HR Advisor (Oldbury)

Sellick Partnership; Tyseley; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is recruiting an experienced HR Advisor for our public sector client in Oldbury. This hybrid role requires a minimum of three days on site each week and offers a varied, engaging workload.

You will manage the HR mailbox, provide guidance on terms and conditions, support policy development, payroll processing and employee relations, and assist with restructures and change initiatives in a busy environment. Strong communication and organisational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience within a similar position.
• Experience managing 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.

Responsibilities

• Maintain HR mailbox and handle employee relations queries in line with policy.
• Support delivery of key projects linked to the people strategy.
• Develop, review and implement HR policies and procedures.
• Provide HR guidance to managers and employees on terms and conditions.
• Coordinate sickness absence management and occupational health referrals.
• Support restructures and organisational change processes.
• Assist HR Admin during peaks and absences.
• Contribute to organisational development and employee engagement.
• Assist audit preparation and actions.
• Facilitate development of line managers’ people and management skills.

Skills

HR policy knowledge

ACAS best practice

Employment law knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Public sector experience

Job description

Job Details

Role: HR Advisor

Sector: Public Sector

Duration: 3 Months

Location: Oldbury (Hybrid)

Salary: Competitive

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

Responsibilities

• 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 Experience

• Experience within a similar position
• Experience managing 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 be 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.