Job info	Job info details
Job title	Human Resources Business Partner - Level 3
Strategic team/Directorate	Corporate Services
Service	Human Resources
Business unit	Human Resources
Responsible to (day to day issues)	HR Manager
Accountable to (line manager)	HR Manager
Salary grade	J
JE ref	JOT210A

1. Key purpose of job

• To work as a professional HR Business Partner to all functions of the Council including Academies, Schools and external customers.
• To strategically support the business to achieve successful outcomes and to work collaboratively with all levels of management to achieve transformational goals.
• Partnering with service areas to ensure that effective performance management takes place throughout the organisation, driving forward key organisational goals.
• Responsible for the provision of professional, specialist, consistent and proactive HR advice, guidance and coaching in line with the organisations policy and procedural frameworks and legislation.

2. Anticipated outcomes of post

• Proactive and high quality professional HR advice is provided to Directors, Assistant Directors, Senior officers, Council Members, Headteachers and governors that protects the council’s and its customer’s position as employers in employment related matters.
• Working closely with HR colleagues to provide a credible, timely and respected professional HR service which supports operational and strategic HR objectives, aims and aspirations. 
• Change across the organisation is implemented and embedded successfully.

3. List key duties and accountabilities of the post

• As an Employee of Torbay Council all roles are expected to work in a way that ensures vulnerable children and adults are safeguarded and report any safeguarding concerns in accordance with established policies and procedures. The Designated Senior Lead for Safeguarding is the Chief Executive and Director of Children’s Services.
• Responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children at all times through the work of HR.
• To act as first point of contact for customers internal and external for all professional HR advice matters ensuring highest levels of customer service and professional advice.
• Using up to date and expert knowledge of current employment law, legislation, and HR best practice to support managers/ customers in the resolution of complex cases including employment issues, attendance management, disciplinary, grievance, performance management, capability and organisation restructuring up to and including appeal and tribunal cases, ensuring policy and procedure is interpreted and applied consistently and correctly.
• To work flexibly and manage competing priorities as required to ensure effective service delivery with the ability to respond to emergency situations.
• To undertake detailed investigations, research and analysis, and to provide and present high quality, accurate well-evidenced recommendations to managers (including senior managers) and other members of staff and stakeholders.
• Lead HR projects ensuring appropriate consultation, decision making and implementation processes are followed.
• To enhance the organisation’s and customers’ people management performance by equipping and enabling managers to manage their staff with minimal HR intervention through coaching and training delivery.
• Participate as required in consultative arrangements with Trade Unions.
• Using a thorough understanding of the organisation and its financial envelope, work in partnership with managers/ customers to help design and refine the business vision, providing support and challenge as required to deliver organisational change.
• To analyse and present (at all levels) complex information in reports in order to inform and influence business decisions.
• To manage TUPE transfers ensuring that employer obligations are met and that TUPE transfers both inward and outward are managed effectively.
• To write and advise on job descriptions and take the role of lead professional within job evaluation panels as required.
• To be responsible for making referrals to registered bodies after collaboration and consideration of relevant information to ensure employer and statutory obligations are met.
• To design and deliver bespoke training to a range of stakeholders as required to meet business needs.
• To undertake professional coaching assignments as required both internally and externally to the Council and in addition, use coaching as a mechanism to support managers to develop their own management skills.
• To support initiatives to improve well-being, staff engagement and organisational development by promoting and acting as champions of such.
• To develop or update HR policies and procedures as required. Undertaking research, interpreting legislation and drafting both Corporate and School policies in order for them to be taken through the consultation process as necessary. 
• To undertake all work in accordance with Principals of Data Protection Act and Information Governance Policies and Procedures.
• To undertake regular CPD and to undertake training and development as appropriate to the role.
• To undertake specific HR project work as directed.

4. Budgetary/Financial Responsibilities of the post

• None. 

5. Supervision/Line Management Responsibilities of the post

• Supervision of HR Business Partner – Level 1 / 2 as required.

6. Working environment and conditions of the post

• Normal working environment and conditions as well as homeworking where relevant, with ability to travel within the Bay to external clients and on occasion the wider South West or more nationally as required.

7. Physical demands of the post

• Normal physical effort.

8. Specific resources used by the post

• Normal resources such as laptop / I-Pad or I-Phone carried to client meetings. 

9. Key contacts and relationships

• External: 
  • Trade Unions, Headteachers / School & Academy Governors/ Trustees, Employment Agencies, Partner Organisations, General Public, Solicitors, ACAS, and other local authorities.
• Internal: 
  • Colleagues with NHS, Employees across the Council, Maintained School staff, Trade Unions, Directors and all Senior Managers, Managers, Team Leaders, Council Officers and members.

10. Other duties

• To undertake additional duties as required, commensurate with the level of the job.

