Job Description

Salary

42,839 - 46,142

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Region

Rotherham

Job category/type

Human Resources

Date posted

28/11/2025

Job reference

REQ21769

attachment
Benefits Package.doc

Directorate: Assistant Chief Executive

Temporary (6 months), Full time, 37 hours per week

Are you an experienced HR Practitioner who is looking for a new challenge?

Now is an exciting time to join the Council's HR Consultancy Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact across the organisation, helping to shape a safer, more competent workforce. You'll be part of a supportive team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior HR Consultant to work within the HR Consultancy Team which provides a high level of customer service across the four directorates of the Council. You will be working as part of a committed and experienced team of HR professionals in an exciting, challenging, and fast paced environment.

You will undertake projects relating to workforce issues, developing effective working relationships with senior management, managers, employees and trade union representatives to seek resolution of HR/workforce issues, recommending action or support as appropriate.

You will have demonstrable experience in providing generalist HR support and advice in recruitment & retention, complex employee relations case work including disciplinary, grievance and capability, terms & conditions, attendance management, restructuring/TUPE and training design and delivery. You will also have experience of developing corporate HR policies and procedures, analysing and presenting management information, delivering projects within defined timescales and working with Trade Unions.

Candidates must be CIPD qualified and have up to date knowledge and experience of interpreting and applying employment legislation.

Join our dynamic team where we embrace flexibility in work locations while fostering collaboration in-person. While we value the autonomy to work remotely, we also recognise the importance of face-to-face interactions for innovation and teamwork. With this in mind, we encourage a balance by expecting colleagues to spend at least three days a week in the office, ensuring opportunities for connection, growth, and shared success.

For further information, please contact Amy Leech, Head of HR (Policy and Operations) on 01709 823722 or email amy.leech@rotherham.gov.uk

Interview date to be arranged January 2026 These posts 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).