HR Advisor | Guildford, UK

Morgan McKinley; Guildford; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Guildford is seeking a confident HR Generalist to join their growing team. This hands-on role offers the chance to manage HR operations and support the entire employee lifecycle. With a competitive salary of up to £46k and excellent benefits, the successful candidate will play a key role in implementing policies and improving processes. If you're ambitious and ready for a challenge, apply now!

Benefits

Enhanced pension contributions

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Discretionary annual bonus

Share options

Private health insurance

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Previous generalist HR experience required.
• Confident in managing processes across the employee lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day HR operations and provide HR support.
• First point of contact for employee questions regarding policies.
• Assist in the development of new learning and development initiatives.

Skills

Data Analysis

Employee Relations

Continuous Improvement

Education

CIPD Level 5

Tools

PeopleHR

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a confident HR Generalist to join a successful, growing business in Guildford. This is a hands-on, generalist role working as part of a team of 3 (HR Director, HR Advisor, HR Administrator) with huge scope for development as the organisation is going through a period of rapid growth. As the business is growing, there are lots of opportunities to get involved in projects and to be instrumental in making improvements, implementing new policies, processes, and initiatives. We are looking for someone ambitious who will relish this challenge!

Please note this is a fully office-based role working Mon-Fri from the office in Guildford. There is free onsite parking.

Alongside a competitive salary of up to £46k, there are excellent benefits including enhanced pension contributions, 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (plus additional holiday allowance for length of service), discretionary annual bonus, share options, private health insurance, employee assistance program, and more!

The focus of the role is to manage day-to-day HR operations and provide HR support across the entire employee lifecycle, including employee relations, learning & development, recruitment, employee engagement, and payroll. Key responsibilities include:

1. First point of contact for employee questions regarding policies and procedures
2. Provide advice and guidance to managers and employees, managing any ER issues as they arise
3. Support performance management and reward activities
4. Assist in the development of new learning and development initiatives, including apprenticeships, student placements, and leadership training
5. Monthly payroll preparation, including collating data and checking payments for review by HR Director
6. Benefits administration, including processing changes, joiners, leavers, and answering queries
7. Assist with HR communications such as input into quarterly newsletters and employee calls
8. Conduct probation and exit interviews, prepare a summary of feedback themes, and make recommendations for improvements
9. Support employee wellness and engagement initiatives
10. Own the onboarding process to provide a smooth landing for new joiners, including presenting HR onboarding sessions
11. Help optimise the use of HR systems (PeopleHR), proactively assessing data and providing suggestions on how to make business improvements by identifying trends

The successful candidate will:

1. Have previous generalist HR experience
2. Be CIPD qualified (ideally level 5)
3. Be confident in managing processes across the entire employee lifecycle
4. Be experienced in managing ER issues
5. Be focused on continuous improvement and have excellent data analysis and IT skills to make suggestions based on HR data and employee feedback

For more information, please apply now!