HR Business Partner (Temporary) (REQ00034)

An exciting opportunity has arisen a HR Business Partners to join our People Resources team and become members of a dynamic Business Partner team. We are seeking individuals with a creative mindset who are innovative and capable of working collegiately with managers in generating new business ideas with the knowledge, experience and confidence to challenge the status quo when required. With over 12,000 employees, you will require to be committed and determined to succeed in a challenging but thriving environment and in return you will play a pivotal role in shaping an organisation that believes in its employees and understands the importance of self-development, partnership working, innovative thinking and workforce planning.

As a key member of the BP team, you will support the business partnership model ensuring the best people solutions are identified to meet and deliver on the strategic outcomes of the business. Your role will include implementation of both the HR strategy and strategic business partnership imperatives and will involve taking a project management approach and implementing change management Initiatives as required. An essential requirement of the BP role is the development and maintenance of an influential working relationship with senior managers and as such you will have the ability to build rapport and professional credibility quickly with managers to gain their confidence in your solutions to meet business challenges and ensure the delivery of service goals and targets.

A further significant role for the BP team involves the identification of workforce talent and succession planning and identifying HR issues for implementation which will improve organisational and individual effectiveness, a key requirement of this involves workforce planning.  

Educated to degree/Diploma level or equivalent relevant qualification or willing to work towards in a specified timescale, you will be a member of CIPD, eligible for this membership or willing to undertake the MCIPD qualification within a specified timescale. You will also require substantial experience of working as an HR professional including detailed knowledge of Employment Law and HR policies, business systems and processes.  Working in partnership with managers, employees and Trade Unions you will have exceptional communication, influencing and negotiating skills.

You will be required to travel throughout the area of North Lanarkshire Council.

For further information on this post please contact Adrienne Henry, HR Business Partnership Manager on 07939 284602.

Temporary for a period of 12 months.

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If you are a current employee of North Lanarkshire Council and wish to apply for this position, please log in to your MySelf account for instructions on how to apply.

If you require any additional support, please contact the People Help Desk on 01698 403 151 or you can email us at: ESC-RecruitmentTeam@Northlan.gov.uk

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council 

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 26 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of offers available to you through our NLLife reward site. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career. 

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub 

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy. 

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work. 

  

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and who meet the minimum requirements for the position. 

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. 

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process. 

Easy Read – My NL