SYP - People Advisor (Grievance)

Role: People Advisor (Grievance)

Department: People and Organisational Development

Location: Nunnery Square, Sheffield

Salary: £26,016 - £29,793

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Temporary (6 months)

As the UK’s 29th most inclusive employer, we truly value the voice of our people. We are incredibly proud to be the most improved Force, but we do not want to stop there. We aim to be graded as an ‘outstanding’ Force by 2021, with the newly formed People & Organisational Development (POD) function providing an equally outstanding service to get us there. We cannot think of many more rewarding careers than Policing, and as part of our team you will deliver critical, enabling support to facilitate such extraordinary work.

If you want to be empowered and valued to deliver your professional skills, then there is no better opportunity. The POD department is in the early stages of formation and we are seeking talented individuals, with diverse experiences and backgrounds, to join us and shape our future.

We are currently looking to appoint a People Advisor (Grievance) to join our new team.  This role is being specifically recruited to in order to manage the Grievance process within South Yorkshire Police.

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Advising on the grievance process
• Receiving all formal grievances submitted by individuals and make an initial assessment on the next stages.
• Arrange for a nominated Resolution Officer to conduct the investigation and support them through this process.
• Act as Resolution Officer where appropriate
• Arrange mediation where required
• Make arrangements for any appeals to be heard accordingly.
• Ensure accurate documents and relevant information are recorded and filed.
• Ensure accurate information is recorded and provide reports accordingly.

The role will work on an agile approach, including working from the POD base at Nunnery, with our customers across the Force area and working from home. The position will be Force wide covering areas across South Yorkshire therefore individuals must be flexible and be able to travel across sites as required.

If this opportunity excites you and you want to be part of a team who are committed to showing the difference that excellent people management and development can make to the front line public services, we want to hear from you.

Skills and experience:

The successful candidate will therefore have previous experience of working in a generalist HR function and will be educated to CIPD level 5 or hold an equivalent qualification or significant previous experience.  The successful applicant will also have significant previous experience in the management and administration of a grievance/fairness at work process.  The individual will have the ability to use different influencing methods and stakeholder management with an understanding of the importance for a customer centric approach.

In addition, this individual will have a strong understanding of employment law, and an awareness of pending changes in legislation, how to apply it and how to identify and mitigate risk.

Please see attached role profile for details of the role of People Advisor, noting that this role will specifically be responsible for the Grievance workstream.

Benefits:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible and agile working
• Generous ‘family’ leave
• Voluntary CPD Events for all staff to allow continuous development
• Mentoring & Coaching Scheme
• Paid Professional Subscriptions when relevant to role
• Access to a range of occupational health facilities
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee assistance service ( accessible 24/7)
• Additional benefits for Westfield Health members
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sports and Social Club

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity.  A minimum checkable history of 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

All tattoos and piercings must be in line with South Yorkshire Police’s Appearance and Standards policy.  Tattoos visible on your face, neck, hands or head are not permitted.  Any tattoos which could be deemed inappropriate or cause offence will also not be accepted.  If you have tattoos, you will need to make a declaration at the time of application.

Closing Date:

3rd August 2021

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made with the Line Manager for the role in conjunction with People and Organisational Development.

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact Rachael Greenfield, Employment and Advice People Partner on 07464 983758.  Please do not contact the numbers for an application form.

Further Information:

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As this post has only just been advertised, on this occasion, previous applicants need not reapply. 

Diversity & Inclusion:

South Yorkshire Police welcome applications from under-represented communities.  For further information on diversity and inclusion within South Yorkshire Police, please visit the diversity and inclusion page:

https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/sign-up/join-team-syp/diversity-in-the-force/

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