Croydon Council Looking for HR Adviser – Grade 10 at Croydon Full Time

We are seeking an experienced HR professional who can pro-actively contribute to the success of the HR Consultancy team, supporting the Council over the next year during a time of organisational change. You will provide expert advice, guidance and commercially focused interventions to enable the Council to meet its strategic workforce objectives. Maintaining the delivery of operational HR services to line managers you will also provide wider support to HR projects. Working closely with the consultancy peer group to determine that HR policies and processes are relevant, you will follow best practice and ensure policies & procedures are consistently applied.

Key responsibilities:
Deliver and ensure compliance with all HR policies and procedures, proactively managing a range of employee relations issues encompassing capability, disciplinary, grievance, and absence management.

Deliver HR operational activities including processing of payroll transactions, issuing of contracts and amendments as well ensuring HR files are maintained to audit compliance

Build and maintain strong relationships with management and staff responding to first line advice and guidance.

Facilitate line managers to proactively manage their resourcing needs in line with the agreed process, using data insight and corporate systems to support managers.

Applicants will have:
Experience of operating within a comparable role (HR Adviser / HR Officer) dealing with a range of employee relations

Sound knowledge of employment law and able to apply this to all case management

Flexible attitude to work and to take on new projects

Experience of building effective relationships and working closely with managers to deliver organisational focused outcomes

Good organisational skills, resilience and ability to manage conflicting priorities

Full time 36 Hours

Fixed term/secondment

Closing date 19 February 2023 @11:59pm

Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding Statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check.

Secondment

If you are an existing employee of the council this opportunity would only be open to you on a secondment basis. Secondment opportunities are not open to individuals engaged on temporary or fixed term contracts. This secondment is for a specific project.