HR and OD Business Partner
Stockport Council
HR and OD Business Partner
MB4 (£46,579 - £53,051)
37 Hours, Full Time
Permanent
Hybrid working, with attendance at Stockport Council sites as required
Application Deadline: 30th October 2026 11:59pm
Shortlisting Date: 2nd November 2026
Interview Date: Week commencing 16 November 2026
Interview Type: In person
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Your Role
At the heart of this role is ensuring we are living and delivering our One Team People Plan through a human-first approach that brings our values and leadership behaviours to life. Working in close partnership with Executive Directors and senior leadership teams, you will draw on a strong breadth of HR and OD knowledge to provide credible strategic advice, influence decisions and help create the conditions for colleagues and services to thrive.
This is an exciting opportunity to provide strategic HR and OD leadership within a chosen directorate, working closely with senior leaders to shape workforce priorities and deliver the One Team People Plan. You will bring insight, constructive challenge and practical solutions to complex people issues, using workforce data, intelligence and lived experience to influence decisions and challenge current thinking. Alongside your directorate focus, you will collaborate with Business Partners across the Council to identify cross-cutting themes, share good practice and strengthen organisational impact. You will provide strategic oversight of workforce planning, culture, change and organisational development, setting clear outcomes and helping services evidence progress.
About You
You will be an experienced HR and OD professional with a strong track record of working credibly with senior leaders and influencing at a strategic level. Commercially and financially aware, you will understand the workforce implications of service and budget decisions and translate these into realistic, sustainable workforce plans. You will be confident using data and analytics to identify trends, risks and opportunities, while combining evidence with professional judgement. AI literacy is essential: you will understand how emerging technology can support insight, productivity and better people services, and will use it responsibly. Collaborative, creative and courageous, you will offer respectful challenge, build trusted relationships and remain focused on outcomes for colleagues and residents.
About Us
You will join Business Partnering, a creative, supportive and collaborative team that works across organisational boundaries to make a practical difference. Although aligned to a chosen directorate, you will work alongside other Business Partners and HR and OD colleagues, drawing on shared expertise and contributing to Council-wide priorities. Stockport Council is a great place to work and was named Best for Inclusion at the Greater Manchester Good Employment Awards 2026. We are also committed to the Greater Manchester People Inclusion Standards, creating a workplace where colleagues feel they belong, are valued and can thrive. This role offers the opportunity to influence senior decision-making and shape the future workforce of an ambitious council.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact Sarah Morgan at sarah.morgan@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion.
This post is politically restricted under the terms of the 1989 Local Government and Housing Act. This dictates that you must seek the Council’s permission before taking up any additional appointments or positions.
Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence, but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.
Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme
If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application. Please also email recruitment@stockport.gov.uk.
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Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.
We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.