HR Advisor / HR Officer

The HR Officer will be providing managers with practical solution-focused HR advice on general HR and People matters. This is ideally based on site 5 days a week but could be hybrid and WFH 2 or 3 days if required.
Duties Include

* Overseeing recruitment and onboarding processes, organisational development, and employee relations.
* Ensuring policies and procedures are in line with current employment legislation.
* Responsible for the supervision of the administrative function of the HR department.
* Provide effective HR advice to the organisation through a variety of communication tools, e.g. Teams, etc.
* Provide support and advice to recruiting managers to ensure recruitment is carried out in line with the Recruitment Policy and Safer Recruitment principles.
* Coordinate the recruitment process from advertising through to appointment of successful candidate, including pre-employment checks, the preparation of appointment documentation and onboarding.
* Supporting the management of employee relations cases relating to Disciplinary, Grievance, Sickness and Capability. This includes liaising with Occupational Health and supporting formal investigations and hearings.
* Coach managers to manage sickness absence, managing redeployment where appropriate, assisting staff with returning and work with managers across the organisation to reduce sickness absence.
* Manage the day-to-day workload of the HR team including annual appraisals, ensuring the best use of volunteers.
* Maintain and update HR documents routinely, ensuring Handbooks, SharePoint and other documents or online forms are updated in line with employment law updates and organisational updates.
* Assist in the checking of the payroll when required.

Requirements
* CIPD Qualified level 5 or similar by experience
* Proven background as an HR Generalist or HR Advisor or similar level within an HR team
* Experience of reviewing and implementing Company Policies
* Proven experience of coaching managers in an HR advisory capacity
* Up to date and comprehensive knowledge of HR practice, concepts and themes including employment law and employee relations issues
* Good IT skills, particularly in HR systems

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