Wigan Council
Location
Wigan, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom
Job description
Wigan Town Hall
Library Street
Wigan
WN1 1YN
Salary: Grade 12, £50,512 - £54,243 per annum.
37 hours per week
Your role:
Working to the Assistant Director HR & OD, alongside the extended management team, including colleagues from across our HR and Employment Services and Employee Experience teams; you will provide an important strategic senior role in the direct delivery of support to our services providing a comprehensive HR and OD offer. You will assist in the delivery of strategic and service plans, develop sound relationships and help to ensure Wigan continues to be a great place to work and that we have the right workforce to enable services to thrive now and for the future.
About you:
CIPD Level 7 qualified or demonstrating equivalent proven experience relevant to the role, you will have undertaken a strategic lead role in supporting and guiding services through periods of change and transformation. You will have the ability to demonstrate creativity, analysing complex information, drawing conclusions and significant knowledge and experience related to legislation and employment law. With well-developed negotiating and influencing skills and the ability to develop strong relationships with key stakeholders and partners being paramount; you will have a breadth of HR & OD skills that are people focused and demonstrate a can-do attitude evidencing accountability and outcomes achieved.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards and has recently published , our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
Our HR& OD team are very much at the heart of the Council and fully engaged in helping shape and transform our services as we embark on our journey of our new era. We like to do things differently here at Wigan driven by the passion, energy, creativity and commitment of our team. Relationships are fundamental across all levels working with colleagues, staff, TU’s, members and partners in a thriving dynamic and face paced environment and recognising that’s what we do best. HR & OD are award winners of PPMA, LGA, INetwork and Wigan Council being APSE Council of the Year 2023.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.
Wigan Council prides itself on equality , inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. If you are unsure, please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (
For further information, please contact Lisa Selby, Assistant Director HR & OD - [email protected]
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Interview date: 16th April 2024
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£50.51k per annum
