HR Advisor

This is an exciting opportunity for a HR Advisor to advise managers and staff to help them understand and implement people policies and procedures. A primary focus of the role will be to advise and support managers in all aspects of employee relations, including managing poor performance, grievances and absence management.

Client Details

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.

The agency is made up of c.1350 staff working across two main sites and peripatetically across the UK and abroad.

The agency consists of Corporate, Partnerships, Delivery, governance, Communication & Engagement, Scientific Research & Innovation, Healthcare Quality & Access, Safety & Surveillance and Digital & Technology Groups.

Description

The HR Advisor will work closely with the HR Business Partner in areas such as performance management, workforce planning/design, change management and equality and diversity.

The HR Advisor responsibilities will include:

• Providing advice, coaching, support and guidance to managers and staff on HR policies and procedure, employee relations, staff retention, pay & benefits, performance management and attendance management.
• Proactively managing an ER case portfolio for designated business areas, providing advice and guidance to managers and staff in accordance with Agency policies and procedures, working with Trade Union representatives where involved.
• Working with designated business areas in the achievement of their "people plans", for example annual performance reviews, sickness absence metrics.
• Analysing and interpreting a wide range of HR metrics and reports to inform and influence Group plans and actions.
• Supporting HR Business Partner on change management programmes within designated business areas, including deployment processes, redundancy calculations, job evaluations and TUPE, etc.

Profile

The successful HR Advisor will have previous exposure working in a similar position where you have assisted in the process of ER cases, performance review, analysing data and workforce planning.

You will need to have an understanding of Employment Law, particularly in those areas related to employee relations issues, and have previously advised managers and staff on people policies and procedures.

Ideally you will be studying (or qualified) in CIPD or another HR qualification or have equivalent training and experience.

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APPLICATION PROCESS

We use the Civil Service Success Profiles to assess our candidates, find out more here.

As part of the application process, you will be required to provide:

A personal statement of no more than 500 words attached to your CVthat explains:

• your experience of working at a HR Advisor level role with experience of managing employee relations cases, including more complex cases
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working at Pace
• Changing and Improving

Closing date: 18th November 2024 at 11:55pm

Shortlisting date: 22nd November 2024

Interview date: From the 28th November 2024

All dates are indicative and subject to change. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check as well as animal rights and pro-life activism checks. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Successful candidates may be subject to annual Occupational Health reviews dependent on role requirements. If you have any queries, please contact

Job Offer

A starting salary of £36,395 plus an excellent benefits package, including the opportunity to join the civil service pension scheme.

This is a full-time opportunity, on a permanent basis. The role will be based in 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4PU. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.

Government departments and agencies are working towards implementing a minimum 60% attendance in office sites.

We are currently implementing a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 8 days per month working on site to enable the collaboration and contact with partners and stakeholders needed to deliver MHRA business.

Attendance on site is driven by business needs so depending on the nature of the role, this can flex up to 12 days a month, with the remainder of time worked either remotely or in the office. Some roles will need to be on site more regularly.