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HR Business Partner - REQ03174 - 398211

Job details
Posting date: 02 October 2024
Salary: £45,243.00 to £49,765.00 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 16 October 2024
Location: Motherwell, ML1 1AB
Company: North Lanarkshire Council
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 398211

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Summary

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

This vacancy is internal and open to applications from employees of North Lanarkshire Council and Associated Employers* only. The "Apply now" button is not activated for this role. Please log into your MySelf account for further instructions on how to apply as an internal candidate.

*Fusion Assets, NLP LLP

NLC12 - £45,243 - £49,765 Per year

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an HR Business Partner to join our People Resources team and become a member 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 15,000 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.

Working Pattern

  • Monday - Thursday: 8:45am - 4:45pm (including a 55-minute unpaid break)
  • Friday: 8:45am - 4:15pm (including a 50-minute unpaid break)

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 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL.. 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.

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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, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

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.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.

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

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***

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