Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment. As an Assistant HR Lead you will work closely with Directorates and Services providing professional and comprehensive HR expertise, utilising your experience to develop effective people focused outcomes. You will have HR experience of supporting the breadth of employee relations casework and effective management of your own workload. You will be able to demonstrate influencing and negotiation skills and a thorough understanding of up-to-date employment legislation and best practice people management. We launched our People and Culture Strategy in 2025 and you will work collaboratively across the OD & HR service to support the delivery of this strategy throughout the organisation, enhancing our colleague experience and further embed our ‘One Council’ approach. Interviews will take place week commencing 23 February 2026. For an informal discussion about the role feel free to contact Danielle Roscoe, Strategic OD & HR Manager, Danielle.roscoe@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk or Ali Beckett, HR Lead, alison.beckett@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you! Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information. Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £12.60 per hour for all contracted hours. For any technical enquiries please email Sourcingteam@ecwip.co.uk and quote job reference number in all correspondence.