Senior HR Manager

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Senior HR Manager for a 6 month contract on a rate of £375.41 - £406/day (Inside IR35). This role will be hybrid with 2 days expected in the office per week.

Responsibilities:

- People Service Management - running an effective HR service across the organisation, leading on organisational design, development and People related change projects, and supporting wider organisational projects where required. Long term resource planning for key projects across the team and organisation, ensuring they are appropriately planned and delivered.

- Provide leadership on organisational culture and employee engagement activity (including the management of the staff surveys and related annual planning), and health and wellbeing activity across the organisation.

- Provide advice and guidance on all people-related statutory and People Team duties to the business to support effective decision making and compliance. Liaising with lawyers to ensure appropriate legal advice is provided and supporting the leadership team.

- Manage sensitive relations with key external stakeholders including the recognised trade union

- Manage people-related data and prepare reporting to Board for presentation by the Head of People. Providing advice, guidance and recommendations to Board on key People matters including presentation of People related updates at Board meetings and ad hoc meetings with Board members where appropriate.

- Responsible for identifying and promoting the effective management of People related risks across the organisation.

- This role is also externally facing, acting as representative when engaging with external stakeholders.

- Ensures delivery of the organisation’s People Strategy and associated strategies.

- The role holder will provide expertise and thought leadership on the full range of People activity including workforce planning, L&D, benchmarking, performance management, policy, goal / objectives setting, employee relations, union engagement and health and wellbeing.

- Leading on employee engagement, responsible for managing staff engagement (such as annual staff surveys, pulse surveys) and ensuring wider business ownership and activity in relation to actions.

- Champion an innovative and inclusive approach to People services at all levels of the organisation, collaborating with the sponsoring Director

- Act as a trusted expert in Employment Law and Employee Relations issues, dealing with complex ER issues and instructing, interpreting and managing advice from employment lawyers where required.

- Ensure that People policies and processes reflect emerging best practice and Fair Work principles and fit for purpose across the organisation.

Essential Skills:

- MCIPD qualified

- Degree (or equivalent) in an HR-related discipline e.g. Masters in HR Management

- A credible HR expert who can coach and influence at all levels within the organisation

- Effective leadership skills

- High levels of IT literacy to support the management and development of HR systems, including excellent Excel skills

- Budget management

- Significant experience in an HR Management role within a comparable organisation.

- Experience in working at CEO and leadership team level

- Successfully managing HR-related change projects

- Experience of managing budgets and contracts to provide best value.

- Developing policy, aligning with best practice and development in legislation

- Managing collective bargaining arrangements and trade union negotiations including annual pay awards.

- Experience in developing a strategic approach to HR

- Experience in supporting People related outcomes in relation to equality and Diversity

- Able to build and utilise relationships at all levels within the organisation and across the wider HR network

- Excellent problem solving and judgement skills; project management

- Strong written and oral communication skills, including strong presentation skills.

Desirable Skills:

- An extensive HR network across the public and private sectors to support delivery of best practice

- An understanding of the Fair Work principles and how they apply in practice

- A strong understanding and application of workforce planning principles

- Experience of providing HR support in both public sector and private sector organisations

- Experience in managing a Job evaluation scheme (e.g. JEGS)

- Experience in managing outsourced service provision

- Experience of managing reward within a public sector pay environment

If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.