HR and Organisation Development Consultant

At the heart of the West Midlands, Sandwell is a friendly place to live and work.  We are the largest employer in the borough, offering wonderful opportunities for all.

Sandwell Council has faced unprecedented challenges over recent times, and we have responded with passion and commitment; continuing to serve and support our local communities.

Our ambition now is to become an outstanding council that is focused on delivering on our vision for Sandwell and can adapt quickly to the changing needs of our community.  Our vision is to create a modern, outstanding council; one where our organisational structure, business systems, process and people and cultural working practices are fully aligned to deliver our strategic outcomes.

The HR Service sits at the heart of the organisation and has a vital role in enabling the transition of Sandwell Council through and out of intervention towards excellence.  We’ve launched a new Council Plan and a People Strategy for 2024 to 2027.  Our service continues to develop to position us most effectively to meet the exciting challenges and opportunities facing us.  This includes the implementation of a new cloud-based HR system; a central role in embedded new organisation values and behaviours; and some major projects around recruitment, future talent and organisation design.

We are looking for a dynamic experienced HR leader for this role to work across a blend of 3 key areas.  HR business partnering, Learning and OD business partnering, and HR case work within our consultancy team in an agile and flexible way across different projects and workstreams as required. 

This could include developing learning and development interventions, driving delivery of EDI workforce action plan priorities, managing restructure and organisational change for a service directorate, supporting workforce planning through pay and job benchmarking and recommendations, and much more. 

With this ambitious people strategy and key organisational transformation objectives this fantastic role is at the heart our service and instrumental in providing the HR advice and practical input for these to be met.

This is an exciting time for Sandwell Council, if you are not afraid of a challenge, want to be a part of shaping the future, are resilient and have a positive outlook this maybe the role for you.  This a fantastic new role at the heart of our service and instrumental in enabling delivery of the Council’s wider transformation strategy.

Essential Requirements

• As a member of the HR Wider Leadership Team driving our One Team vision for HR Services, you’ll have the strong, effective leadership skills necessary to help translate this vision into great operational practice, driving for excellent service committed to putting the customer first.
• You’ll be a dedicated, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable HR professional, with experience across the full range of activities within the scope of this role. Having the ability to inspire and motivate those around you, particularly during challenging and demanding times, is essential.
• Working to our new One Team organisation values and behaviours, you’ll be an excellent, accomplished communicator, able to engage and influence a wide variety of audiences, and capable of leading your teams through change, whilst maintaining professional credibility at all times.

Our offer to you

Sandwell Council are proud to offer employees access to an award- winning employee benefits scheme; a strong health and wellbeing offer; flexi time; and a variety of learning and development opportunities.  Find out more about our offer and employee benefits here

To apply

Please submit a CV and supporting statement, demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role

Hours 

37 per week

We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to their advertised date if we receive a large number of applications. Therefore, you are strongly advised to complete and return your application as soon as possible. When completing your application please refer to the supporting documents attached.

If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application, or have experienced a problem whilst applying for a position, please contact the Resourcing Team on 0121 569 3300 or via e-mail to: hr_resourcing@sandwell.gov.uk

For more information about working for Sandwell Council, our recruitment process and our offer to you please visit https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/counciljobs

Click here to find out more about our One Team Framework: Values and Behaviours

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