Role: Human Resources Manager
Work pattern: 30 - 37 hours per week (flex)
Work location: Town Council offices, Seaford (Hybrid)
Rate: £18.72 per hour (FTE £36,124 )
Overview:
Despite our client being a small organisation with just 21 employees, the role of HR Manager is a vital one, ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the office. This position requires a true self-stater who is flexible, proactive, and able to adapt to a wide range of responsibilities. The organisation is currently undergoing a period of continuous change, making this role essential in supporting and guiding employees through transition and beyond.
Job Purpose
To lead and manage the Human Resources function of the Town Council and linking to this, a culture of continuous improvement through organisational development. To ensure the Town Council's adherence to data protection legislation and embedding of best practice throughout the Town Council.
Areas of Responsibility
Human Resources & Advisory Services
Staff Training and Continuous Professional Development
Organisational Development
Data Protection & Subject Access Requests
Payroll Coordination
Duties & Responsibilities
Human Resources & Advisory Services:
Responsible for leading and managing all of the Town Council's HR functions and activities. Working as an HR generalist and covering duties across the breadth of the HR function, from supporting with the setting of strategy and handling disciplinary matters, to the drafting of letters and maintaining of personnel files.
Providing HR support and advice to line managers, employees and, as required, councillors.
Staff Training and Continuous Professional Development
Responsible for management and coordination of staff training, including mandatory training, role-specific development plans and group training, encouraging a culture of continuous professional development.
Organisational Development:
Providing professional expertise and challenge that build organisational and people capabilities effectively.
Driving forward the improvement of employee performance and the building of a strong and rigorous development culture.
Developing the internal capacity of the Town Council to be the most effective it can.
Design and implementation of employee engagement approaches.
Support the design and implementation of culture changes in alignment with the Town Council's strategic goals, providing tools and support.
Support across the organisation with change management.
Design and monitoring of trends and data related to organisation development.
Maintain strong relationships across the Town Council leadership to facilitate a clear understanding of strategic direction, performance, engagement or skills challenges.
Data Protection & Subject Access Requests:
Ensuring the Town Council is adhering to data protection legislation and that best practice is embedded within the organisation, supporting others where required.
Responsibilities as the Town Council's Data Protection Officer, including responding to and handling potential or known data breaches.
Receiving and responding to any Subject Access Requests received.
Payroll Coordination:
Ensuring that the external payroll provider is provided with all necessary information and liaising with them as required to support delivery of the monthly payroll.
Provision of salary figures for budget setting purposes, implementation of pay increases and any other activity where salary costs or projections will be required.
Other:
Undertaking team management and monitoring of team and individual performance.
Creating high level reports to Full Council or Committee meetings, as required, and providing support and advice at these meetings to aid the consideration of the report.
Undertaking reviews of Town Council policies within areas of responsibility or creation of new policies as required. Supporting with monitoring adherence to these policies and identifying areas for improvement to policy documents.
Building and nurturing partnerships with internal and external partners / stakeholders.
To undertake any other duties as required by the line manager consistent with the level and scope of the post.
Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.
Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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