Role: Associate Director (People's Services)
Contract Length: 12 weeks
Location: Mainly remote working with 1-2 days per week at Peterborough
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Up to £35.86 per hour + holidays + pension
Spinwell is recruiting for a Associate Director for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
- To lead and manage the People Services functions within the wider Workforce & OD function for the Trust, and to work closely in collaboration with the HR Business Partners (HRBPs), Assistant Director Medical Workforce, Assistant Director Employee Services, Resourcing Manager and Talent Acquisition Lead, holding teams to account for delivery of agreed KPIs and objectives.
- Deputise for the Deputy Chief People Officer providing professional leadership and strategic focus to all members of the Workforce & OD function, ensuring the delivery of the Trust’s objectives, by the provision of a customer focused service.
- To use analytical and judgemental skills to diagnose and find solutions for problems that may be complicated and made up of several components. To ensure services are provided in the context of statutory and regulatory compliance with accountability for delivery of nationally mandated, and locally agreed targets and standards.
- To develop the Business Partnering service with the aim of developing, building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, promoting the department and adding value to the business through organisational development methodology.
- To lead a professional and effective recruitment service, ensuring that appropriate resourcing plans are established.
- To share accountability for delivery of the people aspects of the Trust’s Business and People plans, including realisation of cash efficiency savings.
- To advocate and role model optimal and flexible use of resources, having joint responsibility for the effective use of temporary staffing in the Trust with the Assistant Director Employee Services.
- To work collaboratively with other heads of services across the Workforce & OD function to develop and embed the People Strategy.
- Be responsible for driving Trust-wide Workforce Planning to ensure it is a dynamic process connected with business planning in the Trust.
- Develop and present business cases to secure funding and a Trust wide mandate for People Services projects and initiatives.
- Act as a point of escalation for all complex and sensitive employee relation cases, providing generalist support to senior staff and Trust Executive Directors.
- To lead the employee relations specialist function ensuring and monitoring effective case management to timescales and ensuring fairness of application of procedure and employment law to all staff and develop strategic and tactical solutions to resolve cases.
- Share responsibility for operational governance for the Workforce & OD function, ensuring all policies and procedures are up-to-date and in line with Employment Law and National Guidelines.
- To lead on development and delivery against key performance indicators.
- To lead on effective partnership working with the recognised Trade Unions to achieve mutually accepted outcomes.
- To act as a role model for the Trust’s values and provide strongly focussed expert professional leadership to effect transfer of power and decision making to the frontline whilst ensuring continued improvement and effective delivery.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
- Programme Management qualification (e.g. MSP) or equivalent level of Programme Management experience
- Project Management qualification (e.g. Prince2) or equivalent level of Project Management Experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Post-grad management qualification (or equivalent level of management experience)
- Member of relevant professional body (e.g. CIPD, BCS, etc.)
- Extensive experience of managing HR systems and services
- Extensive experience of managing technology for business uses.
- Extensive experience of planning, managing and delivering complex program of projects in a change management environment
- Extensive experience of delivering projects within a complex environment, such as the NHS
- Experience of outsourced contract management
- Experience of Risk Management
- Experience in the building and management of relationships with customers, stakeholders and suppliers
- Proven experience in the ability to lead and motivate others.
- Experience of developing business cases
- Significant staff management and leadership experience
- Experience of partnership working with internal and external stakeholders
- Extensive knowledge of NHS HR systems and systems management
- In depth knowledge of payroll, e.rostering, workforce planning, temporary staffing and HR processes.
- Significant knowledge of NHS best practice in the HR Services arena
- Significant knowledge in the practical application of programme and project management methodologies
- Knowledge and understanding of Information Governance and Data Protection.
- Able to promote and facilitate change at all levels of the organisation.
- Methodical, organised, analytical with problem solving capabilities, ability to evaluate, develop and implement business processes, systems and procedures
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Able to establish collaborative working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
- Able to deal with conflict proactively Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information
- Ability to negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues
- Ability to present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
- Ability to think clearly, reach decisions, prioritise and recommend appropriate action through the assessment of relevant information
- Ability to discuss and explain technical issues to non -technical staff
- Able to monitor and appraise individual, department and organisational performance
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