HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner| 6 Month Contract | (Inside IR35) | Hybrid | Starting ASAP

Day Rate: DOE

About The Role:

To assist the Senior HR Business Partner, deputising as required, to deliver high quality HR Business Partnering services to the client. You will:

• Support designated services to achieve their performance objectives by acting as internal consultant providing and coordinating appropriate HR and OD support and advice
• Lead and manage the roll out of corporate \ organisational change projects
• Contribute to the development, review and evaluation of HR and OD Policies, procedures and frameworks, taking a lead role where appropriate

Main Duties:

Support the Senior HR Business Partner to develop the team's service plans by working in partnership with colleagues (within and outwith the service) and by taking personal responsibility where appropriate for planning how these are delivered effectively and efficiently to service users. In particular:

• Assist with developing and planning the delivery of the services provided by the HR and OD team to meet the current and future needs of our customers.
• Participate and support the planning, design and evaluation of change programmes and continuous improvement activities across the organisation.
• Participate and take an active lead when appropriate in the planning, delivery and review of the clients key HR and OD strategies and other related policies and frameworks

Support the Senior HR Business Partner to deliver high quality services and best value to service users by:

• Take a lead role in delivering a professional strategic HR and OD service to allocated customer groups by ensuring provision of the following:

• Coaching managers and stakeholders to assess the capability and capacity of their teams using appropriate diagnostic tools, frameworks and metrics to assess the impact of factors such as behavior, attitudes, culture, skills, systems, processes, communication and design on their team's ability to deliver strategic and operational objectives.

• Advice and support (either personally or by delegation or signposting to wider HROD team members) to internal customers and other key stakeholders on strategic HR and OD matters affecting their service. This will include but is not limited to: change projects and service redesign, Chief officer recruitment, all aspects of the planning and performance management framework (workforce planning, service planning and improvement planning, self-assessment and performance reporting), staff and team development, talent management, culture, behaviour and change.

• Maintain an up to date overview of all HR and OD activities and change projects supporting teams and services within your agreed remit

• Interpret available internal and external data and use analysis to identify a range of appropriate HR and OD interventions, working with managers to assess opportunities, barriers and risks to change.

• Support managers in the development, implementation and evaluation of OD/ Change plans for their service or team.

• Ensuring HR and OD policies and frameworks are applied consistently across the

• Measuring the quality, effectiveness and satisfaction with the Business Partnering support provided and reporting this regularly. Where appropriate proposing options for improvements or change to meet organisational requirements.

• Building effective working relationships as required with key internal and external stakeholders including managers and chief officers, local authorities, appropriate agencies and organisations and other relevant groups and partners (e.g NHS colleagues) at national and local level, identifying opportunities for partnership or collaborative working where appropriate.

• In your role as senior professional officer provide advice to relevant committees and boards as required and represent the client at other relevant external forums and events.

• Liaising with managers, supervisors and employees and attending appropriate corporate and departmental meetings making best use of digital technology to allow digital presence as required.

• Lead/participate in any communication and / or consultation programs relating to these areas, including negotiating as required with recognised trade union representatives.

• To support the development of the clients approach to change management including coordination of the HROD team response to the Corporate budget setting process ensuring that relevant HR elements of the change program are planned and coordinated with appropriate support to meet corporate timescales.

Support the Senior HR Business Partner to develop, implement and maintain appropriate performance management reporting systems as a means of managing and monitoring the team's performance, ensuring standards are maintained, improvements identified and developed, and issues addressed in a timely manner.

• In particular, ensure appropriate performance metrics are in place in relation to Business Partnering activities, and that targets are met and maintained in relation to key performance indicators for internal and external reporting.
• Ensure statistical returns are

• Monitor team activity in line with service level agreements and against performance indicators recording activity in line with agreed procedures including financial regulations and auditing requirements.

This role has been deemed Inside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.