HR Consultant

About the company

Our local authority client based in Essex are urgently seeking an experienced HR Consultant.

Your tasks

About the Role We are seeking an experienced HR Consultant to lead on a significant corporate restructure programme, initially focusing on a large-scale Housing Service transformation.

Working closely with the Executive Director of Housing and senior leadership team, you will provide expert HR advice and guidance throughout the consultation process, ensuring organisational change is delivered smoothly, compliantly and with minimal disruption to services.

This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned HR professional with substantial restructuring experience within local government to influence strategic change and support leaders through a complex period of transformation.

• Lead and support the delivery of a large-scale Housing Service restructure programme.
• Partner with senior leaders to develop and implement restructuring proposals.
• Support managers throughout the change process, including consultation meetings and employee engagement activities.
• Ensure the successful implementation and embedding of the new organisational structure.
• Maintain effective communication with stakeholders and employees throughout the programme.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Significant experience as an HR Consultant, preferably within local government.
• Proven experience leading and supporting organisational restructures and change programmes.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation, particularly in relation to organisational change, consultation and redundancy processes.

How to apply

Please apply with your updated CV ensuring that any gaps in employment are explained.

Other

This is a hybrid role, with the expectation to be in the office 2 – 3 days per week, depending on business needs.

At this point, may we take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in this role. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not always possible to respond to everyone. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 7 days, your application for this vacancy will have been unsuccessful.