People Partner - AR

Company: Carrington Blake Recruitment
Location: Camden
Posted on: March 21, 2025

Job Description:

Role Purpose:The role will support the people relationship issues of a portfolio or group of services providing expert HR advice and support. It will work in partnership with their service areas to develop and maintain positive employee relationships increasing engagement and creating a positive organisation culture. The role will support services to develop and maintain impactful service delivery focused on positive outcomes for our residents. The role will have specific services to support but will be expected to work flexibly to support other areas/priorities as required.Example outcomes or objectives that this role will deliver:

• Ensure expert consistent advice and decision making in employment practice including employment legislation. This will include the management and support of complex cases, including Employment Tribunals, large scale/complex organisational change, organisational development, workforce planning and resourcing, pay and reward, job evaluations, learning and development.
• Ensure employment practices adopt inclusive, relational and restorative approaches.
• Provide expert advice and guidance, as well as hands on involvement when required on individual cases, settling disputes and generally de-risking issues associated with people management.
• Ensure service areas have people data and insight, research and best practice information to support evidence-based decision making.
• Support the management and strengthening of the council's relationship with its recognised Trade Unions, staff networks and other partners and stakeholders.
• Support the design and delivery of service-based people projects and People and Inclusion projects - depending upon the scope of the work this may include working in multi-disciplinary teams across People and Inclusion and/or the wider organisation.
• Support and coach managers in people management practices including training and workshops.
• Support on designing, developing and implementing our people management policies and procedures and good practice guidelines ensuring they are robust, relevant and reflect a relational and restorative approach.
• Attending meetings on behalf of the People Relationship Lead as required and being a point of contact in their absence.Relationships:
• Relationships will need to be built with key clients, e.g. Directors, Heads of Service, Managers/Supervisors, Members and staff. Also Partners, Head teachers, Bursars and Governors and statutory bodies.
• Working closely with People and Inclusion colleagues to support excellent service delivery across all areas including with learning and development federated services.
• Relationships with other support services, e.g. Legal, Finance, ICT, Procurement, Strategy.
• Trade Unions and representatives from our self-organised staff network groups.Work Environment:The role can be done on a hybrid basis - working from either a Camden administrative base or home, though the expectation that staff spend on average two days week in Camden.Technical Knowledge and Experience:
• Detailed knowledge of employment legislation and trends.
• Understanding and commitment to inclusive relational and restorative practices.
• Detailed knowledge (typically gained through a recognised professional qualification e.g. CIPD) of professional HR practice and procedure.
• Collaborative approach demonstrating mutual trust and support, within the council and with partners.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to analyse problems, identify root cause and develop a range of solutions, which will add value.
• Able to focus on internal and external customers, being innovative and creative, open to ideas and challenge and committed to individual learning and development.
• Evidence of having planned work over short to medium term to include contributing to project deliverables.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships at all levels across the organisation in order to influence and get things done.If you are interested in this role please do reach out to me via email or telephone!amberrayment@carringtonblakerecruitment.com020 753 766 07
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