People Operations Adviser

We are seeking to appoint on a fixed term basis, a qualified People Operations Adviser (Generalist HR) to support the business, providing advice and support to managers at all levels across the full range of County Council services on change management, organisational development activity, complex employee relations issues and advice and guidance. You will work across all areas within the County Council with a flexible approach across the team to respond to changing demand.,

• Adopting a triage approach to all employment relations issues to ensure they are resolved at the earliest opportunity
• Providing advice, support and challenge on a wide range of complex Employment Relations activity
• Developing strong and effective working relationships with colleagues from across people services and the wider organisation to share knowledge and information to ensure the delivery of an excellent service to our customers
• Developing strong and effective working relationships with stakeholders
  
  We are looking for you to demonstrate the following essential criteria:
• Experience of working in HR within a large, complex and unionised organisation
• Experience of advising managers at all levels on complex employee relations issues
• Experience of successfully delivering and supporting change management projects including TUPE, redundancy, workforce design and organisational development
• Ability to influence, negotiate and persuade on complex matters, confidential and sensitive issues
• CIPD level 5 qualification or equivalent qualification/experience
This is a fabulous opportunity to build on your skills whilst playing your part in our drive to continuously improve our People Services offer.

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively. Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy: We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future. We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. Our benefits: We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire