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HR Advisor - FTC until April 2025

Reed
Posted a day ago, valid for 4 days
Location

Leicester, Leicestershire LE5 4AA

Salary

£26,000 - £31,200 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The HR Advisor position is a fixed-term contract based in Leicester, offering a salary range of £37,410 - £40,083 per annum.
  • The role requires 37 hours of work per week and involves hybrid working, with at least one day per month in the office.
  • Candidates should have a relevant degree or professional management qualification, or significant operational experience, as well as extensive experience in a solid HR service environment.
  • Key responsibilities include designing HR policies, providing strategic HR services to clients in the education sector, and managing complex casework.
  • The position is open until April 2025, and candidates must possess strong communication skills and a good understanding of employment legislation.
HR Advisor (Fixed Term Contract)

Location: LeicesterWorker Category: Hybrid Worker (at least one day per month office-based)Salary: Grade £37,410 - £40,083 per annum Working Hours: 37 hours per weekContract Type: Fixed term until April 2025Interview Date: TBC

About the Role

Join our dynamic client's HR Team as 5an HR Advisor where you will be handling your own caseload of work, some of which, will be fairly complex. In this client-focused, fast-paced environment, no two days are the same. You will provide comprehensive strategic HR services to a range of external clients, predominantly from the education sector, including academies and maintained schools.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Designing, developing, and embedding HR policies and procedures, including consultation and negotiation with trade unions.
  • Building positive relationships with clients, offering proactive, solution-focused advice and support to resolve complex HR issues.
  • Attending meetings on-site and remotely.
  • Undertaking HR activities such as investigations, planning and delivering HR training, and presenting at termly HR Briefings.
  • Participating in job evaluation processes across the wider People Services.

About You

To be successful in this role, you must:

  • Possess a relevant degree or professional management qualification or demonstrate significant operational experience at an equivalent level with excellent IT skills.
  • Have experience in designing, developing, and implementing practical HR policies, procedures, guidance, and associated template documents.
  • Be a team player with extensive experience in a sold HR service environment, managing multiple complex casework.
  • Have business and commercial awareness, with an up-to-date understanding of employment legislation and associated case law.
  • Possess excellent listening, communication, and influencing skills, providing clear, concise strategic advice and guidance to clients and key stakeholders, including trade unions.
  • Be able to determine client needs, assess risks, and provide advice in the form of options to support clients in resolving complex HR issues including TUPE, disciplinaries, Union negotiations and policy formulation.
  • Be flexible and a self-starter, able to manage conflicting priorities efficiently while maintaining a high standard of work.

In return, you will receive an excellent working environment, competitive pay and benefits and flexible working.

Please feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss further. 

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.