HR Advisor: People, Recruitment & Engagement

The Gorse Academies Trust; Morley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Gorse Academies Trust is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join our Central HR Team. You will provide expert advice to managers, support recruitment and employee relations, and analyse HR data to inform decisions.

You will focus on catering function HR support, ensuring compliance, wellbeing and positive workplace culture across the trust, working closely with the HR Director and school leaders.

Qualifications

• Holds, or is working towards, a Level 5 HR qualification, ideally CIPD.
• Significant experience in an HR advisory, coordinator or similar role.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation, HR best practice and people management processes.
• Highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience using HR systems, data and reporting tools, including Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional HR advice and guidance across a wide range of employee matters.
• Support recruitment and onboarding activities across the trust.
• Assist with employee relations cases, including attendance, disciplinary, grievance and performance management processes.
• Produce and analyse HR data to support informed decision-making.
• Support learning, development and organisational change initiatives.
• Promote employee wellbeing, engagement and positive workplace culture.
• Help ensure HR compliance, consistency and best practice across the trust.

Skills

HR advisory

Recruitment

Employee relations

Data analysis

Communication

Excel

People management

Education

Level 5 CIPD qualification

Tools

HRIS

Job description

The Gorse Academies Trust is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join our Central HR Team. You will provide expert advice to managers, support recruitment and employee relations, and analyse HR data to inform decisions.

You will focus on catering function HR support, ensuring compliance, wellbeing and positive workplace culture across the trust, working closely with the HR Director and school leaders.