We have a fantastic opportunity to join our People team as HR Services Manager, on a fixed term basis for 18 months. Based from our office in Basingstoke, you'll share your time between the office and home to ensure a positive work / life balance.
It's a really exciting time to join us as Sovereign have joined forces with Network Homes to form SNG (Sovereign Network Group). Together we provide over 84,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England – our purpose being to provide quality affordable homes and places that people love for generations.
The Role
Reporting into the Senior HR Business Partner, you'll manage a team of HR Coordinators and will be responsible for the effective delivery of first line HR advice, HR administration and full lifecycle process management. You'll also lead the team through the implementation and installation of a new ERP system and other changes as part of integration activity following our recent merger. Main responsibilities include:
- Managing the provision of day to day operational and transactional HR query handling to ensure successful completion within reasonable timeframes
- Managing the provision of volume routine lifecycle HR administration to the business providing accurate, efficient and consistent support within agreed SLA's
- Managing data cleansing processes to ensure accuracy of data prior to transfer to a new ERP system
- Acting as a SME to support the installation of the new ERP system, ensuring the realisation of organisational benefits through implementation
- Reviewing and redesigning administrative processes as a result of the new system, ensuring all processes meet compliance and business needs and are clear and well communicated
- Developing a culture of continuous improvement across the HR Services team ensuring we provide high quality, timely, and customer focussed transactional HR processes
- Managing relevant suppliers to ensure regulatory and organisational compliance as well as efficiency and value for money in any service provision
What we're looking for
You should have a background in HR with a strong understanding of HR administrative processes and relevant compliance within a shared service model. You should have previous experience in managing the successful implementation of ERP or HR systems. You'll also need:
- Experience of reviewing, redesigning, and implementing high volume transactional HR processes resulting in efficiencies and improvements
- People management experience
- Ability to manage stakeholders to deliver to project timelines
- Strong organisation and coordination skills with a systematic approach
- A high attention to detail with a pragmatic solution focussed approach to problem solving
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and HR information systems
What you'll receive from us
We have some fantastic benefits on offer at SNG, including:
- £450 flex-pot annually, discounted shopping & cycling scheme
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
- Company pension scheme matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salary
- Flexible working - we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
- Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover
We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at Sovereign Network Group. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.
This is a great opportunity to join the team as we progress through an exciting period of change. What we do makes a real difference to people's lives and by joining us you can share the satisfaction of doing something that really matters.