Head of Employment Policy Practice

Casanovas Recruitment Solutions have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Employment Policy Practice to join a reputable, growing and renowned local employer within a specialist sector of the public service. The role will be offered on a part time basis working 3 days per week circa 22.5hrs with hybrid and flexible working provisions. This is one one year fixed contract.�

The role:

As the Head of Employment Policy Practice you will be reporting to the Assistant Director of HR leading on employment policy and practice, which will assist the conditions to meet strategic aims by having lead responsibility for developing policy, guidance and process for pay, policy and terms and conditions of employment.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• As custodian for people related policies and practice, responsible for ensuring all HR Policies and Toolkits are updated to reflect any statutory, legislative, or other changes.�

• Develop and propose policy schedule to ensure that policies and supporting materials are reviewed and updated on a regular basis or in line with specific needs of the organisation.

• Coordinate resources working on policy change and the associated collaboration with L&D, Comms, and other teams to ensure effective launch.

• Update existing and draft new HR policies using agreed template, format and content style ensuring accessibility and links to other related content/policies.

• Ensure process improvement and knowledge transfer as necessary to the wider team to ensure understanding as and when changes are made.

• Provide responsive, high quality specialist advice, employment law and HR industry developments on all aspects of HR on an as and when required basis.�

Specific areas:

To act as the subject matter expert to Director of People Services, Assistant Director of HR, JNCC and SLT on HR policies and strategy.

• On an annual basis, support Assistant HR Director with developing and implementing the HR strategy to ensure our policies meet current and future organisational needs and achieve continuous improvements in service delivery. Linked to point above to schedule reviews based on priorities.

• To undertake or support consultation and negotiation with staff and unions as directed.

• Ensuring regular communication to the Service Leadership Team (SLT) and wider workforce on local and national developments in relation to pay, policy and terms and conditions preparing papers and recommendations for consideration or consultation as appropriate.

• Lead on projects and developments as directed by Assistant Director of HR and Director of People Services. As project lead develop project plans, devise a structure, implement project including providing training, communicate changes and monitor progress.

• Working with the Communications Team to ensure that wider staff communications relating to employment policy and practice is managed appropriately.

To oversee the ER context & Culture

• Monitor the IR and ER context using metrics and information from cases, feedback and JNCC, input and engage with People Partnering to identify practices or policies requiring support.

• Complete spot checks of ER cases for audit of approach and to identify any areas of improvement to support culture and ensure reputation is maintained.

• Lead the Working Relationships/working well together part of the People Strategy.

• Support the team with ER CPD and access to resources for related advice. Monitor the use of paid legal advice to ensure value.

• Manage any liability insurance claims as functional point of contact.

Pay, Reward & Benefits

• Ensure the organisation is offering of benefits continues to meet the needs of our people. Promotion and updates of the benefits and review of the partner organization performance/value. Working with OH & Wellbeing and other teams as applicable.


• Functional lead on renewal of benefit supplier contract.


• Partner with Finance, payroll and the Pension Lead to ensure the joined up fulfilment of our obligations. Working with the People Partners on related information succession, retirement, and associate plans.


• Undertake benchmarking activities to ensure our benefits are competitive and meet our Employer of Choice objective. Presenting decision proposals as needed for approval.


• Complete periodic checks to ensure our job evaluation and overall pay and grading structures are correct.� Provide advice on interpreting allowances and calculations as needed.

Skills and experience required:

• MCIPD or other relevant professional qualification.


• Knowledge and experience of delivering generalist HR services to an organisation including HR case work and policy development.


• Knowledge and experience of supporting and delivering organisational change such as restructures, redundancy, TUPE transfers and changes to terms and conditions


• Good knowledge and understanding of employment law.


• Experience of managing a service area or diverse group of staff.�


• The ability to provide a sensitive, diplomatic and confidential service.


• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex ideas and engage people.


• The ability to define and use analytics to support decision making. Strong interpersonal skills including motivational negotiating, influencing and relationship building.�


• The ability to be creative and identify improvements and anticipate and respond to change.

The ability to travel around the county will be required.

Benefits

Excellent company benefits