Strategic People Partner | Employee Relation Function | County Hall, Preston

Job title:

Strategic People Partner | Employee Relation Function | County Hall, Preston

Company

Lancashire County Council

Job description

Job Description:| Salary £53,887-£58,282 Per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | County Hall, Preston |International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorshipSenior People Business PartnerPermanent Grade 12Are you a commercially minded Senior People Professional looking for a role where you will partner with executive and senior leaders to build a great place to work and deliver on our People Strategy?At LCC, our Senior People Business Partners are called Strategic People Partners because that’s what they do – they partner at a strategic level with our leadership teams. Following an internal promotion, we are looking for someone to join us and lead one of our People Partnering teams – championing innovation, and designing and providing forward-thinking people solutions that align with our Council Plan and People Strategy.Key Responsibilities:

• Build trusted relationships with Executive Directors and Directors by developing a strong understanding of their service objectives, relevant external environments to ensure People initiatives are aligned.
• Champion People Programmes across your directorates to ensure efficient delivery and measurable results.
• Lead a team of People Business Partners ensuring the service provides solutions focused professional and responsive advice on complex employment matters, service redesign and people development.

What we are looking for:

• You’ll have a strong track record of influencing senior stakeholders by delivering impactful people initiatives that drive high performance and employee engagement.
• You’ll have experience of managing and influencing senior stakeholders on people matters – providing challenge to senior stakeholders.
• You’ll have experience of providing commercial, risk-based advice to senior directors and leaders on complex employment relation matters.
• You’ll have a pragmatic approach to people issues, delivering for the customer whilst managing risk and impact.
• You’ll be CIPD qualified or have the equivalent professional Human Resources experience along with a leadership and management qualification or equivalent experience in managing teams.
• Experience of using a coaching approach to support leaders and managers to develop.

If you would like to arrange an informal and confidential chat, please contact Samantha Mason at , who would be happy to arrange this for you.Why join us?By joining Lancashire County Council, you can shape the career path that is right for you with the opportunity to gain personal and professional qualifications, coaching, and mentoring – Lancashire County Council really is the place where you can have the career you’ve always wanted.In return for your passion and expertise, we also offer a generous benefits package which includes:

• A competitive salary and Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions.
• A great holiday entitlement of 26 days annual leave which rises with length of service. You will also be entitled to 8 Bank Holidays, 2 additional statutory Bank Holidays, and have the option to buy additional leave each year.
• Our staff discount scheme in partnership with Vivup, allowing you to access discounts with a range of UK retailers, saving on everything from weekly food shops to white goods and cars.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications

Expected salary

£53887 – 58282 per year

Location

Lancashire

Job date

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 00:42:35 GMT

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