Responsible for the management and strategic direction of the operational HR team, ensuring workforce initiatives are aligned to the overall business strategy, including workforce planning; labour turnover; pay and reward and colleague engagement.line management of the team of 7 HR Business Partners.

Senior Leader reporting to the People Director responsible for managing multiple HR & recruitment projects.

Business Partner to the Managing Director in a region with an £80m budget. Multi-site experience of 50 specialist care homes (circa 3,000 employees).

Built employee relations knowledge and skills by working as a full time trade union officer on a fixed term contract. • Project managed strategic organising campaigns which delivered over 300 new members and representatives, a 5% branch increase.• Collective bargaining on terms and conditions with local authority and outsourced public service providers.• Supported lay representative development and capability.• Built and maintained effective working relationships with employers from chief executive to shop floor level, ensured open lines of communication between all parties.• Represented members in negotiations with council chief executives setting out a shared services project.• Strong practical knowledge and application of employment law through representing members in dismissal, disciplinary and grievance meetings; mediation; absence management; contract variation; change management including redundancy and reorganisations.

• Recruitment and selection of office staff & liaison with judicial appointments commission for appointing judicial tribunal members.• Provided transactional advice on cases including attendance, pregnancy, equal pay, disciplinary and dismissal.• Policy drafting and internal office procedures to assist service delivery, including records management, freedom of information and health & safety.• Monthly office payroll and expenses requisition for judicial members.• Undertook quality audits of office procedures and health & safety to ensure the organisation was statutory compliant and standards were maintained.