Talent and Recruitment Business Partner

As the Talent and Recruitment Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in managing the council's contingent workforce. You will demonstrate your expertise in contract management, working closely with key stakeholders to ensure compliance with employment law relating to agency workers and contractors. This is an excellent opportunity to apply your knowledge and make a significant impact.

Your responsibilities will also include:

Contract and Compliance Management: Use your in-depth knowledge of agency worker legislation and contract management to ensure the smooth operation of the council's recruitment process.

Cost Optimisation: Leverage your strong analytical skills to monitor agency spend, collaborating with managers to identify and implement cost-saving initiatives.

Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain positive relationships with key internal stakeholders such as Finance, Procurement, and managers, as well as external suppliers, fostering collaboration and delivering results.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a skilled and motivated Talent and Recruitment Business Partner to join our dynamic team. This is a temporary fixed term role, for 18 months which focuses on overseeing the operational management of the council's contingent workforce, with a strong emphasis on agency legislation and driving cost savings., To succeed in this role, you will need:

Proven experience in HR services management, particularly with external agencies and procurement processes.

Strong knowledge of employment law, particularly in relation to agency workers and contractors.

Analytical mindset with the ability to monitor, review, and reduce agency spend effectively.

A proactive and self-driven approach, with excellent interpersonal skills to build positive working relationships at all levels.

A commitment to delivering outstanding results and driving efficiencies within a fast-paced environment.

If you're ready to take on an exciting challenge and make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you!

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is a unitary authority employing approximately 4,600 staff who deliver 700 services to more than 260,000 residents. Our city comprises of six towns: Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke and Tunstall. We are a city of strengths, with a proud heritage and bright future. We have undergone significant changes over the last few years. New ways of working have already transformed many service areas and we are determined to continue to develop more innovative approaches to ensure that we can maximise the benefits of transformation.

Our city

Although the 13th largest city in the UK, Stoke-on-Trent is rapidly outstripping a number of parts of the country with our economic growth and recovery.

Stoke-on-Trent is a city with a strong sense of civic pride - we've been voted the kindest city in the UK - and a place where you'll receive a hugely warm welcome. We have a rich and diverse culture, steeped in our prestigious industrial heritage as the celebrated 'world capital of ceramics'. But we don't just want to celebrate our proud past - we firmly believe that Stoke-on-Trent's best years are ahead of it. We are determined to raise aspirations and match them with high-quality education and health provision, as well as improved opportunities to secure fulfilling and well-paid work. Through uniting social and economic opportunities, we are maximising the full power of the city council as a secure and steadfast institution within the city.

When you work for Stoke-on-Trent City Council you'll be helping to improve the lives and wellbeing of our residents. We'll provide you with support, learning opportunities and flexible working options and some amazing benefits including; a competitive salary, generous holidays, an excellent defined local authority benefit pension scheme, annual leave purchase scheme, cycle to work schemes just to name a few. We also have access to lifestyle benefits which offer a wide range of discounts such as family days out, travel, retail and many more.

Our commitment to you

Vibrancy and diversity are two of Stoke-on-Trent's greatest assets. A city founded on creative endeavour should value and celebrate the multitude of voices, ideas and identities that shape its culture. We are committed to creating a culture which is truly inclusive, where all staff feel valued, listened to, supported and able to do their work to the best of their abilities at all times. And we must ensure that our decisions and policies nurture and empower communities across our city and do not inadvertently disadvantage groups and individuals that we want to help to thrive.

Our approach to Equality and Diversity is an invitation to all our communities to work with and for us so we can continue to improve how we deliver services residents need.

Our employee networks are inclusive, open forums for colleagues with similar lived experiences. They allow staff to meet, support and mentor each other, alongside being a voice for under-represented groups to advise and support the organisation when developing policies and services.