Strategic HR Team Manager (Internal Applicants Only)

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council 

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Salary: £55,443 - £61,116 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Working Hours:  37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent 

Closing Date:  4th August 2026

Interview Date(s): 14th August 2026

Are you an experienced HR leader who can use workforce insight, policy expertise and strong relationships to shape practical people strategies across a complex organisation?

About the Role

As Strategic HR Team Manager, you will lead a high performing team responsible for HR strategy, workforce insight, strategic resourcing and compliance, ensuring the service provides high-quality, responsive and evidence-led support across the organisation.

Working closely with the Head of People Services, Strategic HR/OD Business Partners and senior leaders, you will help translate organisational priorities into practical people strategies and delivery plans. You will use workforce data, professional insight and strong stakeholder relationships to identify opportunities, address challenges and support the Council in recruiting, retaining, developing and supporting its workforce.

You will also play an important role in building effective partnerships across the organisation and beyond, including with departmental management teams, East Midlands Shared Services, trade unions and corporate colleagues. You will lead a range of strategic HR activity, including workforce planning, compliance, policy development, reporting and service improvement, ensuring priorities are delivered in a clear, coordinated and practical way.

As a member of the People Services Leadership Team, you will contribute to the wider leadership and direction of the service, including the development and delivery of service and team plans, helping to ensure it continues to meet organisational needs and deliver high standards.

You will also be required to provide cover, on occasion, for other Strategic People Services Team Managers to ensure that the service is able to continuously respond to key service priorities.

About You

To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria: 

• Relevant degree or professional/management qualification (or equivalent demonstrable experience), together with Chartered CIPD status or equivalent experience.


• Experience of leading and managing an HR strategy service within a complex organisation, including setting objectives, managing performance and delivering agreed outcomes.


• Strong operational HR background with extensive knowledge of employment law, best practice and the practical application of HR policy frameworks to support complex people management issues.


• Experience of developing and implementing a strategic HR policy and of handling conflicting priorities within a diverse and demanding workload.


• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and relationship-building skills, including the ability to work collaboratively with senior leaders, partners, customers and trade unions.


• Knowledge of HR solutions that can address workforce issues in an efficient and cost-effective way and of HR areas that require management through a compliance agenda.


• An understanding of the current and future operating context for local government, along with knowledge of the principles of project management.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents.  You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. 

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Lucy Littlefair, Assistant Director - People, Property and Business Services

Telephone: 0116 3056333

Email: [email protected] 

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support. 

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