HR Advisor

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a HR Advisor for our client a local government organisation in West Berkshire.

The successful candidate will provides central support for colleague lifecycle processes and policies, supporting both colleagues and managers across the organisation.

All Business Partner and HR Advisor roles have a key part in providing strong partnering support across the organisation and will act as trusted partners working with managers to deliver and embed sound people practices achieving wider organisational goals.

This role is a 3 month initial contract with the possibility to extend. This role is hybrid working 2 days in the office a week.

Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Provide recruitment support to managers for example assisting with the development of job descriptions and adverts, liaison with the recruitment advertising agency and recruitment coordinators, being part of interview panels where required and liaison with employment agencies where necessary.
• Support the HR Manager and HR Business Partners with sickness absence and employee relations casework, including obtaining medical reports and undertaking investigations, where required.
• To lead on less complex casework such as designated by the HRBP’s and HRBP Manager.
• Support the HR Manager, HR Business Partners and managers with any restructures and other organisational changes, as required.
• Assist HR Business Partners, in liaison with the HR Learning and Development Coordinator, to ensure that workforce planning, training needs analysis and development plans are actioned.
• Support and in some circumstances, lead, HR projects and undertake related research. For example, lead the Happy Healthy Here staff health and wellbeing arrangements and Job Evaluation approach.
• Work with the HR Business Partners to develop and deliver training and other support to managers.
• Ensure the timely and accurate provision of people data and reports, including annual employee data checks.
• Oversee relevant corporate HR policies, procedures and activities to ensure that they remain up to date and in line with legal requirements and good practice. For example, job evaluation, employee screening processes, maternity/shared parental leave, intranet updates and annual screening for HAV’s, night work and hearing assessments.
• Work with the HR Manager to ensure that key external HR contracts are in place and regularly monitored.
• Support HR in continuous improvement of its transactional processes particularly those relating to recruitment, welcome, starters and leavers’ processes.

Personal Requirements:

• MCIPD qualified or qualification in HR Management or similar or equivalent experience.
• Good knowledge of employment law.
• Public sector experience (Desirable).
• Ability to operate as part of a wider HR function and build strong and productive relationships with managers and individuals at all levels.
• Experience of using a HR database and reporting tools.
• Supporting the management of change, restructuring, TUPE and redundancy scenarios.
• Working within a large, complex and unionised organisation (Desirable).

Working Hours: 37hrs / 8:30am - 17:00pm / Monday to Friday

Pay: £17.29 per hr

Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.