Human Resources Advisor

Purpose of Job:
We are recruiting for a HR Advisor for the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Main Duties
To provide high quality, focused advice and guidance to managers on matter such the application of the council’s formal employment procedures including organisational change.
Duties and Responsibilities
Undertake casework up to and including Employee at Risk level in order to support service managers in resolving issues within reasonable timescales e.g. investigations, disciplinary, performance and absence cases, taking account of employment legislation and organisational precedent.
Provides guidance/coaching to service managers on managing people issues.
Ensure all casework is completed in timely manner in line with the targets set by the manager and in accordance with agreed HR standards.
Work as part of a team, covering for colleagues as appropriate, focused on the delivery of high quality HR advice
Likely to work on small/low risk/less complex organisational changes and will contribute to larger organisational change project, supporting a more senior colleague.
Will work colleagues to assess “people” implications of organisational change e.g. organisation design, job design, structural and cultural aspects of change, recruitment implications, learning & development implications and ER aspects of change and advise managers accordingly
Support organisational change by undertaking casework in respect of redeployees including redeployment “matching” activity and identifies potential “suitable alternative opportunities”.
Will take personal responsibility for ensuring their knowledge, skills and on-going continuing professional development is kept up to date to reflect changes in employment law and practice
To ensure that all decisions taken by managers in respect of employment issues are mindful of all diversity issues and HR practices and procedures
Working with colleagues, will design, develop and deliver practical coaching and training sessions for managers to improve their ability to manage the people in their teams
Working with managers to proactively reduce the level of absence in their teams through application of council procedures including seeking early intervention with occupational health as appropriate.
Will take clear and accurate minutes of meetings, hearings and other events as requested.
Prepare letters, reports and other documentation for as requested
To contribute to the development of specific HR projects, policies and initiatives in line with the People Strategy and Service Development Plan.
To carry out any additional duties not listed above as allocated by the Principal HR Advisor.
To achieve agreed service outcomes and outputs, and personal appraisal targets, as agreed by the Principal HR Advisor.
To contribute to the overall effectiveness of the Human Resources service and to deputise for the Principal HR Advisor as appropriate
To undertake other duties commensurate to the grade of the post.
Location:
Woolwich, London
Duration:
6 months+
Hours:
9:00am – 5:00pm Hybrid - For the first 4 weeks, must be able to work 3 days a week, then minimum of 2 days per week following that.
Rate:
£19.80 (PAYE) – £24.00 (Umbrella)