Senior HR Adviser – Schools
Our Human Resources & Organisational Development Division is hiring We are looking to recruit a Senior HR Adviser, with a specific focus on schools. You will either be CIPD qualified/part qualified or a minimum of two year’s relevant experience. This role will be one-year fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave.
About the role
You will act as the HR link officer, delivering effective, professional, and customer-focussed HR advice and interventions to support the delivery of a group of schools’ aims and objectives, in line with Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG) requirements. The Senior HR Adviser will be a key adviser to Headteachers and school-based managers and will support the HR Manager in providing high level operational and complex advice to Headteachers and Governing Bodies. Take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification below to see more about the role.
About you
Ideally, you will have worked and/or provided professional HR advice and intervention in a school or within the educational environment. You will have sound knowledge and understanding of best practice human resources management in industrial and employee relations coupled with a thorough understanding of the practical application of current and upcoming employment law. You will have worked in a collaborative environment with managers, employees, and trades unions to achieve staffing-related service delivery improvements. You will have significant experience in Employee Relations, and good knowledge and understanding of other HR areas (e.g., recruitment, learning and development, HR policy and HR systems) and how a joined-up approach is crucial in providing a seamless professional service.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Samantha Dyer (HR Manager) at Samantha.Dyer@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or 020 8921 5358.
Diversity Statement
Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.
Advert Close
All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated. Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).
How Applications are Scored
How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert.
Salary
Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.
Our Staff Values
Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.
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