HR Business Partner
| Posting date: | 16 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27.62 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | per hour PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 August 2025 |
| Location: | Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 2JZ |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | E Cheshire 5272500 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
JOB TITLE: HR Business Partner
REF: E Cheshire 5272500
Pay rate: £27.62 per hour PAYE
The role:
On behalf of a local council, we are seeking an HR Business Partner to lead and manage a team of HR Operations staff focusing on the delivery of the Workforce Strategy and Service Workforce Plans through effective business partnering and policy development to translate business strategies into people solutions and drive continuous improvement to ensure that the people needs of the Council are met.
This role is advertised as an initial 2 to 3 months, with potential to extend for the right candidate.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead, direct and develop a team of professional staff to provide HR services to services through the delivery of Service Workforce plans and effective business partnering, influencing and challenge so that client needs are met.
Develop, lead and promote HR initiatives/projects and specialisms and advise on implementation to ensure they are fit for purpose and meet the needs of the business.
Provide high level professional HR advice, guidance, support and leadership through business partnering to Senior Management Teams, Council Managers and others to ensure that the people needs of the Council are met, including in the development of the service workforce plans.
Develop and maintain effective channels of communication, consultation and negotiation between management, employees and their representatives to ensure participative and harmonious working relationships.
Analyse, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of people management strategies, in liaison with across the HR service, to drive continuous improvement and ensure efficient service delivery.
Working with the HR Policy and Reward team, provide practical and operational contribution to developing and maintaining a framework of HR policies, procedures and processes so that they meet customer need, legal requirements are applied and the Council meets its good practice obligations.
What the client is looking for:
Relevant degree or equivalent Member of CIPD (MCIPD)
Significant post qualification operational and policy development experience including experience at a senior level
Advanced knowledge of HR policies, procedures and processes and related professional practices, employment law, case law, organisational design principles, change management, local government conditions of service and pensions etc
Good knowledge and understanding of HR legislation and HR regulations and rules
Ability to interpret policies/procedures in a pragmatic way to solve organisational and individual problems
Excellent IT skills
Excellent communication skills
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Job Ref: E Cheshire 5272500
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