HR Compliance Advisor

Kier Group; Rushden; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an HR Compliance Advisor to enhance their HR Shared Services team. This role involves managing right to work and immigration activities, ensuring compliance with Home Office regulations. You'll provide guidance on UK immigration inquiries, support recruiters with Skilled Worker sponsorship, and develop training materials. The position offers a hybrid working model, allowing flexibility while ensuring adherence to processes. Join a company committed to diversity and inclusion, where your skills will contribute to shaping a compliant and supportive workplace.

Benefits

Additional holiday purchase opportunities

Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%

Enhanced family leave & policies

Opportunity to purchase health benefits & insurance

Qualifications

• Experience with right to work processes and UKVI SMS for sponsored migrants.
• Strong communication skills and high literacy standards.

Responsibilities

• Support HR Shared Services with right to work and immigration activities.
• Manage Kier's Home Office Licences and Skilled Worker sponsorship procedures.

Skills

UK immigration processes

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Experience with HR systems (Oracle)

Risk identification and control

Tools

Oracle Service Cloud

Job description

Additional holiday purchase opportunities

Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%

Enhanced family leave & policies

Opportunity to purchase health benefits & insurance

We're looking for an HR Compliance Advisor to join our HR Shared Services team based in Rushden.

Location: Rushden - hybrid working available, with 1-2 days per week in the Rushden office as required

Hours: 37.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

What will you be responsible for?

As an HR Compliance Advisor, you'll support the HR Shared Services team with right to work and immigration activities across Kier, including employment screening such as DBS checks and security clearance. A key aspect of this role is managing Kier's Home Office Licences and Skilled Worker sponsorship procedures, as well as developing and delivering right to work training for recruitment.

Your day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Providing guidance on UK immigration enquiries and managing the ‘HR Compliance' queue on Oracle Service Cloud within SLAs, seeking legal support when necessary.
• Staying updated with Home Office rule changes, updating guidance and training materials accordingly.
• Supporting recruiters, HRBPs, and hiring managers with Skilled Worker sponsorship requirements.
• Ensuring adherence to processes, procedures, and updated process maps and LWIs.
• Processing certificates of sponsorship requests for Skilled Worker visa holders, ensuring documentation meets Home Office requirements.
• Managing the Resident Permit expiry reminder process, obtaining updated right to work copies and personnel records by deadlines.

What are we looking for?

This role is suitable if you have:

• Experience with right to work processes and UKVI SMS for sponsored migrants.
• Strong communication skills and high literacy standards to effectively engage with stakeholders.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience with HR systems like Oracle.
• Experience in risk identification, control issues, and providing timely recommendations.

We value potential and transferable skills, so even if you don't meet every requirement, please apply and let's have a conversation.

Diversity and inclusion

We are committed to making Kier a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our employees play a vital role in shaping our diversity initiatives, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds. Our D&I action plan is available here.

We look forward to your application to #joinkier.