Other Information

• All staff must commit to Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discriminatory Practice.
• Torbay Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo the checks appropriate to the post applied for.
• The post holder is expected to work in a way that ensures vulnerable children and adults are safeguarded and report any safeguarding concerns in accordance with established policies and procedures. And are aware that the Chief Executive and the Director for Children's Services are the Safeguarding Leads for the Council. 
• The post is eligible for hybrid home working.
• You will be asked to complete a Criminal Records Self Declaration Form. Criminal convictions will only be taken into account when they are relevant to the post. You will only be asked to disclose ‘unspent’ convictions.
• The Council operates a Smoke-Free Policy and the post-holder is prohibited from smoking in any of the Council's buildings (including Council owned and Council leased buildings, but excluding designated areas in residential schemes), enclosed spaces within the curtilage of buildings, and Council vehicles. The Council does not permit smoking breaks within work time, however, in services where the flexi-scheme is in operation, employees may take reasonable break times outside of core hours, in accordance with flexi-time arrangements. Employees should follow the flexi-scheme procedure for agreeing time away from their duties in the normal manner with their immediate colleagues and line manager, with break start and finish times being recorded, as with any other break-time arrangement. 
• The post-holder is expected to familiarise themselves with and adhere to all relevant Council Policies and Procedures.
• The post-holder must comply with the Council’s Health and Safety requirements as outlined in the H&S policy appropriate to the role.
• The post-holder must be committed to the Council’s Core Values for employees – “Torbay Council employees are committed to being forward thinking, people orientated and adaptable - always with integrity”. Evidence will be sought during the probation and appraisal processes.
• If this post is customer facing, it will require the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
• If you are required to access a government system such as HMRC, DWP or The Public services network (PSN) as part of your role with the Council you will be required to complete a basic disclose with your line manager before you can access these systems. Your manager will be required to complete a verification form that confirms your identity, nationality and immigration status, employment history and unspent convictions (third party).
• If you are required to use your own vehicle on Council business or drive a council vehicle you will be asked to provide information on any driving endorsements by accessing gov.uk/view-driving-licence and providing a code to your Line Manager in order to share your driving licence information with the Council.

Person Specification

Note for Candidate

All Candidates

The supporting statement on your application form will be used to assess ability to meet the essential requirements of the role, so you should explain how you meet each of the numbered essential requirements within your supporting statement. In a competitive situation, the desirable criteria may be taken into consideration, so you are encouraged to show how you also meet each of the desirable criteria.

Candidates who consider that they have a disability

Reasonable adjustments will be made to the job, job requirements or recruitment process for candidates with a disability.

If you consider yourself to have a disability you should indicate this on your application form, providing any information you would like us to take into account with regard to your disability in order to offer a fair selection interview.

Where ever possible and reasonable we will make adjustments and offer alternatives to help you through the application and selection process.

If you have indicated that you have a disability on your application form you will be guaranteed an interview if you clearly demonstrate in your supporting evidence how you broadly meet the essential requirements of the role.

Job info	Job info details
Job Title	Human Resources Business Partner - Level 3
Strategic team/Directorate	Corporate Services
Service	Human Resources
Business unit	Human Resources

Skills and effectiveness

Essential skills and effectiveness

• Ability to advise on the full range of HR matters related to the council and schools.
• Excellent communication skills and able to communicate to a wide range of audiences.
• Ability to provide appropriate challenge and to influence and motivate staff at all levels both internally and externally.
• A customer focused approach to service delivery with the ability to continuously improve service levels and the customer experience.
• Ability to build and maintain effective and positive working relationships.
• Ability to prioritise own workload and work to conflicting and changing deadlines.
• Well organised and detail orientated.
• Highly developed analysis and research skills with the ability to assess, compile and present information from the business and legislation to inform key business decisions.
• The ability to influence and negotiate to reach desired outcome.
• Highly effective use of IT packages to deliver high quality service. 

Desirable skills and effectiveness

• Ability to undertake Job Evaluation panels. 

Knowledge

Essential knowledge

• Expert knowledge of Employment Law and Legislation.
• Thorough understanding and knowledge of HR policies and procedures across a range of organisations.
• Specialist knowledge of NJC and JNC terms and conditions of employment.
• Significant knowledge of Teachers Pay and Conditions of employment.
• Thorough understanding of GLPC and Hay Job Evaluation Schemes and the ability to undertake evaluations of roles under such schemes.

Desirable knowledge

• Knowledge of NHS terms and conditions of employment.
• Up to date knowledge of NJC and JNC terms and conditions of employment. 
• Up to date knowledge of Teachers Pay and Conditions of employment.
• Knowledge of GLPC and Hay Job Evaluation Schemes and the ability to undertake evaluations of roles under such schemes.

Experience and achievements

Essential experience and achievements

• Proven experience of working in a Human Resources Team providing detailed specialist and strategic advice to Employees, Managers and external customers including Schools, Academies and external organisations.
• Proven experience of researching, developing and writing HR policy.
• Significant experience of working and building effective working relationships with trade unions including consultation and negotiation.
• Significant experience of managing complex employee relations issues, interpreting legislation, and managing risk.
• Experience of undertaking detailed GLPC and Hay panel Job Evaluations.
• Experience of designing and delivery training to a wide range of audiences on a range of HR related topics.
• Experience of coaching and mentoring managers and employees.

Desirable experience and achievements

• Experience of working in an educational or children and young people’s service environment.
• Experience of working with Elected Members.
• Experience of working with HR in a Local Authority.
• Experience of working with Trade Unions. 

Qualifications/professional memberships

Essential qualifications/professional memberships

• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant, successful and demonstrable experience.
• Human Resources CIPD Level 7 above.
• Membership of CIPD.
• Commitment to CPD.

Desirable qualifications/professional memberships

• ILM Level 3 and or Level 5 Coaching Qualification.
• ECDL, MOS or equivalent. 

Other requirements

Other requirements of the job role

• Demonstrates a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
• Ability to travel efficiently around the Bay/South West/UK in order to carry out duties.
• Ability to accommodate occasional home-working.