Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Dundee, is currently looking to recruit an Interim Senior Business Partner for a 6 month contract with possibility of extension on a rate of £290.17 - £321.21/day (Inside IR35).
Responsibilities:
- Interim Senior Business Parter – Human Resources to support the Head of HR to develop and manage the HR business partnering team providing services.
- Provide visible leadership, management and vision for the HR function and deliver a cohesive HR support service across the organisation.
Essential Skills:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) qualified.
- Significant experience in managing HR operational work.
- Experience of developing, implementing and managing complex, customer and delivery focused projects and strategies for people-related issues.
- Strong proven track record of successful project delivery of workforce change/organisational development projects.
- Experience of managing a team or project teams.
- Workload planning, prioritisation and allocation experience to ensure sufficient skilled employees are deployed to meet the needs of the organisation.
- Direct experience of working in partnership with trade unions.
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of employment legislation and HR best practice with ability to develop HR policies and procedures.
- Understanding and management ability to deliver multiple projects.
- Understanding of key external developments in HR and the opportunities these offer to the organisation.
- Excellent communicator and influencer, both verbally and in written formats.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Strong chairing, presentation and facilitation skills.
- Possesses an analytical and systematic approach to problem solving, drawing on both creative and analytical skills.
- Commitment to equality and diversity issues.
- IT literate, using the most effective methods to communicate and manage information.
- Ability to make sure that the HR function conducts itself in accordance with the highest standards of integrity, honesty and transparency.
- Able to drive continuous improvement and solid performance management.
- Able to form constructive relationships with managers and staff at all levels of the organisation.
Desirable Skills:
- Qualified in BPS level 1 and 2 occupational testing.
- An understanding or evidence of adapting to central and local government, their environments and people management.
- Demonstrates understanding of the social and health care agenda.
- Understanding of corporate governance.
- Knowledge and understanding of health, safety and well-being legislation and best practice. and able to develop health, safety and well-being policies and procedures.
- Able to coach colleagues to become more effective in meeting organisational requirements.
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