Hove Town Hall (On-Site)
Contract, Full time
No DBS check required
£32076 - £36648
37
Job introduction
Do you have experience of developing HR policies and planning and undertaking HR projects working for a large organisation? If so, you may be interested in our vacancy for a HR Policy and Projects Consultant
The current role holder has successfully secured a secondment opportunity within another part of the HR team, so we are looking for someone to cover the vacancy on a temporary basis for one year.
This role is available as a secondment to internal applicants in line with our secondment policy.
Interview date: Interviews will take place week commencing 23 September 2024.
For an informal discussion, please contact wendy.jepson@brighton-hove.gov.uk to arrange a call back.
About the role
In this broad and varied role, you will have the opportunity to further your experience of HR policy development and use your consultation and communication skills to ensure that our HR policies and guidance are legally compliant informed by organisational priorities and best practice.
You will be supported to manage all aspects of HR project work and play a key role in the continued development of HR content on the council’s intranet site to ensure that it is easily accessible to managers and employees.
You will use your excellent HR knowledge to provide advice to HR colleagues, staff and managers on the interpretation of employment policies and terms and conditions of employment.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).