Employment Practice Consultant

Salary: £240 – £300 per hour

BBS Recruitment is currently recruiting for an experienced Employment Practice Consultant in a temp position for our client based in Chelmsford,Essex.The successful candidate will be a proactive and hardworking individual with prior experience within a role.

This position will initially, in line with current government guidance be based from home, with an expectation of being home based for the foreseeable future. However, if / when government guidelines change the role may then revert to being office based, whilst retaining some flexible working options.

Job Purpose for Employment Practice Consultant role:

* Reflect the changing landscape of employment law, and empower or managers to easily understand and apply those standards in new formats that are accessible to everyone.

* This role will lead on delivering innovative employment standards and practice as a subject matter expert to enable leaders and their teams to perform to the best of their ability, and able to adapt to change. As such, this role operates as an agent for change by challenging current strategy and influencing the organisation in offering alternative solutions.

* This role needs a balance of pragmatism with an understanding of leading-edge (digital) people management policy approaches and deep professional insight. The role will need to think radically about the expectation standards of behaviours as a condition of employment of ECC as an employer and those of our employees, supporting our diversity and inclusion agenda and aligned to delivery of our Workforce Strategy.

* It will involve working collaboratively with ODP colleagues, supporting the delivery of projects across the People function and can range from the development of policy in response to a legal or business change to leading a specific review or creation of a major process and implementation of a changed process.

Organisation Accountabilities for Employment Practice Consultant role:

* Service managers will be focused on delivering results in a specific functional area.

* Operational planning and performance review to maintain exceptional service delivery and ensures the political objectives and priorities of the council are met.

* Maintain and nurture collaborative relationships with other teams in the function and external organisations that support the delivery of annual plans.

* Implementing changes to improve the area of work, while maintaining the highest possible levels of service quality are continually delivered.

* Effective utilisation of digital technologies and innovation across the function.

* Using professional expertise to translate goals and plans into ways of working that comply with relevant legislation and statutory requirements and manages a level of appropriate risk.

Service/Functional Accountabilities for Employment Practice Consultant:

* Provide timely and pro-active responses to changes in legislation and business need across ECC.

* Work collaboratively with other specialists to develop a broad expertise and professional networks.

* Actively take the lead in the sharing and building of knowledge across the HR community in including the provision of workshops and training for relevant HR employees and the development of tools for further support and guidance.

* Work collaboratively with People BP’S and People Consultants to ensure that our Employment Practice is appropriate for our current and future business context and desired culture

* Build strong relationships with key customers, seeking formal and informal feedback on solutions delivered.

* Maintain a good level of business knowledge, and knowledge of wider HR strategies, policies and procedures outside People relations and Reward.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

* Educated to degree level or equivalent by experience.

* Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area, such as CIPD qualified of other post graduate qualification in human resources.

* Deep understanding of HR functions, practice and procedure in a modern HR environment together with experience in a complex, unionised environments.

* Sound knowledge of employment law and evidence of being able to develop and interpret Employment Policy and Practice.

* Record of achievement as an HR practitioner in a large organisation delivering subject matter expertise, policy and procedure aligned to corporate goals.

* Evidence of expertise in creating appropriate standards for the business understanding and introducing innovative digital solutions.

* Relationship management, with proven ability to develop strong, mutually beneficial relations with external and internal networks and stakeholders.

Working hours 37/week

If you are interested please apply today.