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HR Advisor required for a 12-14 month MATERNITY CONTRACT to provide proactive, practical, and consistent support and advice on HR policy, procedure, best practice, and legislation and all other matters relating to employment.
The postholder will be responsible for managing employee relations cases, working closely to support the HR Business Partners for their client groups and will support monthly payroll reconciliation activity.
Role and Responsibilities:
Supporting the HR Business Partnering Team and wider HR Function:
HR activities to improve line management capability
Analyse data to proactively identify trends and issues and work with HR colleagues and client groups
As part of the wider People Inclusion and Change Directorate support various activities and projects throughout the year including the performance review process, audits and delivery of the staff survey action plans
Employee relations:
Provide supportive, pragmatic, and consistent advice and guidance in line with policies and procedures and best practice, regarding people related issues especially covering attendance performance issues, disciplinaries and grievances.
Manage own caseload so that issues are dealt with in a timely and professional manner, including accurate and auditable documentation.
Build a strong relationship with the HR Business Partners to ensure that they remain aware of issues and trends within their business areas, and work with them to ensure any solution delivers the best result.
Person Specification
Essential criteria:
CIPD Level 3 or demonstrable equivalent experience.
Experience of managing disciplinary, grievance, attendance and performance employee relations cases.
Confident and articulate communicator, able to build rapport and trust with people at all levels.
Experience using initiative in problem solving and decision making on issues with some degree of complexity, able to exercise good judgement on when to escalate.
Proven ability to manage own time and prioritise work.
Experience of HR systems and reporting, including MS Office products.
Experience of Workday (desirable)
Experience of updating HR policies
Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm with some flexibility & the opportunity for hybrid working.
We would particularly like to encourage applicants from backgrounds currently underrepresented, including those who identify as Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT+), from Black, Asian and minority ethnic cultural backgrounds, and / or those who are neurodivergent.
