** Interim Senior HR Advisor (ER & Reform Programs) - Slough (Hybrid 3 days office / 2 days home) - £275 - £325 Per Day Umbrella - 6 months initially (with strong potential to extend) **
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITHIN SOCIAL CARE, CHILDREN’S SERVICES, LOCAL AUTHORITY OR WIDER PUBLIC SECTOR
ENVIRONMENTS IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE.
About the Client
Our client is a well-established organisation within Local Government, supporting essential services across the borough. With a workforce of approximately 325 employees, they are navigating a significant period of transformation and operational change linked to evolving service and legislative requirements. They pride themselves on open communication, collaboration and building trusted relationships across the organisation.
About the Job
This is a key interim opportunity for an experienced HR Advisor to support a large-scale transformation and reform programme within a fast-paced and complex environment. Working closely with HR leadership and operational managers, you will play a central role in supporting organisational change, complex employee relations activity and service transformation initiatives.
- Providing expert guidance on complex employee relations matters including absence, performance, disciplinary and grievance cases
- Supporting transformation, restructuring and organisational change projects, including consultations, job redesign and potential redundancies
- Advising managers through legislative and operational changes impacting service delivery
- Supporting the implementation of new policies, processes and reform-related initiatives
- Building management confidence and providing practical HR support within a challenging operational environment
- Managing multiple interconnected HR projects simultaneously within a fast-paced setting
- Utilising HR systems, including Agresso, to maintain accurate employee data and reporting
- Working collaboratively with stakeholders, unions and wider HR teams to support successful change outcomes
About the Successful Applicant
You will be an experienced HR professional with strong ER and organisational change experience, ideally gained within social care, children’s services, local authority or wider public sector settings. You will have experience supporting transformation or reform programmes linked to legislative or operational change and be confident operating independently within a complex environment. Experience within unionised environments and supporting managers through sensitive change processes would be highly advantageous. We are particularly interested in candidates who understand the practical impact of social care reform and can quickly build credibility with managers and stakeholders.
What You Will Receive in Return
You will join a supportive HR team during a critical period of transformation, gaining exposure to meaningful change projects and strategic HR activity. This assignment offers flexible hybrid working, a collaborative environment and the opportunity to make a genuine impact, with strong potential for extension.
How to Proceed
If this Interim Senior HR Advisor (ER & Reform Programs) opportunity has sparked your interest, I’d love to hear from you! Please contact Lucy-Emma at Wade Macdonald or apply via the designated portal. Your next interim opportunity awaits!
** Interim Senior HR Advisor (ER & Reform Programs) - Slough (Hybrid 3 days office / 2 days home) - £275 - £325 Per Day Umbrella - 6 months initially (with strong potential to extend) **