Strategic HR Advisor - Attendance and ER

The City of Liverpool College; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Health and wellbeing program

Medicash health plans

Life Assurance

Travel loan scheme

Flexible Working

Professional development

College benefits platform

Job summary

The City of Liverpool College is seeking an HR Advisor to support HR Business Partners and staff across the HR function. You will handle employee relations, attendance management, contracts, pay, and provide guidance on HR policies while contributing to the College’s mission and values.

You’ll lead attendance management, produce management information, and support HRBPs with casework and training while acting as a professional ambassador for the College.

Qualifications

• Certificate in HR Practice or appropriate equivalent qualification or experience.
• Up to date knowledge and experience of the practical applications of employment law and statutory requirements.
• Experience of working within a busy HR department.
• Experience in preparing formal cases for internal hearings.
• Practical experience in sickness absence management.
• Awareness of the main trends in Human Resources and ability to evaluate their practical worth in the contect of the College.
• Excellent computer literacy – ability to use the current IT programs.
• Ability to effectively organise and prioritise heavy workloads.
• Ability to establish good working relationships with all levels of staff, management and trade unions.
• To deliver training as and when required

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for ensuring that all new employees are inducted and trained in the use of self service and online systems.
• Provide advice and guidance to managers and staff on HR processes and procedures in relation to people management.
• Ensure HR systems are maintained and provide managers with accurate information.
• Liaise with managers on performance concerns and escalate to the HRBP as appropriate.
• Advise on and process leave requests (maternity, paternity, compassionate, dependants and bereavement).
• Maintain exit interview documentation and complete paperwork as required.

Skills

HR Practice

Employment law

Attendance management

Employee relations

Managing workload

Education

Certificate in HR Practice or equivalent

Tools

HR systems

IT literacy

Job description

The City of Liverpool College is seeking an HR Advisor to support HR Business Partners and staff across the HR function. You will handle employee relations, attendance management, contracts, pay, and provide guidance on HR policies while contributing to the College’s mission and values.

You’ll lead attendance management, produce management information, and support HRBPs with casework and training while acting as a professional ambassador for the College.