Senior People Partner - South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service

Job Description

Listed 07 September 2023 Salary - Grade Function Manager B (£54,522 - £57,775) Pro Rata (pay award pending)An opportunity has arisen within our People function for a part-time (job-share) Senior People Partner (OD) to cover maternity leave from end of October 2023 for up to 12 months.You will be joining us at an exciting time for the service as we are about to embark on our new People Strategy for 2024 to 2026.The People function and particularly the OD team are positioned at the heart of transformation and delivering a culture that encourages flexibility, learning and empowerment.The overall purpose of the role is to work as a member of the People Management Team to deliver the People Strategy for the service, specifically in relation to the OD elements, and to provide effective leadership to the OD team, ensuring all team objectivesare delivered in an effective, efficient and timely manner.You will be an experienced OD professional, MCIPD qualified or working towards this.You will have extensive knowledge of talent management, including workforce planning, recruitment & selection, succession planning and workforce development.You will have a comprehensive understanding of how OD contributes to wider organisational effectiveness and significant experience of managing a team; ensuring performance objectives are consistently achieved.Your style and approach will reflect our values and aspirations, acting with honesty, integrity and respect.We are looking for someone with a real passion for people and HR and OD practice and who is committed to our vision.Working for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue brings many benefits, making it a great place to work.We offer agile and flexible working, a good range of health and wellbeing benefits, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme and enhanced annual leave entitlements, and the opportunity to work for a respected service that is committed to making ourcommunities safer and stronger.For more information about the role contact Fran Edmonds, Senior People Partner (OD) on or Andrea Greensmith, Senior People Partner (OD) onYour covering letter should explain how your knowledge and experience meet the criteria within the person specification. If you do not include this information, your application may not meet the requirements within the shortlisting criteria.Please limit your covering letter to a maximum of two A4 pages.Closing date for applications is 09:00 hours on Wednesday 20th September 2023Interviews will be held week commencing 25th September 2023All applications will be given equal consideration and we particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black or Minority Ethnic backgrounds (BME), women, those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT) or are registered as disabledas these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce. SYFR also offer a guaranteed interview scheme in relation to disability and further details of this can be found on our website.Please note the appointment is subject to successful pre-employment screening i.e. asylum and immigration check, references, medical screening, substance misuse testing and Disclosure Scotland Criminal Records Check or Enhanced DBS check (formerly CRB) ifapplicable.If you require any of our recruitment documents in larger print please contact our recruitment team as above.Our jobs attract over 15,000 page views per month. You can advertisea job on the NFCC website for 30 daysMembersof NFCC can advertise jobs for FREE #J-18808-Ljbffr