About the Role
The Strategic People & OD Business Partner is part of a team of four Business Partners, with each Business Partner having responsibility for their own Directorate that they support. These three roles will support and advise the Adult Social Care & Health, Corporate Services and Residents & Communities directorates in Kingston. These roles will take the lead in the delivery and embedding of the People & OD strategy for Kingston with an understanding of local needs, delivering projects and acting as a trusted partner, supporting the delivery of both directorate and corporate priorities.
A typical day will involve reviewing and analysing data to help inform OD interventions and activity, liaising with managers on specific work streams, facilitation at corporate initiatives and events as well as preparing and delivering presentations to the directorate. You will be:
* Leading organisational redesigns that break down silos and foster our "Stronger Together" approach
* Embedding EDI (Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion) into the DNA of our recruitment and retention strategies
* Empowering our managers to become inspiring leaders in a hybrid, high-performance environment
* Developing workforce plans that address the skills gap, future proofing our organisation
Who We’re Looking For
To be successful in this role you will need to be a strategic thinker with a focus on delivery as well as a strong communicator. You will also need to have flexibility and adaptability with the following:
* An in depth understanding of people management and organisational development (evidenced by CIPD, equivalent qualification/experience)
* Excellent knowledge of legislation and statutory guidance
* Significant experience advising at all levels of management on HR and/or OD disciplines
* Experience of working with stakeholders across all levels of an organisation
About Us
This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive People and Organisational Development (OD) Service that focuses on our residents\' needs, across The Royal Borough of Kingston. We are building a strategically focused OD service that is responsive to developing culture and capability, and enabling our workforce to provide the services needed for the communities we serve.
This represents a stand-out chance for an experienced HR and OD practitioner to play a key role in driving forward organisational development and change across three diverse and unique high-profile directorates. This is a great place to be a HR and OD Professional!
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:
* A generous annual leave entitlement of 25-32 days, plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade.
* Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
* Three volunteering days per year in Kingston
* Hybrid working (dependent on the role)
* Flexible and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
* Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
* Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
* Interest free season ticket loans
* Local Government Pension Scheme
* Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
* Electric vehicle leasing scheme
* Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support
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