Senior HR Consultant - Corporate Restructuring Specialist

Job title

Senior HR Consultant - Corporate Restructuring Specialist

Job Category

Interims

Location

25 Windsor Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2EJ, Slough Borough Council

Hours per week 22

Salary

£555.60 per day

Main purpose of Job

To provide senior specialist HR and organisational design expertise to plan, and support delivery of the corporate team restructuring activity. The postholder will support HRD and Head of Paid Service to develop robust restructure proposals, draft and quality assure job descriptions, prepare consultation documentation and staff packs, manage end-to-end consultation processes, and support recruitment to senior roles through Appointments Committees or internal senior appointment panels.

Main Accountabilities

Lead and advise on corporate restructuring programmes at a senior organisational level, ensuring proposals are strategically aligned, legally robust, clearly documented and delivered in line with agreed governance, consultation and employee relations requirements. Work with directors, senior managers, HR colleagues, trade union representatives and employee representatives to design future structures, produce consultation packs, draft and evaluate job descriptions, coordinate consultation meetings, review feedback, prepare decision documentation and support implementation. Provide specialist advice on senior-level recruitment and selection arrangements arising from restructures, including preparation for Appointments Committees, internal senior appointment panels, assessment processes and appointment recommendations.

Experience

Substantial senior-level experience of leading complex corporate restructures, reorganisations or organisational change programmes of significant scale, including advising directors and senior leadership teams, shaping proposals, navigating formal governance and consultation requirements, managing organisational risk, and delivering agreed outcomes from initial case for change through to implementation.

Experience of drafting, reviewing and quality assuring job descriptions, role profiles, grading documentation and organisational design material for senior and specialist posts.

Experience of preparing and managing end-to-end consultation activity, including consultation packs, briefing materials, staff communications, consultation meetings, feedback analysis and outcome documentation.

Essentia

Skills and abilities

Able to exercise sound judgement, influence senior stakeholders and provide clear, pragmatic advice in complex, sensitive and high-risk organisational change situations.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce high-quality consultation documents, reports, papers, packs and panel materials for senior audiences.

Knowledge and understanding Strong knowledge and understanding of UK employment relations principles, organisational change, restructuring, redundancy risk, consultation requirements and governance associated with senior-level appointment processes. Essential

Knowledge of recruitment and selection governance for senior posts, including Appointments Committees, internal senior appointment panels, assessment methods, documentation standards and fair selection practice. Essential

Qualifications Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience in HR, organisational development, employment relations, transformation or a related discipline.

CIPD qualification or equivalent specialist HR/employee relations/change management qualification or evidence of comparable senior-level professional development.