HR Advisor

Positive Employment; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government organisation is seeking an HR Advisor to provide critical HR advice and support across various functions. Responsible for recruitment, employee relations, and ensuring compliance with HR policies, this position is ideal for someone who holds an HR management qualification and has strong knowledge of employment law. The role offers a hybrid work environment with an initial 3-month contract.

Qualifications

• Experience in public sector HR is desirable.
• Supporting management of change and restructuring.
• Ability to operate within a complex and unionised organisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide recruitment support to managers.
• Support HR team with sickness and employee relations.
• Ensure timely provision of people data and reports.
• Oversee HR policies to comply with legal requirements.

Skills

MCIPD qualified or equivalent

Good knowledge of employment law

Ability to build productive relationships

Experience with HR databases

Education

Qualification in HR Management

Job description

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a HR Advisor for our client a local government organisation in Devon.The successful candidate will be responsible for providing HR advice to Housing managers across a range of HR issues and the wider organisation in providing support to the Corporate HR Lead and HR Business Partners. Responsible for the delivery of HR specific projects and the provision of accurate people data across the Housing service.This role is a 3 month initial contract with the possibility to extend. This role is hybrid working 1/2 days in the office a week.Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Provide recruitment support to managers for example assisting with the development of job descriptions and adverts, liaison with the recruitment advertising agency and recruitment coordinators, being part of interview panels where required and liaison with employment agencies where necessary.
• Support the HR Manager and HR Business Partners with sickness absence and employee relations casework, including obtaining medical reports and undertaking investigations, where required.
• Support the HR Manager, HR Business Partners and managers with any restructures and other organisational changes, as required.
• Assist HR Business Partners, in liaison with the HR Learning and Development Coordinator, to ensure that workforce planning, training needs analysis and development plans are actioned.
• Support and in some circumstances, lead, HR projects and undertake related research. For example, lead the Happy Healthy Here staff health and wellbeing arrangements and Job Evaluation approach.
• Work with the HR Business Partners to develop and deliver training and other support to managers.
• Ensure the timely and accurate provision of people data and reports, including annual employee data checks.
• Oversee relevant corporate HR policies, procedures and activities to ensure that they remain up to date and in line with legal requirements and good practice. For example, job evaluation, employee screening processes, maternity/shared parental leave, intranet updates and annual screening for HAV’s, night work and hearing assessments.
• Work with the HR Manager to ensure that key external HR contracts are in place and regularly monitored.
• Support HR in continuous improvement of its transactional processes particularly those relating to recruitment, welcome, starters and leavers’ processes.

Personal Requirements:

• MCIPD qualified or qualification in HR Management or similar or equivalent experience.
• Good knowledge of employment law.
• Public sector experience (Desirable).
• Ability to operate as part of a wider HR function and build strong and productive relationships with managers and individuals at all levels.
• Experience of using a HR database and reporting tools.
• Supporting the management of change, restructuring, TUPE and redundancy scenarios.
• Working within a large, complex and unionised organisation (Desirable).

Working Hours:37hrs / 9:00am - 17:00pm / Monday to FridayPay: £22.73 per hrPlease note this role is within the scope of IR35.