HR Manager / HR Advisor

Randstad Staffing; Hertford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A successful SME in Hertford is seeking a highly experienced HR Manager to provide strategic and operational support. The role requires a proven record in HR advice, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage compliance with employment law. This is an immediate opportunity within a growing business offering a competitive salary. Applications are encouraged from all backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Experienced in providing HR advice across various issues.
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities effectively.
• Excellent customer service and confidentiality skills.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the HR point of contact for the company.
• Delivering strategic and operational HR support.
• Ensuring legal compliance with employment legislation.
• Coordinating recruitment processes and performance management.
• Managing employee records and annual pay review processes.

Skills

Proven HR advice track record

Strong interpersonal skills

Influencing and negotiating skills

Strong IT skills including MS applications

Strong administration skills

Education

CIPD Accreditation Level 5 or above

Job description

HR Manager / HR Advisor

£35000 - 40000

Full time - Permanent - Hertford

Randstad are currently working in collaboration with a successful SME based in Hertford. This busy, successful and expanding business are seeking a highly experienced HR Manager to provide top level support to the Senior Management Team. The role of Human Resources (HR) Manager will focus on supporting the success of this growing business by ensuring we have skilled and motivated employees in place to enable us to achieve our overall business objectives.

Essential Core Skills

• To be the company's designated HR point of contact.
• To deliver both strategic and day to day HR support and guidance.
• To be responsible for ensuring the business fulfils its employer duties and obligations in compliance with prevailing HR legislation.
• Raising HR cases to external consultancy firm for advice and guidance.

Specifically:

• Supporting the business by contributing to the development of the HR strategy/plan which will then feed into the company's strategic business plan supporting the company's growth ambitions.
• Contributing to the annual HR planning cycle and supporting the delivery of the agreed objectives to ensure that all actions are achieved.
• Working closely with the Senior Management team to provide guidance and support on the full range of HR activities. To include:
• Ensuring legal compliance with prevailing employment legislation including managing compliance and risk factors and advising on matters of employment law, liaising with external legal advisors where necessary.
• Ensuring a consistent, fair, and legally compliant approach to people management.
• Providing support to managers and employees on all aspects of HR.
• Developing, maintaining, and applying HR policies/employee handbook to comply with best practice and legislation.
• Lead, co-ordinate and evolve the recruitment process as required.
• Reviewing and developing the performance management system and standard of reporting.
• Involvement of Learning and Development (L&D) plan and its implementation.
• Maintaining employee records (past and present) and ensuring compliance in file management.
• Gathering insight from employees around employment practices and recommending and implementing change where appropriate.
• Managing the annual pay review process.

Key Skills:

• Proven track record in the provision of comprehensive, strategic, and operational HR advice across the full range of HR issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to form effective working relationships and deliver excellent customer service.
• The ability to always maintain confidentiality and act with discretion and diplomacy.
• Influencing and negotiating skills.
• A willingness to challenge organisational culture where necessary and to want to implement best practice HR activity
• Strong administration skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload, and work to tight deadlines and changing demands.
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic to achieve results.
• Strong IT skills including MS applications (Word and Excel).

Desirable:

• Ideally previous experience of operating in a standalone HR Manager role.
• Hold a CIPD Accreditation Level 5 or above.

This is an immediately available opportunity for a HR Manager to join a successful and growing business at an exciting time.

If you are interested in the role of HR Manager please do not hesitate to apply today.

Randstad Financial & Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial & Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003