People Partner (part time 22.2 hours)

No recruitment agencies or CV's accepted. 

Join us at a pivotal moment — help shape our future workforce.

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is entering an exciting period of change. With Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) on the horizon and significant changes to the Employment Rights Act (ERA) ahead, we are preparing our people, processes and policies to ensure we are in the strongest position for whatever the future brings.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic, skilled and proactive People Partner to join our People & OD Team and play a central role in supporting the organisation through this evolving landscape.
This is a predominantly site based role, enabling you to build strong relationships with the services you support. Occasional hybrid working may be possible depending on business need.

About the job 

You will join a small, highly collaborative People & OD team that covers the entire employee lifecycle. While your primary focus will be on employee relations, organisational change, policy work, projects and employment law, you’ll also gain valuable exposure to:

• Recruitment and resourcing
• Learning and development activity
• Workforce information and reporting
• Organisational Development

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with managers to provide timely, professional and solution-focused people advice.
• Supporting and coordinating change processes, restructures and service redesign work.
• Leading or contributing to HR projects that improve systems, processes and employee experience.
• Writing, reviewing and implementing clear, modern policies and procedures.
• Supporting occasional TUPE activity 
• Providing accurate, confident guidance on employment law and employee relations matters.
• Using data and insights to drive improvement and informed decision-making.
• Supporting preparations for LGR and ERA changes

You will bring:

• CIPD Level 5 (essential)  or 7 (desirable) with valid professional membership
• Significant experience working as a HR Advisor or equivalent 
• Practical experience of supporting organisational change and HR project work.
• Experience writing or revising policies and procedures.
• Strong, up-to-date employment law knowledge.
• Ideally some experience of TUPE, or willingness to develop this.
• The confidence to coach managers and build strong relationships.
• A proactive approach with excellent attention to detail 
• Being a completer–finisher, consistently seeing tasks through to high standards.

FTE £38,220-£39,862 per Annum ( Pro-rata £22,932 )

• access to the local government pension scheme
• minimum 26 days annual leave plus 5 extra days after 5 years' service
• flexible working
• local and national discounts
• free car parking
• wellbeing support including £12.50 per month gym membership at our Council owned leisure centre
• green travel scheme including cycle to work and electric car salary sacrifice
•  24 hour employee assistance
• funded counselling services
• on-site physiotherapy
• health cash plan