£36K/yr
England, United Kingdom
Contract

HR Advisor

Posted by Reed.

Salary: £36,143 FTE (approx. £21,685 pro rata)

Working Hours: 22,5 hours per week, Wednesday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm OR (am to 5.30pm)

Type: 12-month FTC (July 2024 to June 2025)

Location: Coventry

Job Purpose:

To provide a professional, efficient and effective generalist HR and Recruitment service to all line managers and employees across the Group.

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

  • Responsible for the full recruitment lifecycle form vacancy approval to employee start date including but not limited to; writing job descriptions and person specifications, advertising in a timely and effective manner within key publications; undertaking interviews, producing contracts of employment.

  • Provision and application of an effective client-facing HR advisory service primarily to line management, but also to staff in the following areas:

  • Disciplinary

  • Grievance

  • Absence Management

  • Performance Management

  • Employee Resourcing and Resource Planning

  • HR Policy application

  • Redundancy and Restructure

  • Provide advice and coach line managers on the effective application of the Group's policies and procedures.

  • Draft new Group policies and procedures in line with employment legislation and best practice.

  • Managing long term sickness cases and persistent short term sickness absence to ensure effective resolution including returning to work and or ill health dismissal as appropriate.

  • Liaise with Occupational Health regarding employee referrals when required.

  • Creating and delivering training workshops to assist with line management development of key HR requirements of their role for example discipline, sickness absence, recruitment & selection & performance management.

  • Hold quarterly People Management meetings with Head of Functions to assist and advise on HR related matters.

  • Prepare and deliver HR inductions to new employees joining the Group.

  • Designing and standardising HR documentation and guides when required.

  • Daily inputting updating and maintaining iTrent (HR system).

  • Identifying and implementing business/process improvements.

  • Keeping up to date with changes in legislation and ensuring the effective application of any legal updates to the Group's staff policy and procedures as required.

  • Compiling regular HR Management Information Reporting (including Headcount, Absence, and Attrition) to monitor HR performance against KPIs, identify trends and support informed decision making.

  • Manage and implement ad hoc HR projects, to support the business and HR strategy, and drive employee engagement as directed by the Director of HR.

Experience

  • Experience of operating as an HR Officer/HR Advisor in a complex matrix organisation.
  • An up to date understanding of employment law and implications.
  • Experience of writing and implementing policies within business environment.
  • Experience of updating and maintaining a HRIS (preferably iTrent).
  • Experience of supporting line management through application of ER policies.
  • Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of best practice HR/ L&D.

Skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint & Word).
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication (both written and verbal) and influencing skills.
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload, work under pressure and deliver against tight deadlines.