Job Description

Salary

35,412 - 38,220

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Region

Rotherham

Job category/type

Human Resources

Date posted

05/08/2025

Job reference

REQ19446

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Benefits Package.doc

Directorate: Assistant Chief Executive's



Permanent, full time, 37 hours per week.



The HR Consultancy team at Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council provides a professional HR service to a high standard, meeting customer needs and operates in line with HR best practice.



We are looking for an enthusiastic HR Consultant to work within the HR Consultancy Team which provides a high level of customer service across the four directorates of the Council. The team are the first point of contact for customers for HR advice and guidance, ensuring high standards of customer care at all times.



Having up to date knowledge of employment legislation, the HR Consultant role will support Senior HR Consultants and the HR Business Partners across the service with all aspects of the team's work including:


Casework support linked to all aspects of the employee life cycle (for example recruitment, capability, disciplinary, grievance, Dignity at Work, redundancy, retirement) Supporting organisational change across the Council and with partner organisations Providing advice on the Council's policy framework, maternity, paternity, and other types of absence Providing accurate management information and data analysis to inform workforce planning Planning and delivery of learning events on a range of HR topics Development of HR policies and procedures




If you enjoy working closely with others, possess good IT skills; have excellent communication skills and experience in a Human Resources Consultancy role then this could be the perfect position for you. Ideally you should have or be working towards the (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, CIPD) qualification.



For further information, please contact Rebecca Price on 01709 254690 or email rebecca.price@rotherham.gov.uk

or Helen Rowe on 01709 334045 or email Helen Rowe helen.rowe@rotherham.gov.uk.

This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).


Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.


Until 31st March 2026 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a monthly deduction from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded three additional days leave (pro rata for part-time).