West Yorkshire Combined Authority
HR Service
Wellington House
Leeds
HR Business Partners x 2
37 hours per week
Grade M £44,483 - £51,507 (pay award pending)
Are you looking for a challenge and a strategic HR role in a transforming organisation.
This is an exciting time to join the Combined Authority. We want our region to be recognised globally as a strong, successful economy where everyone can build great businesses, careers and lives. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority brings together local councils and businesses to achieve this vision, so that everyone can benefit from economic prosperity and a modern, accessible transport network.
We are looking to recruit 2 HR Business Partners into the team to support the organisation through a period of change. The HR team has recently been restructured and is implementing a business partner operating model. The Business Partners will have an integral role in supporting our business directorates in progressing their strategic and operational HR objectives to move the HR agenda forward.
You will drive forward strategic developments across the workforce agenda, our priorities include implementing a system for workforce planning and talent management, improving the diversity of our workforce, apprenticeships and learning and development, performance management and embedding our vision and values across the workforce. We also need to overhaul our HR operating principles and how we manage staff across the organisation.
You should be an experienced HR Business Partner, a strategic thinker who is CIPD qualified and has a track record of working with senior management teams to drive the HR agenda throughout the business.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s aim is to attract people from diverse backgrounds building an inclusive culture, we welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, race, gender, religion or beliefs, disability, gender identity or sexual orientation. In return we can offer a flexible and encouraging environment that will allow you to achieve your best work/life balance and career goals; with a range of benefits including a local government career average pension scheme and a fully funded travel MCard (zone 1-5). We are committed to enabling working parents to progress their careers and will consider requests for flexible working patterns and job share arrangements.
Please note: Whilst it is our policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments, each role has career salary progression, with incremental increases applicable in most cases on an annual basis.
To submit your application form online please visit
http://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/jobs/ by 1st October 2018.
Given the high volumes of applications we receive we are unable to respond to all applicants, therefore if you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date please assume that on this occasion you have not been successful.
Candidate information will be retained by West Yorkshire Combined Authority for 6 months unless you make a request for this to be deleted.