HR Advisor

JR United Kingdom; Coventry; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in Coventry is seeking an HR Advisor for an initial 6-month contract. You will support the HR Manager and manage HR services, requiring HR experience, CIPD membership, and excellent communication skills. The position offers a competitive hourly rate.

Qualifications

• Have current professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) at Associate level or above.
• At least two years’ experience in a HR function within a large complex organization.
• Sound understanding of current employment legislation.

Responsibilities

• Support the HR Manager and ensure effective HR services delivery.
• Manage the day-to-day activities of the Employee Services Team.
• Produce accurate attendance management statistics and reports.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Planning and organizational skills

Customer orientation

Understanding of current employment legislation

Education

Professional membership of CIPD at Associate level

Tools

Microsoft applications

Job description

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Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Lisburn, is currently looking to recruit an HR Advisor for an initial 6-month contract with potential to extend on a rate of c.£19.11 per hour PAYE. This role will be based on-site.

Responsibilities:

To support the HR Manager, Resourcing & Employee Services, to ensure the delivery of an effective support service to the HR Advisory Department.

• To take a lead role on all employee services issues.
• To manage the day-to-day activities of the Employee Services Team (EST) and ensure the provision of a range of professional and effective employee services* for the HR Advisory Department.
• To regularly review and update all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) relating to Employee Services.
• To ensure all members of the EST are fully trained and developed in all aspects of Employee Services, including utilisation of HR systems, and are competent in all SOPs.
• To ensure policy requirements and timescales with respect to employee services, including relevant statutory requirements, are adhered to.
• To produce accurate and timely attendance management statistics and reports for managers, Committees and the HR Board Report.
• To support the HR Advisory Department in the effective implementation of the organisation’s policies and procedures.
• To regularly assess the effectiveness of the systems and applications used to manage employee services information.
• To ensure the production of accurate and timely reports for the Director of Human Resources and other senior managers as required.
• To provide guidance and support to managers on employee services issues.
• To ensure that HR Advisory business cases, tenders, quotations, and orders are prepared in line with financial and procurement regulations, policies, procedures and corporate timescales.
• To ensure that HR Advisory invoices are processed in line with corporate requirements.
• To keep up to date with the latest developments in employee services best practice, and legislation.
• To undertake HR-related project work as directed by the HR Manager, Resourcing and Employee Services, using the principles of good project management.
• To provide support and resilience to the Resourcing function, assisting in the delivery of recruitment activity as and when required.
• To assist in the preparation of responses to complaints from job applicants, public and legal representatives for approval by the HR Manager, Resourcing and Employee Services. General management/responsibilities
• To prepare business cases, tenders and quotations in line with financial and procurement regulations, policies and procedures and corporate timescales.
• To ensure effective working relationships with other HR employees and units, particularly HR Business Partners and Employee Resourcing.
• To ensure continued and effective working relationships with key stakeholders such as Heads of Department, Group Commanders (Personnel & Training), Area Business Managers and representative bodies.
• To participate as directed in the organisation's recruitment and selection procedures.
• To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of organisational policies and procedures impacting on HR activity at both a corporate and local level.
• To undertake the duties in such a way as to enhance and protect the reputation and public profile of the organization.
• To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of developments across a broad range of HR-related activity to include changes to regulations, legislation and national/local terms and conditions of employment (Continuing Professional Development).
• To promote, uphold and implement all the organisation’s policies, plans and procedures and those relating to legal requirements such as equality, health and safety, data protection and freedom of information, etc.
• To undertake any other duties which may be assigned to meet organisational need and the change agenda, and which are reasonably regarded as within the nature of the duties, responsibilities and grade of the post as defined.
• To direct and signpost managers and officers to the appropriate source for issues outside the remit of this post. This includes providing cover for service areas other than those initially assigned.
• Have current professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) at Associate level (Assoc CIPD) or above
• Have at least two years’ experience of working in a HR function within a large complex organisation, multi-site, multi-disciplinary* to include: provision of employee services and production of HR statistics and reports.
• Be working towards achieving professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Have at least four years’ experience of working in a HR function within a large complex organisation, multi-site, multi-disciplinary* to include: provision of employee services and production of HR statistics and reports
• Experience providing professional HR advice to managers on employee services issues.
• A sound understanding of current employment legislation.
• Can demonstrate excellent planning and organisational skills; ability to produce accurate work; excellent communication skills (both oral and written) and the ability to advise senior management; a strong customer orientation.
• Experience using Windows and other Microsoft applications.
• Possess a full, current UK driving licence or have access to a form of transport which enables them to fulfil the full requirements of the job.
• Experience managing and leading a team within an HR service.
• Experience reviewing and improving HR processes and working practices.
• Experience working within local government or the public sector.

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