HR Adviser - Policy

HR Adviser - Hybrid working, minimum 2 days in the Gateshead Office, Civic Centre

Where your HR expertise makes a real difference.

Do you want to help make Gateshead a place where everyone thrives? If that sounds like you, keep reading — we might just be the perfect match.

We’re delighted that you’re interested in working with us. You’d be joining us at a very exciting time.

We pride ourselves on our ambitious and forward-thinking approach to taking care of Gateshead and its people, and we passionately believe that our employees reflect that spirit in truly enabling Gateshead to thrive.

At Gateshead Council you’d be a highly valued member of a team that recognises and respects the skills that you bring to your role, encourages creativity and passionately advocates a great work / life balance. Our actions speak louder than words, and with flexi-time and hybrid working available across many of our roles, as well as a full suite of outstanding employee benefits, we’re confident that it isn’t just the salary that attracts our staff.

People Services plays a vital role in shaping a positive and inclusive employee experience across Gateshead Council. Bringing together HR, Learning and Operational Workforce Development, Recruitment, and Health and Safety, our teams work in close partnership with service leaders, managers, employees and recognised trade unions.

We take both a practical and strategic approach to supporting the full employee lifecycle continuously improving how our people are supported, developed and engaged, and helping to create a workplace where everyone can thrive.

Are you looking for a role where your HR expertise is valued, your ideas are encouraged, and you can truly make a difference? We have an exciting opportunity for an HR Adviser to join our People Services team at Gateshead Council.

In this varied and rewarding role, you’ll play a key part in shaping and delivering our workforce strategy and contributing to projects that improve the employee experience. Working across employee relations, wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion, and policy development, you’ll be encouraged to bring fresh thinking, creativity and innovation helping us grow as an employer of choice and ensuring our people are supported to thrive.

• Provide support, guidance and advice on the interpretation and implementation of HR policies and procedures to ensure they are applied in an effective, fair and consistent manner.
• Under the direction of the HR Manager, lead on the development of policies, toolkits and guidance and contribute to the development of associated learning.
• Prepare reports and other documentation for presentation to management, to ensure that workforce related issues are fully and properly considered.
• Research best practice and collate and analyse data in order to inform policy development, project delivery and decision‑making.
• Be familiar with and understand the Workforce Strategy and Plan and other relevant HR related strategies and plans in order to help shape and implement initiatives which arise from them.
• Contribute to specific projects and activity to grow our employee benefits offer to improve our employee experience.
• Consult with trade unions, employee representatives and other stakeholders as required.
• Maintain appropriate systems within the service to ensure records are accurate and up to date.
• Support our newly created employee Support Networks by managing engagement initiatives for Equality, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI)
  I and Wellbeing.
• Conduct Integrated Impact Assessments (IIAs) on new policies and procedures.
• Prepare, promote and deliver Wellbeing initiatives and workshops to our workforce.
• Support the development, planning and implementation of EDI and Wellbeing actions in line with the Workforce EDI and Wellbeing Strategies.
• Maintain, update and develop new EDI content for the intranet and Council website to ensure information is up to date and easily accessible.

• Post Grad Diploma in HRM; or, HR Degree; or, Level 5 HR…