HR Business Partner Manager – Maldon District Council

Overview

In this role you lead the HR Business Advisory team and provide expert business partnering to managers and senior leaders. You balance risk, wellbeing and organisational outcomes while handling complex casework. You will drive change, workforce planning and service improvements across the Council. You work closely with managers and unions to deliver consistent, high‑quality HR advice in a fast‑moving public sector environment. This is a chance to shape people strategies in a collaborative, customer‑centred setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the HR Business Advisory team to manage casework, balancing risk, wellbeing and organisational outcomes
• Provide operational leadership to ensure enquiries, cases and escalations are managed consistently and timely
• Support managers and senior leaders on complex workforce matters with own casework
• Oversee employee relations casework and ensure consistent HR advice across the organisation
• Contribute to organisational change, workforce planning and service improvement initiatives
• Build effective relationships with managers, trade unions and key stakeholders

Key requirements

• CIPD chartered HR professional
• Level 7 degree-qualified
• Extensive senior‑level strategic HR experience in local government/public sector
• In-depth knowledge of employment law, HR best practice and organisational operations
• Proven expertise in employee relations, workforce planning and people risk
• Ability to use HR metrics to inform decision‑making
• Experience delivering high‑quality HR advice and managing complex casework
• Collaborative leader with coaching, influencing and prioritisation skills
• Commitment to customer‑centred service delivery and equality, diversity and inclusion

• collaborative leadership
• coaching and mentoring
• influencing at all levels
• employee relations
• workforce planning
• change management

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