HR Advisor

Dalton Recruitment is partnering with a fantastic client to secure them a new HR Advisor to work closely with the HRBPs and support the People Director to deliver a first class generalist HR advisory service across it's UK operations and with a focus on supporting the HRBPs with 1st & 2nd line Employee Relations queries, offering guidance and advice to business managers and resolving cases quickly and efficiently in line with company policy and UK employment law legislation.

The HR Advisor will provide support, advice, coaching and guidance to people leaders and colleagues across the business in relation to HR policies and procedures, employee relation issues and organisational change. The successful candidate will manage and own end to end ER case work, escalating to the HRBPs as appropriate and supporting them through the resolutions with work varying from (but not exclusively) absences and occupational health, performance management, flexible working requests, grievances and disciplinaries.

The role offers a fantastic development opportunity for an ambitious HR Advisor looking to expand and galvanise their technical hands-on HR skills. It will allow you to build and develop relationships with leaders and colleagues at all levels and provide the required support and guidance expected from a true HR generalist. In addition you will have projects to own whilst maintaining a detailed eye over the day-to-day activities of the role.

The role attracts an attractive base salary, dependant on experience of £40,000 - £45,000 + package and is offered on a permanent, full-time basis with a hybrid model in place working 4 days in their central Woking offices with 1day from home (with a bit of flex). Expensed travel to other UK locations will be required in line with business needs.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Support with HR Administration for general queries and colleague life cycle.
• Support business managers and HR Business Partners resolving 1st/2nd line employee relations cases.
• Champion the completion of good quality mid-year and annual appraisals and supports any gaps in learning needs through supporting the Talent, Learning & Organisational Development Business Partner.
• Delivers and supports the business on a wide range of People projects.
• Supports the interview and selection process and contribute to the decision-making process relating to the most appropriate choice of candidate for appropriate job bands.
• Manage the production of People data and case management from appropriate systems to enable different audiences to understand the position and where improvements are being made and more focus is required.
• Create and maintain an ER dashboard to ensure that the People Business Partners can use the data to report on relevant KPIs.
• Champion best practice, role model their principles
• Ensure personal behaviour promotes cultural change and reflects the values/behaviours and principles of the business.
• Be involved with employee engagement activities, including mental health, surveys & well-being initiatives and employee engagement surveys
• Support the HRBP’s with the central cultural change activities.
• Support the People Director with ad hoc projects & activities.
• Keep up to date with relevant legislation and case law.

Skills & Experience to be Considered:

• Managing multiple 1st/2nd line employee relations cases simultaneously
• Excellent organisational skills with ability to prioritise workload within a complex environment and multiple stakeholders
• Able to advise, coach, mentor business leaders to give them the HR support required to deliver their objectives
• Able to establish credibility at all levels to influence and guide management on all issues
• Knowledge of employment legislation
• Excellent computer skills including word and excel and HR systems (Oracle would be advantageous)
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal and the ability to communicate complex information in a clear and concise way
• Experience of working with employees at all levels
• Experience of dealing with challenging situation where emotions may play a part
• Ability to empathise whilst maintaining professionalism
• CIPD qualified Level 3 and above

Dalton Recruitment Ltd is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role. We will always try to respond to all applications individually but due to the high volume we receive, this may simply not be possible. So if you do not hear back from us within 3 working days, please accept our apologies but please also assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.