Our retained client is looking to recruit a HR Advisor .
You will respond to complex casework and play a key and visible role in employee relations issues. Experience of working in a multi-site business would be highly advantageous, but not essential.
HR Advisor is able to quickly establish effective relationships with key stakeholders, promote best practice and have a good working knowledge of employment law.
Role Responsibilities
- Manage HR day-to-day transactions accurately and effectively including updating MyHR.
- Ownership of HR policies, conducting annual reviews and ensuring legislation updates are captured.
- Supporting and coaching managers on HR issues ensuring compliance to policies, procedures, and Employment Law.
- Creating, reviewing, and updating contracts of employment, job descriptions and role profiles.
- Proactively identify performance issues with line managers and recommend a best practice approach, providing appropriate support.
- To prepare and issue written correspondence in relation to disciplinary and grievance cases and be active in dealing with process stages where and when required.
- Advising and supporting managers on recruitment and selection processes collaboratively alongside our Recruitment Manager.
- Coordinate and support the talent pipeline with Managers.
- Ensure employees are onboarded positively and effectively.
- Monitoring and reporting HR metrics including turnover and retention rates.
- Supporting managers with informal and formal team development including appraisals.
- Provide HR advice, information and coaching on personal development plans, succession planning, identifying skills gaps and supporting training needs.
- Play an active role in employee engagement initiatives, promoting company values and behaviours, embedding them into the organisational culture.
- Promote HR best practices looking at ways to adopt and implement progressive changes.
Essential Requirements:
- Up to date knowledge of employment law and best practice
- HR generalist experience in a fast-paced environment
- Confident communicator and solution focused
- Ability to work and remain calm under pressure
- Proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel
- Excellent attention to detail & analytical skills
- Highly organised and ability to balance multiple priorities
- Flexible to adapt to the demands of an ever-changing business environment
- Ideally CIPD Level 5 qualified