Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values we strive to have a workforce that reflects our local communities and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds, applicants who have a disability and applicants who are from the LGBTQ+ community to apply for our senior leadership roles. 

Our Values are:

About the team we are recruiting to

Our Human Resources Service supports the implementation of the Council’s One Coventry Plan and leads on the implementation of our People Plan. Our vision is to be a diverse, innovative and inspiring place to work that enables our people to be themselves whilst performing at the highest levels to support the citizens of Coventry. 

What is the job role?

This role provides the post holder with a real chance to make an impact on council services. 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 Officers and 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.

This post is 37 hours, full time permanent, with the possibility of a further post, which would be fixed term for 12 months, subject to approval.

Who are we looking for?

The successfully appointed colleague should be able to demonstrate:

• A track record of successfully applying relevant employment law knowledge and HR best practice to support managers.
• Excellent written and verbal skills, and the ability to present key HR information clearly and concisely.
• A proactive, can-do attitude with demonstrable experience of engaging stakeholders, such as hiring managers, candidates and service-providers.
• Experience of accurate data-inputting, letter-writing and report-writing.
• CIPD Level 3 qualified, or a willingness to work towards this. 

We look forward to you bringing your skills, experience and strong work ethic to support our culture transformation at Coventry City Council.

If you are up for the challenge, please apply now and be sure to demonstrate in your personal statement how you match our key objectives outlined in the job description and person specification.

Please note that we do not accept personal CVs.

If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact Virginia Gill on Virginia.Gill@coventry.gov.uk. 

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

Interview date: 19th January 2024.

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 5100 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 and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

Coventry City Council