Job Introduction
Role Purpose
Are you a policy professional with a passion for fairness, inclusion, and strategic impact? Join our dynamic and supportive People & Culture team at BCP Council, and act fast Funding for this role ends in March 2026, so we're seeking someone who's ready to start immediately.
Main Responsibilities
* Lead the development, review, and implementation of new and updated People & Culture policies.
* Ensure compliance with evolving legislation and guidance, translating changes into practical policy updates.
* Provide expert advice to colleagues on policy and procedural matters.
* Prepare and present Equality Impact Assessments to the EIA Panel.
* Engage stakeholders through workshops and presentations, ensuring their input shapes our policies.
* Think strategically, connecting national legislation, internal processes, and policy development.
* Comply with all council policies and statutory requirements, including the Equality Act, Health and Safety at Work Act, and Data Protection Act.
The Ideal Candidate
* Full member of the CIPD
* Degree or equivalent qualification/experience
* Experience in managing employee relations and writing policies in workplaces with trade unions.
* Able to break down complex HR processes and turn them into clear, easy-to-follow policies and procedures.
* Focused on creating a positive experience for employees by writing in plain English and making sure guidance is simple and accessible.
For information about this role please contact Tina Waugh, Strategic HR Business Partner,
Interviews scheduled for Monday 8 September 2025
About BCP Council
BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
Our Benefits
We offer an excellent benefits package to colleagues. Find out more on our website
As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils.
We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service. If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.