevant data and taking suitable action immediately where necessary.
As an HR Consultant, you will be the designated point of contact for specific council service areas which has been assigned to you. By developing a productive and strong relationship with the given service areas, you will take full responsibility in supporting them with employee relations and general HR queries that they may have. You will do so, by providing a resilient programme of support, which will require your attention to detail to ensure that the delivery of HR best practices are continuously improved upon.
Overall, our HR Consultant will need to hit the ground running, becoming familiar with, and confident in applying, Newham’s HR procedures and policies. Whilst being a pivotal member of the HR services team, this role also provides the opportunity for you to be exposed to a wide range of cases, further developing your stock as an HR Consultant and applying your expertise in a local government setting where no two days are the same.
About you:
You will have recent experience working on and in delivering HR employee relations services to a range of cases with varying complexity. It is essential that you have, and can demonstrate your up-to-date knowledge of employment law legislation and case law, with an assured ability to translate policy and advice into effective HR practice.
Whether you are qualified to the desired level or not, it is essential that you have experience of public sector policies and procedures, can work under pressure in line with set deadlines, and resolve challenging HR employee relation cases with innovative solutions that are in line with employment law.
You will be someone who is approachable, can communicate with various types of people, and ultimately develop a dynamic relationship with our customers. Importantly, you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and thrive from working in a fast-paced local authority setting.
Additional Information
The London Borough of Newham is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and meet the essential criteria as specified in the Job Profile will be guaranteed an interview.
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Human Resource Officer, HR Officer, Senior HR Advisor, HR Specialist, Employee Relations Specialist, Senior Employee Relations Advisor, Employee Relations Manager, HR Business Partner, HR Manager may also be considered for this role.
