HR Business Partner

East Suffolk Council, IP12 1RT or NR33 0EQ

HR Business Partner

£37,568 - £41,591 per annum (pro rata for part time)

37 hours per week (part time applications also welcomed)

Permanent

Reference: 5295

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.

Are you an experienced HR Business Partner looking for a new challenge in a forward-thinking organisation?

If so, we have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our established and friendly team, working collaboratively to contribute toward the council’s strategic objectives.

You will promote people management excellence across the council, delivering change programmes and projects, shaping HR policy, and coaching, supporting and challenging managers. 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.

One unique and exciting project you will be involved in is the transfer of services into our new trading company, East Suffolk Services. This will be an ‘arms-length’ commercial business delivering services such as waste, recycling collection, grounds maintenance and street cleansing on behalf of East Suffolk Council. You will be involved in advising on people-related implications, supporting a large-scale TUPE exercise, change management including consultation and communication, and shaping HR policy for the new company moving forward.

You will be CIPD Level 7 qualified and have relevant 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, flexible, and embrace teamwork.

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, holidays and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

For more information, please explore our benefits brochure (pdf).

The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.

To find out more

If you have any questions or would like to arrange an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact HR@eastsuffolk.gov.uk

How to apply

To apply and for further details, please visit:

https://www.suffolkjobsdirect.org/#en/sites/CX_1004/job/5295

Closing date: 11.30pm, 6 June 2022.

Interview date: w/c 20 June 2022.