Peterborough City Council Hiring for HR Officer at Peterborough Full Time

Are you looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to develop your HR skills and experience?

Due to internal promotion, Peterborough City Council are looking for a HR Officer to join their new Employee Relations team. The role will provide support across the Employee Relations team and as such will provide the successful candidate with a range of development opportunities to further progress their career. The role will provide advice on HR policies, procedures and a variety of terms and conditions, whilst managing absence cases from end to end. In addition, the role will have autonomy to lead on key HR work streams including the Council’s pre-recruitment authorisation process.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have experience of working in a generalist HR role with experience of end to end case management for sickness absence
• Have experience of providing clear, sound professional HR advice on a range of HR policies & procedures
• Be able to multitask and effectively prioritise competing deadlines across a number of service areas daily
• Have enthusiasm and strong team working skills

What can we offer you in return?

• A salary between £25,481 – £28,672
• Flexible working hours scheme which allows for the ability to accrue one additional days leave per month
• Hybrid working involving working part of the week remotely
• 24 days annual leave (increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service) plus bank holidays.
• Local Government pension scheme
• A highly supportive team

If you would like to join our dedicated and solution focused team who strive to provide a real difference, we would very much welcome hearing from you – apply today!

Closing date: 13th March 2022

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire/Peterborough and want our workforce to reflect this diversity, which we believe is beneficial for our employees, the organisation and the communities we serve.