Senior HR & OD Business Partner
Full Time | 37 Hours Per Week | Permanent
As Newport City Council continues to evolve, transform and modernise, we are looking for an exceptional Senior HR & OD Business Partner to join our ambitious HR & OD team.
This is a highly visible role for a strategic, influential and resilient HR professional who can build trusted relationships, navigate complexity and turn organisational priorities into practical people solutions.
You’ll bring senior HR business partnering experience, strong employment law knowledge and the confidence to support complex workforce matters, organisational change and service redesign.
Working at the heart of the organisation, you’ll partner with senior leaders, lead high-profile workforce initiatives and play a key role in delivering our People Plan. From workforce planning and talent development to employee engagement and organisational development, you will help create the conditions for our people and services to thrive.
If you are an experienced HR professional who enjoys working strategically, leading change and developing others, this could be the perfect next step in your career.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll provide strategic HR and organisational development support across a diverse range of services, including:
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Partnering with senior managers and leadership teams to deliver people-focused solutions.
- Leading and supporting organisational change, transformation and service redesign.
- Providing expert advice on complex employee relations and workforce matters.
- Supporting workforce planning, talent management and succession planning activity.
- Driving organisational development, learning and culture change initiatives.
- Contributing to strategic recruitment and attraction approaches.
- Coaching and developing members of the HR team.
- Using workforce insight and data to influence decision-making and improve outcomes.
- Helping shape and deliver the Council's People Plan priorities.
No two days will be the same, and you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most important people and organisational challenges facing local government.
While the initial focus will be on these areas, you will work closely with the Strategic HR leadership team and may also support or lead portfolios such as Schools HR, Employee Relations or Corporate HR.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact
[email protected] with any queries or to arrange a call.
We welcome applications for all our jobs in either Welsh or English. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and particularly welcomes applications from people from minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake the role.
Newport City Council is not currently supporting applicants with sponsorship for right to work. In applying for a vacancy, applicants should already have the right to work in the UK.
Our values – Fairness for all, Making a difference, Being responsible, Working together
Ein gwerthoedd – Tegwch i Bawb, Gwneud Gwahaniaeth, Bod yn Gyfrifol, Gweithio gyda'n gilydd
