HR Strategy & Policy Manager
| Posting date: | 21 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 August 2025 |
| Location: | Bolton, BL1 1RU |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75718538 |
Summary
Grade J £44,711 - £48,710 Per annum.
Contract: Permanent, Full time.
Role specifics A recognised HR qualification or relevant degree i.e. CIPD L5 or above.
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The Role
Bolton Council is a values-led organisation committed to delivering excellent services to our communities while creating a supportive and inclusive workplace for our people. This is a role that requires both strategic vision and operational delivery.
As the HR Strategy & Policy Manager, you will manage the development of innovative HR policies, procedures and toolkits, ensuring they are not only legally sound but also support our ambitions to be an inclusive, high-performing and values-driven organisation. You will support negotiations and consultations with our recognised trade unions, and act as a subject matter expert, providing advice and guidance to colleagues across the HR service.
You will also contribute to wider HR projects and initiatives, helping to embed our People Plan and support the Council’s transformation journey, including developing our workforce strategy. This will include taking a project management approach and building rapport and professional credibility quickly to gain confidence in your solutions to meet business challenges and ensure the delivery of service goals and targets.
A further significant role is identifying emerging HR initiatives / opportunities which will improve organisational effectiveness.
Interviews will be held during week commencing 11th August. There will be an assessment and presentation as part of the interview process, which will be provided on the day.
About You
You are a confident and experienced senior HR professional, skilled in negotiation and consultation, particularly within a unionised and politically complex environment, and you are committed to building constructive relationships that support both organisational goals and employee wellbeing.
You are a capable leader, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and encouraging innovation and challenge to drive forward change.
You’ll have experience of successfully delivering projects, being comfortable working across organisational and geographical boundaries, collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes.
You will be educated to degree level having completed the CIPD Level 5 or 7 (or equivalent relevant qualification) and will have substantial experience of working as a HR professional including detailed up to date knowledge of employment law. Working in partnership with managers, employees and Trade Unions you will have exceptional communication, influencing and negotiating skills.
Please detail in your application how you meet the requirements of the post detailed in the job description and person specification.
Following an office-based induction period, hybrid working is available to staff in line with Council policy, with the requirement that the majority of working hours are completed in Bolton Town Hall.
If you think you could be what we’re looking for, apply now with your CV and covering letter.
Within your covering letter, with specific reference to the job description and person specification, please demonstrate:
- Your experience within HR and confirmation of your HR qualification.
- Details of a HR project you’ve managed, specifically detailing your role in the project.
- Your experience of consulting/negotiating with Trade Unions/staff groups.
We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date should sufficient applications be received.
About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.
Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.
As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.
We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date should sufficient applications be received.
Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.
Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and upload your anonymised CV and supporting statement discussing your relevant skills and experience and explain how you believe they make you a strong fit for this role.
Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.
This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.
This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the comitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.
For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk
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