Why Southwark?

Southwark Council is the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues such as The Shard, The Tate Modern and Borough Market along with many social enterprises and we have a young, diverse, and growing population.

At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities.?Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals, and attend our universities.

Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice, and inequality) underpins all that we do.

The Role

Are you passionate about making a positive impact through delivery of high-quality Human Resources policies and projects? We are looking for a dedicated HR Project Officer to be at the heart of our efforts to build a thriving, inclusive, and supportive workplace.

We are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. You will play a vital role in promoting these values and helping us build a brighter future for our workforce.

Key Responsibilities:

Co-ordinate and deliver HROD Projects:

• You'll manage and implement HR and Organisational Development policies and projects of all sizes and complexities. This will also include undertaking reward specific projects.
• Your work will directly support our workforce strategy (People Plan), strong people practices, and the broader objectives of the Southwark 2030 strategy.
• Your efforts will help ensure we meet service needs effectively and in a timely way

Engage with key stakeholders:

• Develop and lead consultation with senior managers, staff groups, staff networks, and the recognised Trade Unions.
• Your role will be crucial in addressing a wide range of people matters and fostering a culture of collaboration and understanding.

Provide professional HR advice:

• Offer leaders at all levels timely, appropriate, and professional HR guidance on employee, reward and workforce issues

You’ll contribute to the continuous improvement of our HR wider offer, ensuring that we always strive for excellence.

How will you make an impact as our HR Project Officer?

• Practical experience in providing HR advisory services or project delivery ideally gained from working in a Local Authority or Public Sector
• CIPD Level 3 or 5 or a willingness to work towards certification is preferable.
• A good grasp of operational delivery of high-quality HR services, processes, systems, technology and outcomes
• The ability to use initiative to respond to inquiries from managers and employees, interpreting HR policies, regulations and data to provide clear, concise guidance
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, maintaining high standards, with attention to detail while meeting deadlines
• Able to adopt a pro-active, solutions-orientated approach to work
• The ability to build and maintain relationships with managers and employees
• This role offers flexible home working blended with travel into our London Bridge HQ

Additional Information

Closing Date: 21 May 2025 at 23:59*

*We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, in which case we will move the key dates for the process. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Interview Date: w/c 9 June 2025

Salary range £44,430- £51,663 per annum.

Full Time, 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The post holder may be required to work outside of normal working hours in accordance with service needs.

Employee Benefits:

You’ll join a motivated, driven, and supportive team that values each of its members and strives for excellence. You’ll also be part of a successful, high-achieving development team making a real difference to the lives of residents across the borough. In return for all your hard work, skills and experience, you will receive:

• A competitive base salary (pro rata for part time staff)
• Strong supportive senior management team
• Regular one to one supervision
• Professional development & training opportunities
• Clear career development pathways
• Agile and flexible working arrangements
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Season ticket and cycle loans
• Annual Leave starting at 29 days per year, increasing to 37 (with length of service) (pro rata for part time staff)
• Wellbeing programme
• HSF Health plan and eye care scheme
• EAP employee assistance programme, confidential counselling and support
• Social clubs and staff groups

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition.

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

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