HR Advisor (Oldbury)

Sellick Partnership; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is seeking an experienced HR Advisor for a 3-month contract in Oldbury. The role is hybrid with at least three days on-site per week and involves handling HR queries, policy development, payroll processing, and employee relations.

Ideal candidates will have prior HR experience, strong knowledge of HR policies and employment law, and the ability to manage competing deadlines while supporting business-wide people initiatives and organisational development.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar HR role.
• Ability to manage a varied workload with deadlines.
• Knowledge of HR policies, procedures and ACAS.
• Knowledge of Employment law.
• Public sector experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Answer HR queries and manage HR mailbox.
• Support delivery of people strategy projects.
• Develop and implement HR policies and procedures.
• Provide HR guidance to managers and staff on employment matters.
• Coordinate sickness absence management and formal absence processes.
• Support organisational development and employee engagement initiatives.
• Process payroll items and meet payroll deadlines.

Skills

HR policy knowledge

Employment law

Public sector experience

Workload management

Job description

Role

HR Advisor

Sector

Public Sector

Duration

3 Months

Location

Oldbury (Hybrid)

Salary

Competitive

Overview

Sellick Partnership is currently recruiting for an experienced HR Advisor join our client based in Oldbury, this role if offered on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 3 days a week onsite

Duties

• Being responsible for maintaining HR Mailbox and taking employee relations call, resolving day to day HR queries, in line with policy, procedure, contractual terms and best practice
• Supporting and managing the delivery of key projects linked to the organisation's people strategy
• Researching, developing, reviewing and implementing HR policies and procedures
• Providing professional HR advice and guidance to managers and employees on employment matters, terms and conditions, and HR policies
• Coordinating sickness absence management, including reporting, occupational health referrals, and formal absence management processes
• Supporting managers with restructuring, redundancy and organisational change processes
• Providing guidance and support to the HR Administration team during workload peaks and management absence
• Supporting organisational development, learning and development initiatives, and employee engagement activities
• Supporting HR and operations with audit preparation and actions
• Being responsible for maintaining HR Mailbox and taking employee relations call, resolving day to day HR queries, in line with policy, procedure, contractual terms and best practice
• Supporting facilitation in the development of line managers, to increase their people and management skills in line with policy, procedure, and best practice
• Being esponsible for processing all monthly payroll items for all employees in line with policy and procedure; meeting payroll deadlines.

Ideal candidate qualifications

• Experience within a similar position
• Experience manging a varied workload, with conflicting deadlines
• Experience and knowledge of HR policies, procedures and ACAS best practice
• Knowledge and application of Employment law
• Experience within the public sector would be beneficial

The HR Advisor will need to have excellent communication skills and effectively be able to communicate to stakeholders of all levels. Furthermore, the ideal candidate will have an impeccable eye for detail and accuracy to ensure all workload is carried out effectively and efficiently. They will also need to able to prioritise their workload and be efficient and effective to meet unpredictable deadlines and deal with conflicting demands, whilst working in a high-pressured environment.

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