Directorate: Strategy & Innovation
Contract Type: Permanent and 12 months Fixed term Contract
Hours: 36
Salary: Grade J £48,003 - £53,172
Location: Colindale/Hybrid
Closing Date: Midnight 23rd Nov 2025
About Barnet Council
Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centers, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative - which drive everything we do.
About the role
We are currently looking to recruit two individuals to join our team:
1 x Permanent Position
1 x Fixed-Term Contract (approx 12 months)
You will provide strategic Human Resources (HR) Advisory support to the Council, both proactively, and as part of a team with an HR Business Partner and an HR Officer. You will work with a dedicated client group but may also work across the Council, providing expert advice covering complex employee relations, service transformation activity, and HR policy, procedural and terms and conditions queries.
Your focus will be on providing a comprehensive Employee Relations (ER) focussed advisory service to the client, giving advice on complex ER issues including Disciplinary, Grievance, Performance and Attendance Management and identifying solutions, as well as supporting the HR Business Partner in the identification and delivery of service priorities and initiatives, and organisational change activity, including TUPE.
You'll establish and develop a positive customer-focused relationship with the managers within the assigned portfolio, providing professional advice and finding creative people management solutions to complex organisational issues, putting the business requirements at the heart of advice given.
Please click here to download the Job description for this role.
About you
You must be educated to Degree level or equivalent professional experience and CIPD qualified member.
You must have an in-depth knowledge of Employment law and up to date knowledge of current best practice in HR and people management including experience of handling complex disciplinary, grievance, ill health and redundancy issues.
We are looking for someone who has experience of managing projects and /or workstreams within structured project management frameworks, therefore must have good interpersonal, negotiating, influencing and consultative skills, with the ability to form good working relationships and communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences.
What we offer
- 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
- Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time
- A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
- Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance
How to apply
Read the job description and person specification before clicking 'Apply' to commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying, please contact Stephen Cranfield, HR Business Partner at:
Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures, this may include AI Detection Screening, Biometric ID/Right to Work Checks, Qualification and Registration Checks, Up to 6 years of Employment Data and Insights to Accelerate Screening (Konfir), Up to 5 years of Employment History References, DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Checks, Credit Checks and Social Media, Sanctions and Occupational Health Screening.
To deliver Barnet Council's commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and hybrid working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply
All posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.
Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application, as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.