Key Details:
- Contract: Temporary
- Contract duration: Up to 6 months initially
- Rate: £22.41 per hour (PAYE)
- Location: Brent
- Working hours: Monday – Friday, standard office hours
- Working Mode: Hybrid
- Start: ASAP
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide professional HR advice and guidance to managers on a wide range of employee relations matters including disciplinaries, grievances, performance and absence management
- Support organisational change initiatives, including restructures, redeployment and redundancy processes
- Advise on recruitment, onboarding, probation and retention strategies
- Work closely with HR Business Partners to deliver people-focused solutions aligned to business needs
- Support job evaluation processes and maintain accurate job description records
- Ensure accurate HR data management and support reporting requirements
- Build effective relationships with key stakeholders including managers, trade unions and internal teams
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR processes and systems
- Promote equality, diversity and inclusion across all HR activities
- Support employee wellbeing initiatives, including working with Occupational Health where required
Qualifications:
- CIPD Level 5 (or working towards) or equivalent experience
Experience & Knowledge:
- Proven experience in a generalist HR role
- Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice
- Previous experience within a Local Authority, Council, or similar public sector environment is required
- Experience handling a range of employee relations cases
- Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
Skills & Attributes:
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach
- High level of confidentiality and professionalism
- Strong IT skills, including MS Office and HR systems
Why apply?
This is a great opportunity to join a fast-paced HR environment where I can utilise my employee relations experience to support managers, handle complex cases, and contribute to delivering a high-quality, consistent HR service while continuing to develop within a collaborative team.
