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This opportunity is currently being offered on a fixed term contract basis of 12 months.

We are looking for a Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to join our Council Planning & Programmes team at Medway Council. Working as part of a team of HRBP’s, in this critical role, you will be supporting, coaching, and advising managers across the council in relation to workforce strategies and talent management alongside delivering programmes of change, which currently includes a review of the Council’s pay approach and the development of career progression tools and guidance.

You will be competent in providing advice and guidance to your customers and skilled in analysing and presenting information that inform solutions or strategies. Able to build and maintain positive relationships with individuals at all levels of the organisation, including Trade Union representatives, to deliver business focused solutions, and taking a partnership approach.

You will share your HR knowledge and will identify areas of innovation and improvement calling on HR best practice. You will be adept at applying and working with a variety of terms and conditions of employment.

You will be working as part of a collaborative, supportive and customer focused team reporting into the Head of Council Planning & Programmes, part of the HR & Organisational Culture Service. You will have line / matrix management responsibilities for an Organisational Change Consultant.

You will be CIPD qualified and/or hold a relevant degree and have experience of working within HR, with up-to-date knowledge of change management and have high professional standards.

Interviews are due to take place on the 18 May 2023

In return we offer you:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Generous local government pension scheme package
• Access to wider training and development qualifications
• Flexible working scheme
• Travel plan discounts
• Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
• Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
• Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers
• The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

We're committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency. Our declaration fits into our Council Plan priority of making Medway a place to be proud of. The main outcome being a 'clean and green environment'. All Medway Council staff can access an additional day’s paid leave to undertake a volunteering activity which supports climate change.

Our organisation:

Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.

Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.

We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.

Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.

If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager, please e-mail Nicola Trainor on [email protected]

Important Information-

Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile.

Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement

Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, family commitments, sexual orientation, age, HIV status, religious or political beliefs, social class or trade union activity or irrelevant spent conviction.

For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.

Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.

Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.

How to apply

Please be advised that we only accept online applications submitted through JobsGoPublic ATS

If you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.

All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation/correspondence in different format such as braille or large print, please contact the Resourcing Team on 01634 332878.