Huntingdonshire District Council Hiring for Strategic HR Manager at Huntingdon Full Time

Situated within the heart of the Cambridge-Peterborough Growth Area, Huntingdonshire is a beautiful district that boasts thriving market towns and many attractive villages, each with its own identity. We are an innovative and forward-thinking local authority whose residents are at the heart of our decision making.

As HR lead for the council you will be responsible for leading, innovating and delivering both an operational and strategic HR and Payroll Service to the organisation and this will include managing a team that provide a full HR and payroll service including; advisory; workforce analytics and reporting; employee relations; resourcing; learning and development; pensions; payroll; reward; organisational change; engagement; equalities diversity and inclusion.

You’ll lead, coach, and develop your team to ensure you are providing effective advice to managers and staff on all people related matters.

You’ll provide strategic and operational guidance to the organisation and as a service manager part of your focus will be on ensuring service delivery; along with continuous improvements to processes and supporting the team to ensure key activities are effectively managed.

We’re looking for an HR professional who has experience of operating at senior level; confident at advising and influencing all levels of the organisation and operating as the lead expert on HR matters. You’ll be an experienced people manager; who can coach and develop and mobilise a team to deliver multiple and often high-profile initiatives. You’ll have a flexible approach, will be able to balance multiple priorities and can understand the importance of working collaboratively.

A strategic thinker with the ability to translate strategy into action, you’ll have a strong generalist HR Background, but will have gained experience in cultural and organisational change; and an understanding of employee relations; reward and employee engagement.

You will get involved in the operational delivery, as well as strategic thinking around workforce and will be comfortable at engaging with colleagues across the organisation to understand issues and challenges and help resolve these. You will be able to pick things up quickly, work autonomously, and above all, bring in a ‘can-do’ attitude with new thoughts and a fresh perspective. The HR service is well respected, but you have the opportunity to build and develop on what’s already in place.

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To apply for this position please complete the application form [DOCX, 63Kb] and email it to [email protected].

Closing date is 5pm 26 April 2022 and interviews will be held the week commencing 6 May 2022

Should you have any additional questions regarding submitting an application, please contact our Recruitment Business Partner [email protected].

At HDC we want to employ staff who embody our icare values (Inspiring, Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful, Enterprising) all of which support our ultimate purpose of putting our customers first.

Please note that the official closing date is as above and will be the correct date. Some third party websites may have different dates so please always refer to the HDC website for the official closing date to ensure you do not miss out on applying.

For many of our roles (and where it is possible) we are currently working remotely and anticipate in the future returning to a hybrid office model on a flexible basis. This will still include work from home and flexi-time opportunities in order to provide a good work life balance whilst still ensuring that teams benefit from in person interaction. Candidates should therefore be within commutable distance of our offices in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire or able to attend meetings as required if further afield.

As an employer who values diversity of thought, we seek to employ candidates from a range of backgrounds in order to make our organisation more innovative. We are seeking candidates who are looking for their next career opportunity and are a supportive employer, enabling our staff to work in an environment that produces high standards of work in an employee-led environment.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our recruitment and along with our values we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits, including flexitime, to encourage a work life balance.

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