HR Business Partner in Salford

HR Business Partner Salford Hybrid and flexible working – 3 days in the office per week with ad hoc travel to other sites around Greater Manchester Permanent & Full Time (36 hours per week) £43,000 - £47,500 plus highly competitive benefits package, including 40 days annual leave (inclusive of statutory holidays) plus 3 employee wellbeing days and enhanced employer pension contributions (access to a local government pension-LGPS scheme) My client and I are looking for an experienced and approachable HR Business Partner to join their fantastic HR team. This is an exciting opportunity to take a lead role within a supportive, ambitious and collaborative team that is passionate about creating a positive workplace culture and delivering an outstanding people service. Reporting into the Head of HR, you will be joining a truly great place to work, where colleagues feel valued, supported and able to thrive. Key responsibilities of the HR Business Partner: * Provide expert advice on complex employee relations matters, including disciplinaries, grievances, investigations, performance issues and appeals. * Build strong relationships with managers and trade union representatives. * Support the delivery of people-focused initiatives across the organisation. * Oversee Learning and Development, identifying future workforce needs, skills gaps and development opportunities, so that colleagues have the support and resources they need to succeed. * Build effective working relationships with managers and leaders, providing professional advice, support and constructive challenge across the full range of people matters. * Coach and support managers to develop confidence and capability in managing people issues effectively. * Contribute to organisational change projects, restructures and service improvement initiatives. Key requirements for the HR Business Partner: * You will be a senior HR professional who has worked at a HR Business Partner level with significant experience of complex employee relations, workforce and succession planning and coaching senior stakeholders. * Ideally, you will have previously worked within the public sector or for a not-for-profit organisation within a similar HR role. However, specific industry sector experience is not essential to be successful in this role. * It is desirable that you have experience working within unionised environments and the ability and aptitude to build successful relationships with union representatives. * You will have a strong background in HR policy development and compliance and have a proven ability to advise and influence senior managers. * You will pride yourself in having strong knowledge of employment law. * Ideally, you will be CIPD Level 7 qualified (or working towards). * You will be a confident decision-maker with strong problem-solving ability. If you are interested in this HR Business Partner opportunity and you feel your experience matches the criteria, please apply now for immediate consideration or for more information please contact Mark Croston. Medlock Partners are a professional services recruitment specialist operating across the North West of England. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances, including minorities and those with disabilities. Please note our advertisements use years' experience and salary levels purely as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion