Asst HR Business Partner Grade G

Job Category : Management

Location : East Gate/ Spilman St, Carmarthenshire County Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30
Salary: £16.10

Working as part of the HR team to provide a comprehensive HR support role. You will work collaboratively with HR Business Partners (HRBPs) across People Management and support the analysis and interpretation of workforce data, development, and delivery of workforce plans.  You will provide support and advice on all HR matters across all Departments and schools, working closely with HRBPs to support on employee relations matters.

Working closely with the employee services team, you will also contribute to corporate recruitment developments (including new IT solutions), as well as supporting the development and maintenance of corporate recruitment strategies.

Key responsibilities

1.         Provide general HR advice on all employment matters including employee relations, attendance management, pensions, contractual matters, and organisational change enabling managers and head teachers to make informed decisions. 

2.         Provide timely advice and support to departments and schools in effective attendance management and work collaboratively with Occupational Health Centre to reduce absence levels.

3.         Support collaborative working opportunities and work closely with People Management colleagues as appropriate to provide an integrated and shared service.

4.         Co-ordinate and assist in producing clear communications, written and verbal for all levels of staff and managers, including school leadership groups. 

5.         Compile and analyse internal and wider sector recruitment, retention, and workforce data, producing reports to inform recruitment interventions and actions and workforce planning.

6.         Co-ordinate service specific recruitment campaigns, working with Managers, Employee Services team and business partners to maximise the attraction of people to jobs and careers in the Authority. 

7.         Work closely with the HR Business Partners, across People Management to develop and maintain a Recruitment & Retention Strategy and workforce plan corporately.

8.         Support the implementation of a new corporate recruitment system, ensuring that all managers are fully engaged in this and all new recruitment developments.

Essential Criteria

Qualifications, Vocational training and Professional Memberships

CIPD Level 3 Foundation qualifications or equivalent experience in a relevant field Associate Membership of CIPD or willingness to work towards

Job Related Skills and Competencies

Ability to work within tight deadlines.

Ability to flex work priorities according to changing demands.

Collaborate and manage relationships with a wide variety of people at different levels both within the Authority, and external to the Authority.

Demonstrate proficient analytical skills and the ability to diagnose trends. 

Communicate well with others.

Excellent numeracy and literacy skills.

Knowledge

Understanding employment and equalities legislation and best practice 

Good working knowledge of IT Systems

Experience

Experience of working with people 

Experience of dealing with organisational change 

Experience of working with employment legislation 

Experience of using IT systems

Experience of using data to inform ideas and influence

Personal qualities

Ability to prioritise and respond positively when given several objectives.

Establish and maintain good relationships. 

Ask questions and accept challenge. 

Integrity 

Maintain the knowledge needed to undertake the job and share that knowledge. Monitor the quality of your own work, and be willing to learn and develop in the job