Human Resources Adviser

The Institute of Cancer Research; Sutton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research institute is seeking a self-motivated HR Adviser for a 6-month contract. The role involves providing expert advice on people management and overseeing HR operations. Candidates should have prior HR advisory experience and exceptional customer service skills. You will collaborate with various HR teams to ensure effective service delivery and manage a busy employee relations caseload. This position offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to the HR strategy and operations of the organisation.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in advising on HR matters.
• Ability to manage employee relations cases end-to-end.
• Highly computer-literate with strong organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive advice and guidance on people management.
• Supervise HR Administrative Team's payroll submissions.
• Collaborate with various HR teams to deliver effective services.

Skills

HR advisory experience

Employee relations management

Attention to detail

Customer service skills

Organisational skills

Job description

We currently have anexcitingopportunity for a self-motivated and experienced HR Adviser to join our HR Operations team for 6 months.

Providing dedicated partnering with client departments, you’ll work closely with line managers to provide proactive and pragmatic advice and guidance on all aspects of people management, taking ownership of a busy employee relations caseload. You will also be responsible for supervising the work of our HR Administrative Team to ensure our monthly payroll input is submitted accurately and on time. You will work closely with other HR teams, including Recruitment, Systems and Information, and Learning and Organisational Development to ensure the provision of an effective, end to end HR service to Scientific and Professional Services teams across the ICR.

Key Requirements

You will have previous HR advisory experience, as well as a sound experienceof managing employee relations cases end-to-end. You’ll need to be highly computer-literate, and have excellent attention to detail, with strong organisational and prioritisation skills to deliver effectively within a fast-paced environment. You will also have first-rate customer service skills to build and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues across the organisation. Previous line management experience, and of managing small scale team restructures, including knowledge and understanding of TUPE processes would be a distinct advantage.

Human Resources Directorate

We know that talented, brilliant, passionate people lie at the heart of the ICR. That’s why we provide the policies, procedures, systems and people management infrastructure to recruit, retain, motivate and develop our people to achieve their full potential. We offer both operational and strategic support to teams across the ICR. We are organised across four main functions :

• HR Operations
• Learning and Organisational Development
• Pensions
• Reward, Information and Systems

The ICR’s future success depends on recruiting the very best people with the very best skills and our HR strategy ensures that we have the organisational capacity and capability to deliver this.