HR Advisor

The HR Advisor will partner with the wider HR team to support the successful delivery of Human Resources objectives, promoting the Company’s core values, aims, and strategic direction. Acting as a key point of contact, the HR Advisor will provide professional advice and guidance to managers and employees across a full range of HR topics. The post-holder will ensure employment legislation and Company procedures are consistently applied and will support a variety of employee relations matters, delivering a timely, accurate and professional service. Employees are key to our company success and the HR Advisor will work with and advise the business as required creating a supportive and open culture.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide practical HR advice and first-line guidance to managers and employees across a full breadth of HR related topics ✓ Compile HR data, metrics and reports for leadership review
• Act as a coach and guide in helping managers develop their ability to lead their teams effectively
• Assist managers in achieving the best from their teams
• Work with managers, providing support and advice on employee relations and management issues including but not limited to disciplinary, grievance, restructures and redundancy
• Provide advice to managers regarding any changes to employee terms and conditions or statutory leave e.g. flexible working, maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental leave and parental leave
• Support and advise managers in formal HR processes, including attending investigations and Hearings as required ✓ Develop and deliver HR-related training sessions for managers and team leaders
• Support managers with long term sickness and capability case management
• Co-ordinate referrals to the Occupational Health provider as required
•  Actively participate in the creation and delivery of Wellbeing and Engagement initiatives
• Provide HR and payroll support to our subsidiary in Denmark
• Occasional travel to subsidiaries in Europe

Payroll and Benefits

• To provide information and liaise with payroll on payment queries to ensure a smooth payroll process and ensure management instructions/queries are actioned in a timely fashion
• Liaise with benefits and pension providers, actioning HR/payroll system updates accordingly

Project work

• To actively participate in the development and implementation of projects

General

• To maintain own continuing professional development, keeping up to date with legal requirements and relevant HR developments
• To maintain appropriate confidentiality of information relating to the Company and its employees and maintain compliance with GDPR/Data Protection
• To adhere to Company Health, Safety and Environmental policy at all times
• Any other duties as required

FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Minimum NVQ Level 3 or equivalent level of education
• Considerable experience of working in HR
• Proven ability of dealing with complex employee relations cases
• Ability to work appropriately with high levels of confidential and sensitive information
• Experience of using HR software
• Excellent IT Skills (MS Office applications in particular)
• Experience of working to commanding and competing deadlines and service pressures/ demands
• Experience of producing accurate letters and employment/contractual documentation and correspondence
• Experience of maintaining comprehensive records
• Experience of prioritising workload, time management and dealing with conflicting priorities
• Ability to work without close management
• Relevant HR qualification, ideally CIPD Qualified to Level 5
• Good knowledge of UK employment legislation and its application

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES/SKILLS

• Excellent inter-personal, verbal and written communications skills and able to deal with colleagues at all levels of the business
• Ability to establish good working relationships within and external to the Company
• Confident to support, guide and offer advice to others within the business, some of whom may be in a more senior role to the post-holder
• Ability to exercise high level of attention to detail on accuracy of work produced
• Ability to critique own work and consider the wider impact of actions
• Ability to work appropriately with high levels of confidentiality and sensitivity
• Excellent team player who is willing to support colleagues
• Strong systems and IT skills, skilled in using Microsoft packages and experienced in working with HR software/databases to provide MI as required
• Excellent organisational skills including the ability to manage time and prioritise effectively
• Able to work independently using own initiative without needing direction within specified guidelines and processes
• Flexibility
• Ability to successfully coach and influence the performance of others
• Commitment to further training / continuous learning and development