HR Officer

Location: Delamere House, Cheshire East

Pay: £25.18 per hour (Inside IR35)

Contract: 6 months

Join our clients' HR team and help deliver a professional, people-focused service across the Council and Schools.

We are looking for an experienced HR Officer to join the HR Operations team, supporting managers, employees and schools across a range of HR activities.

This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional with strong employee relations experience who can provide practical advice, manage complex HR cases and support the delivery of workforce strategies and people initiatives.

The Role

Reporting to the HR Business Partner, you will provide a comprehensive HR service, advising managers and employees on a wide range of employment matters and ensuring policies and procedures are applied fairly and consistently.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing professional HR advice and guidance to managers, employees and schools across all areas of HR.

• Managing employee relations casework, including disciplinary, grievance and capability matters.

• Attending formal hearings to provide professional HR advice and support to managers.

• Supporting recruitment, selection, workforce planning, resourcing and retention activities.

• Advising on attendance management, redeployment, TUPE and dignity at work matters.

• Interpreting HR policies, procedures, employment legislation and terms and conditions of service.

• Supporting the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures in line with current employment legislation and best practice.

• Analysing workforce data and preparing management information and reports to support decision-making.

• Supporting employee relations activities, including Joint Consultative and Negotiating Panels (JCNPs).

• Undertaking job evaluations and ensuring decisions are consistent and defensible.

• Supporting HR projects, organisational changes and workforce initiatives.

• Delivering briefings and training to managers and employees to promote good HR practice.

About You

We are looking for a knowledgeable and approachable HR professional with the confidence to advise managers and handle a varied employee relations caseload.

You will ideally have:

• Post-qualification experience working within an HR environment, providing advice and guidance across a range of HR activities.

• Strong experience managing employee relations casework, including disciplinary, grievance and capability procedures.

• Good knowledge of employment legislation, case law, ACAS guidance and HR best practice.

• A thorough understanding of HR policies, procedures and employment practices.

• Experience advising on organisational change, workforce matters and terms and conditions of employment.

• Knowledge of job evaluation methodologies and processes.

• The ability to analyse workforce information, prepare reports and present findings clearly.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships.

• Confidence attending formal hearings and representing the HR function professionally.

• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office, PowerPoint and HR systems.

• The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively within a busy HR team.

CIPD membership (MCIPD) is desirable.

Apply today to find out more.