HR Consultant; Schools

About The Role

1x HR Consultant (18-month fixed term contract)

At Islington, we’re committed to creating positive change in our communities, and we’re looking for talented HR professionals like you to help us achieve our mission.

You’ll play a pivotal role in supporting school leaders, providing expert HR consultancy to schools, advising on employment law, employee relations, and HR policy. You will manage your own caseload, supporting schools with a wide range of HR matters, from employee relations, policy implementation and change management. Ensuring compliance with Council and Schools procedures and employment legislation. Building strong relationships with clients in the education sector and work closely with the wider HR team.

We are looking for HR professionals with experience in providing high-quality, consistent expert HR advice and support — ideally within the education sector – with strong communication and relationship-building skills.

If you’re looking for a role where your expertise will have a genuine impact get in touch to find out more. We look forward to hearing from you.

Be part of an organisation that lives by its values—collaborative, ambitious, resourceful, and empowering.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff, and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are also committed to flexible working and will consider requests where possible.

This role will require you to obtain an enhanced satisfactory clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Flexible with a mix of home working, office-based occasions, and school visits. Some meetings outside of normal working hours will be required.

For further information please contact Harjit Roopray - email: har

Islington is a place rich with diversity and culture. As a council our sense of purpose couldn’t beclearer: we serve. It’s in the logo. We are committed to challenging inequality in the borough and as one of the largest employers we know that to look after the place and the planet, wehave to look after our people. Together we can change the future.

We are determined to create a more equal Islington, where everyone who lives here has an equal chance to thrive.

To do this, everyone who works at Islington Council lives by a set of values which guide us in everything we do: collaborative, ambitious, resourceful, and empowering. They spell out ‘CARE’, which is what we think public service is all about.

We are committed to challenging inequality in the borough and as one of the largest employers we know that to look after the place and the planet, we have to look after our people. Our staff benefits include:

• Up to 31 days leave per year, increasing to 36 days after five years of local government service
• A range of flexible working arrangements to maintain a healthy work-life balance, as well as a 35-hour working week
• Learning and development opportunities to maximise your potential
• Competitive pay and a commitment to paying all staff the London Living Wage at minimum
• Excellent local government pension scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme and discounted gym memberships
• Local discounts from restaurants, shops, health and beauty therapists, and more!

Please note: Priority will be given to those at risk of redundancy within Islington Council. Current employees who are part of the redeployment pool must meet the essential criteria for shortlisting to be prioritised.

We are dedicated to creating an inclusive and equitable workforce, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Our workforce strategy places equality, equity, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of everything we do, reaffirming our commitment to fostering a culture of inclusion. We strive to create an environment where all colleagues feel they belong and can safely express their thoughts, ideas, and challenges, without fear of judgement or discrimination.

We maintain a zero-tolerance approach to any unlawful…