Senior HR Manager

Salary: (6 month contract) £36,775.20

Location: Woolwich Centre

Monday – Friday: 09:00 – 17:00

Connect Personnel are representing a longstanding client who are urgently looking for a Senior HR Manager to work within the schools HR team. Candidate must be available to start at short notice. Hybrid working is available after the first 2 weeks, but candidate must be flexible as will be required to attend schools as and when required.

Job Purpose:

a) The post holder will provide strategic leadership in the management of an effective and highly professional team (either Corporate & Investigations or Social Care & Schools) within HR Advisory Services to deliver customer-focussed HR services, to support delivery of directorate and school and wider Council aims and objectives.

 b) Contribute at a strategic and operational level, working with council departments and schools to identify HR priorities and people management solutions that support business aims and wider organisational values; and help to develop, and implement, the Council’s Workforce Strategy, ensuring the Council ‘gets the best’ from its people.

 c) To provide senior leadership and high-level operational HR intervention and advice to departments in matters relating to strategic/operational Employee Relations (including, engagement, performance management, workplace disputes, conflict resolution, managing attendance, and disciplinary matters), employment contracts, representative groups and consultative processes, organisational change, and HR policy and practice.

d) To work collaboratively with HR colleagues and service departments providing strategic and high-level operational HR leadership on the implementation of organisational and cultural change programmes to support Council and departmental improvement goals.

 e) To ensure the opportunities for income generation are explored and achieved in support of HR & OD’s core functions and the Council’s wider strategies; and provide an effective Investigations Service.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an innovative and leading firm in its industry. Please contact Connect Personnel for a confidential discussion or apply today!