Your new organisation
Southend-on-Sea City Council is a unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the localmunity. We employ around 1,800 staff who work alongside our partners and localmunities to deliver the city vision and make lives better for the people of Southend.Working for Southend-on-Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in localernment within a collaborative and innovative environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work-life balance. As a Unitary Authority, we are responsible for all localernment functions ranging from social services, transport, public health and parks through to planning, trading standards,munity safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy andmunities and investment in several exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.
Your new role
We are looking for an experienced HR Consultant to join the Resource, Pay & Conditions Team on a part-time (24 hours) and temporary basis (until 31 July 2025 with the possibility of being extended). As an HR consultant, you will support in the provision of a high-quality and efficient Resourcing, Pay & Conditions service to all departments within the Council and external customers who contract for the service. You will work collaboratively within a supportive team environment covering all aspects of recruitment, pay & conditions.This role offers flexible working, which includes: - Part-time working hours (up to 24 hours, work pattern and days negotiable) to suit a work-life balance and a blended approach to working from home and office based once a week and as and when required for meetings etc.
What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you should have a generalist HR background with preferred specialist knowledge of recruitment, pay & conditions. Strong knowledge of localernment policies, procedures, and conditions of service would be beneficial.To be considered for this role, you should be working towards or havepleted year 3 (electives) CIPD or equivalent in-depth knowledge and experience within an HR environment.
You will need to demonstrate and work to the Council’s Values and Behaviours.