Our Values

It’s great to know that you are interested in working with us at Coventry City Council. As a prospective employee, it is important that everyone who works for us is committed to our One Coventry values and shares our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. 

Our Values are:

About the team we are recruiting to

The HR Service provides support to approx. 4,800 employees located throughout Coventry which serves a diverse population of approx. 300,000.

At the centre of all we do is The People Plan, which details the contribution HR makes to the residents of Coventry, making it a great place to live and work.

As a service we offer value-add, creative relevant and timely advice and support to meet the service and people needs. Strong and positive engagement is a central element in helping to foster, productive relationships with leaders, managers, employees, TU officials, external partners and suppliers in providing an excellent and rated service.

What is the job role?

We are looking for one or a number of experienced HR professionals to provide adhoc support to our HR Business Partners. 

Whilst this is not a regular contract, we are looking for HR professionals who are able to be flexible in their approach and availability. 

This could be to cover a number of days over a period of time, assist with case work or adhoc cover to support sickness and annual leave.

You will need to use your knowledge of employment law and HR best practice to deliver a first-response service to managers and employees, ensuring clear and accurate HR advice. You will be confident working on your own initiative, but also recognise when to escalate matters to others in the team.

The successful candidate will support HR Business Partners with a wide remit of generalist duties including HR casework, employee relations, organisational change, information management and more. You will build positive working relationships with managers across the organisation, providing advice and support on the application of the Council’s HR policies, procedures, terms and conditions, and support the organisation to proactively embed a One Coventry culture.

Some of the Key areas of responsibility will include:

• Provide high quality advice and guidance directly to managers to resolve difficult, complex, or sensitive employee relations issues ensuring that
  the risks associated with such cases are effectively and efficiently managed.
• Coach managers to ensure effective delivery of Performance Management, Disciplinary, Grievance, Absence Management Processes as well as
  Conduct/Dignity at Work investigations.
• Independently manage own case load sometimes of a high volume and of varying levels of complexity with a customer focus to ensure that
  matters are handled efficiently, fairly and consistently.
• Liaise with Trade Union representatives and work to enhance positive employee relations within designated areas
• Work with the HR Business Partner  on employment tribunals, prepping papers and representing the Council if required.
• To assist in the delivery of employee relations , people and policy training to managers and employees.
• To produce monthly KPIs for management reporting, e.g., to partner with the relevant HRBP to identify patterns/ trends of ER that suggest action
  is required.

Who are we looking for?

The successful colleague should be able to demonstrate:

• CIPD qualified or working towards
• Experience of working in partnership with a range of stakeholders including managers, trade unions, employees and external partners
• Relevant HR experience (generalist or specialist) gained in large complex organisation(s) with multiple stakeholders; including employee relations experience covering complex disciplinary, grievance, organisational change, TUPE etc.
• Support the Employee Relations Lead and HRBPs on transformational / organisational change plans, for example, redundancy, changes to terms
  and conditions, service excellence.
• Work closely with the relevant HRBP , OD and in working with Key stakeholders to deliver culture change or organisational design and
  development.
• Undertake relevant project work with support from the relevant HR BP which may include developing a response to a change in legislation, new
  ways of working etc.
• Represent the Council at Employment Tribunals, preparing for cases, giving evidence and supporting those involved accordingly.
• Maintain appropriate records , systems and information in a way that allows up to date and timely information to be available and in line with
  relevant Data Protection legislation.

We look forward to you bringing your expertise, skills and collaborative approach in supporting our culture transformation within our organisation.

Please apply by demonstrating how you meet our key objectives and responsibilities on the personal statement of the application form.

Please note, we do not accept personal CV's.

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'.

Interview date: To be confirmed.

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 4800 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards & benefits package which includes:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave allowance starting at 27 days and rising to 32 days
• Pay progression through multiple increments
• Opportunity for Salary Match
• An outstanding local government pension scheme
• Great opportunities to develop with access to accredited courses.
• Access to an award-winning Occupational Health Service
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Coventry City Council