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Senior HR Business Partner

County Hall, Matlock – Hybrid working arrangement

£49,932- £55,486 – pay award pending plus market leading package (see below)

We are accepting CVs for this position so it’s easier than ever to apply! 

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior HR Business Partner to join our award-winning HR Team. It is an exciting time to be joining us - we have a big agenda and lots to do to support transformation within our Council.

At Derbyshire County Council we aim to provide the modern services local people want and need by thinking and doing things differently, by not shirking bold decisions and by making the most of new opportunities. We have a hugely challenging and ambitious programme of transformation, moving away from more traditional and paternalistic approaches to service delivery and fundamentally changing relationships with local people and communities.

In 2021 we were awarded the Team Service Super Stars Award by the Public Services People Managers Association (PPMA).

This is an exceptional opportunity to join our amazing HR Business Partner Team, this role currently focusses on supporting our Children’s Services department, but will be required to work dynamically and flexibly to support our other departments.  We’re looking for someone who can confidently serve as a strategic partner, and have depth of operational experience to be a trusted advisor to senior leaders to support to deliver organisational strategies and our ambitious programme of work.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a strong HR generalist with a true operational HR background.
• Has experience of supporting, influencing and working with senior stakeholders and their teams
• Has an ability to quick build effective working relationships
• Relishes a challenge, is passionate about what they do and truly wants to make a difference in supporting the delivery of public services across the council. 
• Is strategically but operationally minded
• Able to provide pragmatic solutions to complex organisational issues
• Worked at a senior level in a large, complex organisation

We are a collaborative and supportive team, and you will be able to work with a good level of autonomy

We would welcome applications from colleagues who have either Public or Private sector backgrounds.

This role is responsible for:

• Leading the customer facing HR service provision for the respective Directorate(s).
• Providing HR leadership, support and challenge to deliver people solutions to address strategic and operational challenges.
• Supporting transformational change whilst embedding HR in day-to-day operations working with colleagues across the HR function to meet customer requirements.
• Managing a team of 3 HR Business Partners, a Resourcing Partner and matrix management of HR functional leads in L&D and Talent.
• Developing and leading on the implementation of the People Strategy for the directorate and partnering senior leaders to deliver the people strands of the Council’s Children’s Strategy.
• Focus on strategic workforce planning
• Supporting effective engagement, working closely with departmental and Trade Union colleagues.

For more detail, please refer to the job and person profile for this position.

Who are you? What skills/Qualifications do you need?

• Proactive and driven
• Self-motivated and able to work autonomously
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
• Up-to-date knowledge of employment practices / legislative frameworks and policy
• Have proven experience of working with Trade Unions
• CIPD level 7 qualified or substantial relevant experience

For more detail, please refer to the job and person profile for this position.

What do we offer you?

You will have access to a range of benefits and discounts including:

• Access to generous local government pension scheme
• 34 days annual leave. Plus, bank holidays.
• Membership of our ‘Flexitime’ scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme - discounted bicycles
• Access to a comprehensive wellbeing package
• And much more!….for further details of our benefits package visit; Reward and recognition - Derbyshire County Council

For more information or if you would like to setup an informal chat about the role, please feel free to contact our Head of HR Operations at lorraine.booth@derbyshire.gov.uk

Our HR team is contractually based in Matlock, Derbyshire, but our new ways of working are currently hybrid with flexible working options available.  There'll be an opportunity to discuss future working arrangements at interview.

How to apply:

If you are a results-oriented HR professional with a passion for driving organisational success through people, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Please include a covering letter outlining the reasons for your interest in this role, relevant achievements, skills, knowledge and experience as set out in the job and person profile (attached). Just click on “Apply for this job”, register and upload your CV and covering letter. 

If you think that you could make a positive difference and would like the chance to be part of our valued and dynamic team, please make a confidential application today!

For information about this vacancy, our HR team and the benefits we can offer simply click here