With a wealth of experience in HR business partnering, with specialist expertise in employee relations casework and workplace mediation, SSHR Consultancy can provide professional training, advice and support for a broad range of people-management matters including, for example:Dispute resolutionPerformance managementRecruitment and selectionDisciplinary investigations and hearingsGrievance proceduresManaging absenceManaging redundancy and reorganisationTUPE transfersHR policy review and developmentSarah Smith is also accredited (by the Lucy Faithfull Foundation) to deliver Safer Recruitment training to schools/academies, and is a TCM-Accredited Mediator.For further information or to arrange an initial consultation, please visit www.sshr.co.uk, or email enquiries@sshr.co.uk or telephone 07764 710724.

Offering specialist HR advisory support to schools/academies.

TKAT is one of the largest multi-academy trusts in the south of England, with 44 schools (primary and secondary).Remit of the post as Lead HR Business Partner: to contribute to the leadership of the HR function, overseeing employee relations advisory work whilst also acting as the HR business partner for a specified region of the Trust. Leading on a range of regional and trust-wide HR projects.Key activities include:- Employee relations casework: providing a senior ER advisory role within the team, contributing directly to the management of complex cases (including dismissals and appeals), leading the HR elements of TUPE transfers into the Trust;- Designing and delivering HR training for managers and governors, including: Safer Recruitment (accredited trainer), performance management, absence management, managing a disciplinary hearing, conducting a management investigation, managing difficult conversations;- Policy development: reviewing and developing HR policies/procedures, in line with employment legislation and good practice, and facilitating the process of consultation on new and/or revised policies with internal stakeholders and the Trust's recognised Trade Unions;- Project management: leading on Trust-wide projects and initiatives including: collation and analysis of Gender Pay Gap data, encouraging and supporting the use of apprenticeships as part of the Trust's resource and development planning, and contributing to a Trust-wide approach to Employee Wellbeing.- Mediation: I have successfully facilitated a number of internal workplace mediation projects.

Remit of the post: to enhance performance and efficiency in support of Birkbeck's Mission through delivery of the College's People Strategy, in particular through the effective leadership and management of a team of HR Business Partners, and by working collaboratively with colleagues as a member of the HR Leadership Team and the College's HR Strategy and Policy Committee.Key responsibilities included:- Team leadership: leading a team of three HR Business Partners, to support the full range of academic and support functions of the College.- Employee relations: providing, through the HRBP team, an effective employee relations advisory and support service for managers, and contributing directly to the management of complex casework (including dismissals and appeals).- Project management: working with the Director of HR and other senior College managers on cross-College projects.- Process improvement: working with a range of colleagues to continually review and improve HR processes and practices, making recommendations for improvements to policy/procedure in line with changing legislation and the changing needs of the College.- HR strategy: as a member of the HR leadership team, contributing to the development and delivery of the People Strategy, in support of the College's mission and objectives.

Key responsibilities of the post included:- Team leadership: leading a small team of HR administrators;- Employee relations: providing advice and support to a number of academic and support departments in relation to a wide range of people management issues (disciplinary, grievance, performance, attendance);- Change management: supporting a number of restructure and/or redundancy projects, ensuring compliance with legislation and good practice, whist achieving reductions in line with required timescales and budgetary constraints;- Workforce planning: supporting Heads of Department with the annual planning process, to ensure accurate salary forecasting and timely follow-up action on any recruitment or contractual changes needed;- Job evaluation: providing advice on the grading of posts, carrying out HERA evaluations for new or amended roles.