Senior People Officer

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

The Senior People Officer plays a key role in delivering a high quality, efficient and people focused HR service across NEMS. Acting as a trusted advisor and operational lead, the postholder is responsible for supporting and guiding managers on all aspects of the employee lifecycle including employee relations, performance management, recruitment, learning and development and workforce planning. They will also lead and develop the People and Recruitment team contribute to the continuous improvement of HR policies and systems and ensure compliance with employment law, regulatory standards and best practice. This role is integral to embedding a positive workplace culture, supporting staff wellbeing and driving the NEMS people agenda.

It is essential for the Senior People Officer to develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, thereby enabling effective delivery of HR services and fostering a positive work environment which contributes to the development of a high performing and engaged workforce across all NEMS locations throughout Nottinghamshire.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and manage the People and Recruitment team ensuring delivery of a high quality, responsive HR service and recruitment function. Support team development by fostering continuous learning and building capability in both technical HR practices and behavioural skills to meet evolving organisational needs.

Maintain accurate HR data and records ensuring compliance with employment legislation, regulatory standards and internal policies. Use HR systems (HRIS) to generate workforce analytics that support evidence based decision making and contribute to successful audits and inspections.

Review, develop and implement HR policies and procedures ensuring they are legally compliant, operationally robust and reflective of best practice. Prepare reports for internal and external stakeholders as required including management and regulatory bodies.

Provide expert, solutions focused HR advice and guidance to managers and employees on a broad range of operational HR matters including flexible working, absence management, employee relations and performance issues. Act as a coach to line managers to enhance people management capability.

Oversee and support the performance appraisal and development process ensuring consistency, quality conversations and alignment with organisational objectives. Contribute to talent development and succession planning across departments.

Support the end to end recruitment and onboarding process ensuring clinical and non-clinical roles are filled efficiently and compliantly. Work with department heads to anticipate workforce needs and support proactive workforce planning.

Work with department heads to identify learning and development needs and coordinate learning and development activities. Facilitate the monitoring of training effectiveness and support a culture of continuous and reflective learning and improvement.

Champion diversity, equity and inclusion contributing to initiatives that build an inclusive culture. Support employee wellbeing and engagement programmes that foster a positive and supportive working environment.

Act as a senior member of the People team contributing to strategic and operational HR priorities. Undertake other reasonable duties aligned to the function, as required by the Head of People and Culture.

Person Specification

Skill and Abilities

Essential

• Strong understanding of UK employment law and best practice.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and build trust at all levels.
• Ability to manage competing priorities ad working independently to meet deadlines.
• Analytical skills with the ability to interpret HR data to support decision making
• Confident in coaching and supporting manages to build people management capacities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Desirable

• Familiarity with EDI principles and implementation in the workplace.
• Skilled in preparing clear, concise reports and policy documentation.

Experience

Essential

• Significant HR generalist experience across a range of functions (e.g. employee relations, recruitment etc).
• Experience in leading or supervising a small team
• Experience of working with a HRIS and generating workforce data reports

Desirable

• Experience contributing to policy development or organisational change.
• Experience of coaching senior leaders and managers.

Qualifications

Essential

• CIPD Level 5 or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Desirable

• CIPD Level 7 qualification or working towards.
• Degree in relevant business or other discipline.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NEMS Community Benefit Services Ltd

Address

Forward House

Station Street

Nottingham

NG2 3AJ

Employer's website

https://nemscbs.net/ (Opens in a new tab)