Head of Strategic HR Partnering

Islington HR is on an ambitious journey. Our vision is to be a trusted professional partner, empowering our managers and people to thrive and deliver better services for Islington.

We are looking to enhance our senior leadership team with an additional Head of Strategic HR Partnering. This will be for a 1 year fixed term period to support the delivery of our HR strategy. As Head of Strategic HR Partnering you will lead the provision of business partnering, strategic workforce planning and early talent and apprenticeships. You will provide expert advice to senior leaders across the council, supporting the design and delivery of change programmes and championing the use of data insights, intelligence and technology. You will ensure the council’s employer brand is embedded, attracting high quality and diverse talent.

At Islington we believe in putting fairness and equality at the heart of everything we do – in our communities and our workplace. Our HR service makes a key contribution to enabling our workforce to deliver the very best for our residents.

If you’re looking for your next challenge and believe this is at the heart of you, then we’d love to hear from you.

In return for your knowledge and skills, we offer a vast range of staff benefits here at Islington such as:

• Start with 30 days leave per year with more for long service!
• A range of flexible working arrangements
• Excellent pension scheme
• Learning and development opportunities to maximise your potential
• Local discounts from restaurants, shops, health and beauty therapists, and more! 
• A mix of office and hybrid working
• Staff support networks

You can book an informal discussion with the Director of HR by emailing joanne.frizzell@islington.gov.uk