45 HR / Training / Recruitment jobs in Paisley, Renfrewshire

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an HR Business Partner to join our People Resources team and become a member of a strong and focussed Business Partner team. We are seeking individuals with a creative mindset who are innovative and capable of working in partnership with our managers in transforming our business areas and with the ability to generate new business ideas with the knowledge, experience and confidence to challenge the status quo when required. With over 15,000 employees across the Council, you will require to be committed and determined to succeed in a challenging but thriving environment and in return you will play a pivotal role in shaping an organisation that believes in its employees and understands the importance of self-development, partnership working, innovative thinking and workforce planning.

As a key member of the BP team, you will support the business partnership model ensuring the best people solutions are identified to meet and deliver on the strategic outcomes of the business. Your role will include implementation of both the HR strategy and strategic business partnership imperatives and will involve taking a project management approach and implementing change management Initiatives as required. An essential requirement of the BP role is the development and maintenance of an influential working relationship with senior managers and as such you will have the ability to build rapport and professional credibility quickly with managers to gain their confidence in your solutions to meet business challenges and ensure the delivery of service goals and targets.

A further significant role for the BP team involves the identification of workforce talent and succession planning and identifying HR issues for implementation which will improve organisational and individual effectiveness, a key requirement of this involves workforce planning.  

Educated to degree/Diploma level or equivalent relevant qualification or willing to work towards in a specified timescale, you will be a member of CIPD, eligible for this membership or willing to undertake the MCIPD qualification within a specified timescale. You will also require substantial experience of working as an HR professional including detailed knowledge of Employment Law and HR policies, business systems and processes.  Working in partnership with managers, employees and Trade Unions you will have exceptional communication, influencing and negotiating skills.

 You will be required to travel throughout the area of North Lanarkshire Council.

For further information on this post please contact Adrienne Henry, HR Business Partnership Manager on 07939 284602.

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