Business Change Lead (Human Resources)

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Connect2Dorset is a managed service agency owned by Dorset Council, offering temporary, contract, and interim opportunities within the Council. We operate based on our core values of ethics, trustworthiness, and care, with our profits reinvested into our Local Authority shareholders.

Do you have lots of experience managing change?.

As a member of the HR Centre of Excellence, the HR Change Lead will:-

Provide expert professional outcome focussed organisational change management advice and support to council leaders enabling appropriate, deliverable and pragmatic solutions supporting our organisational vision, priorities and values.

Work closely with other key change enablers including HR Business Partners, HR Advisory, Organisational Development, Learning & Development, HR Shared Services, Wellbeing, Communications, Transformation and Pensions team colleagues to co-ordinate a holistic, strategic approach to all organisational change involving our people.

Promote the effective management of people issues and a culture of management self-service, driving improvement in organisational performance.

Key responsibilities

Use management information to provide analysis and insight to enable informed decisions on organisational change people matters.
Provide proactive, strategic and practical advice on people change management issues (with a focus on the most complex and contentious matters), ensuring the council through its leadership teams are employment law compliant.
Take a strategic yet empathetic approach to organisational change bringing together knowledge of the broad span of relevant HR disciplines to effectively advise change leaders.
Coach and develop managers in the people management aspects of change to ensure that their capability and confidence is built for current and future change programmes.
Work collaboratively with and commission colleagues in the HR and OD Services to deliver bespoke targeted solutions to workplace issues and to achieve consistent and cohesive HR outcomes.
Develop HR policies, procedures, guidance and training materials with colleagues in the HR Centre of Excellence which link to organisational change.
Promote the benefits of effective relationships between the council and its people through change by ensuring leaders engage, involve and provide support to their employees throughout the change process and beyond.
Lead, advise on and participate in consultations and negotiations with recognised trade unions and professional associations, securing sought outcomes and maintaining a positive industrial relations climate.
Advise and support leaders to manage all aspects of organisational change including reorganisations, restructuring, TUPE and changes to terms and conditions of employment.
Advise on aspects of relevant employment law, best practice and best fit change approaches aiming for consistent application across the council
Promote and integrate equality, diversity and inclusion principles in all change management processes and initiatives, ensuring that leaders complete equality impact assessments where appropriate.
Ensure that leaders take account of the council plan, people strategy and organisational design principles in the design of change programmes and organisational structures.
Empower and guide team members, particularly the HR Change Consultants, through effective coaching, resource and work allocation.
Liaise, collaborate and consult with other councils, organisations and agencies as required.
Undertake continuing professional development to keep knowledge up to date, remain up to speed with employment law, best practice thinking and to develop and learn new skills.
Support/represent the council at Employment Tribunals or other relevant proceedings.
Creatively review the ways we work with our customers in order to continually improve.
Lead and support on work specific projects as required.

Qualifications, training or registrations

Required by law or essential to the performance of the role or both

Degree / Post graduate HR qualification or equivalent proven professional level experience

Chartered MCIPD or equivalent proven professional level experience

Experience

Significant, relevant experience of handling complex/contentious change management

Proven experience of successful partnership working with trade unions

Significant experience of working with senior leaders and other decision makers

Extensive, up to date and working practical knowledge of employment law and its application in organisational change management and related practice areas
Ability to take the lead as change management expert for a defined business/customer area
Strong analytical/data interpretation skills leading to sound judgement, problem solving and decision making
Coaching, mentoring and mediation skills
Ability to take the initiative and work under pressure, managing multiple projects simultaneously with minimal direction
Ability to prepare and present complex information in written and verbal form
Effective influencing skills, demonstrating tact and diplomacy as the situation dictates
Advocacy, negotiation and persuasion skills
Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders
Digital proficiency to support practice
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
Ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English

The role is temporary for approximately 4 to 5 months.

Monday to Friday.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Contract length: 5 months

Pay: £25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37 per week

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Dorchester DT1 1XJ

Connect2Dorset is a trading style of Dorset & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Dorset Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dorset is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates

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