Senior HR Advisor 12 mth FTC

Portfolio HR & Reward; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the HR sector seeks an HR Business Partner. The successful candidate will engage in varied tasks with responsibilities in HR planning, employee relations, and performance management. You will work closely with business leaders, requiring strong communication skills and proactive HR expertise.

Qualifications

• Strong business partnering experience.
• Generalist HR experience required.
• Ability to influence at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Support HR operational tasks and strategic priorities.
• Handle employee relations, including grievances and absences.
• Assist with performance management processes and salary reviews.

Skills

Business partnering

Communication

HR processes improvement

Attention to detail

Team orientation

Education

Graduate calibre

CIPD qualified (part or fully)

Tools

Excel

Job description

The role is varied and in supporting the achievement of the firm's growth and development plans you will get involved in a number of ad hoc projects within the Central HR team on a regular basis, supporting colleagues in other locations or teams as needed.

You will be aligned to a fee earning practice area where you will use your business partnering abilities to foster strong working relationships with the teams you work with. You will play a key role in supporting them day to day with operational HR tasks and work together to drive forward their strategic priorities.

BUSINESS PARTNERING
Leading and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders, including senior management, department heads, and employees.
Acting as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, providing guidance and support on HR related matters.
Partnering with business leaders to understand their objectives and challenges, working closely with them to develop and implement HR initiatives that drive employee engagement, performance, and retention.
Proactively identify opportunities to improve HR processes and practices to support the achievement of business goals.

RESOURCING
Working alongside the Resourcing team, providing support to the HR Managers in the provision of timely, cost effective and efficient resource management to client teams
Liaising with recruiting line/HR managers to establish a business case and authorisation of vacancies before commencing with appropriate sourcing and attraction methodologies. Supporting the selection process as needed through to offer stage
Appropriate liaison with Central HR Admin team regarding staff changes and provision of management information
Supporting all new joiners from point of offer to date of commencement
Supporting leavers from point of resignation to leaving date. Conducting exit interviews as required, and feeding back appropriate MI
Managing secondment requests

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
Working with line/HR Managers in handling the employee relations, disciplinary or grievance issues arising, providing appropriate and timely support and maintaining appropriate records
Working with line/HR Managers in handling absences cases, including providing appropriate support and timely submission of any occupational health referral or income protection forms as applicable
Providing day to day benefits information and advice as required. Being aware of the terms and conditions applicable to the various roles within the firm, and ensuring that the appropriate benefits are in place for staff in a timely manner
Dealing with all maternity or shared parental leavers, returners and others to include handling working flexibly applications in conjunction with the line/HR Manager

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Assisting in the provision of rigorous performance management support to the practice group as required
Supporting performance review processes and ensuring that any training and development needs are dealt with in a timely manner
Assist HR/Line Managers with practice group promotion processes
Supporting the annual salary review process for the practice group

About you
Evidence of taking a proactive and lead role within a HR team with strong business partnering experience
Ideally you will be of graduate calibre and either part or fully CIPD qualified but this is not essential
Previous generalist HR experience at a similar level required
Have the ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision
A demonstrable ability to influence at senior levels; excellent written and verbal communication skills
A clear ability to manage a complex and changing work-load, flexibly and efficiently
A strong team orientation
Ability to juggle multiple tasks and deadlines whilst maintaining a high attention to detail at all times
Highly computer literate, in particular strong Excel skills

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