Junior HR Advisor- OPEA UK

TN United Kingdom; Swindon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Junior HR Advisor to join their dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to provide essential HR support across the employee life cycle while collaborating with various teams. You'll act as a key point of contact for HR inquiries, ensuring smooth operations and compliance with UK employment legislation. With a focus on relationship building and effective communication, you'll contribute to a thriving HR function. This position is ideal for a motivated individual looking to grow their HR career in a supportive and fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an HR role with a current CIPD qualification.
• Strong understanding of UK employment legislation and HR systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely HR support and advice throughout the employee life cycle.
• Coordinate onboarding processes and maintain HR data systems.

Skills

HR experience

CIPD qualification

Microsoft Office Suite

SAP software

UK employment legislation

Communication skills

Team player

Education

CIPD qualification

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

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To start as soon as possible, full time / part time, fixed term

Functional area: Human Resources

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

The Junior HR Advisor provides advice and guidance to managers and employees, on all aspects of HR across the whole employee life cycle. The Junior HR advisor will work closely with the HR Business Partners in the UK, the HR Operations and Payroll team in the UK, and across RWE OPEA’s global HR team.

The Role

The role on a day to day basis will work closely with other key partners including the HR Operations and Payroll team in the UK (Payroll, HR systems and administration team), the HR business partners in the UK and globally; the Global talent acquisition, Compensation and Benefits and Organisational Development Team including external suppliers, pension providers and flexible benefits providers. The Junior HR advisor will provide the ‘glue’ to help organize and support the day to day running of the HR team and function in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Act as a first point of contract for the HR OPEA UK team, to provide timely support and advice to employees and managers throughout the employee life cycle on a range of topics including; remuneration, employment benefits, absences, flexible working requests and contractual changes.
• Being the key contact with the HR Operations and Payroll team to ensure all appropriate payroll change are submitted accurately and within the relevant monthly payroll deadline including supporting line managers with submitting the relevant forms and paperwork.
• Engage in non-complex case work in respect of absence management, grievance and disciplinary as required.
• Responsible for maintaining the organisational management data system for the UK. Previous experience with SAP software would be desirable.
• To provide project assistance and general administration support when any HR projects are ongoing e.g. TUPE, M&A activities
• To be able to run and provide analysis of reports
• Coordination and delivery of the onboarding process for OPEA UK new starters.
• Supporting the maintenance of the HR portal and HR Policies and processes working in close conjunction with the Junior HRBP.

Requirements

• Proven previous experience in a HR role is essential, Including current CIPD qualification
• Experience using Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and HR information systems (SAP is preferred).
• A good understanding of UK employment legislation.
• Ability to build a strong reputation by developing relationships both within and external to the business, in an approachable and professional manner, in order to deliver tasks with success and credibility.
• Highly motivated, strong team player, flexible in approach to work, with demonstrable capacity for adapting to challenging and changing work and deadlines and the ability to get involved and support in a range of activities with a ‘can do’ approach.
• Able to think creatively, be innovative and proactively identify workable, practical solutions to problems.
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast paced HR environment, with the ability to prioritise and organise work effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
• HR experience of working within a large, international business across global locations is desirable.