Senior HR Advisor.

We are urgently seeking a Senior HR Advisor to work within a small HR team for a leading consultancy firm. You need a proven HR background and ideally be qualified at CIPD level 5 or above. The role requires a car driver as you will also attend other sites. You will be involved across all aspects of HR but will have a lot of responsibility for the recruitment function. Whilst providing temporary cover for this role we can confidently report that feedback has been excellent in terms of working for a supportive and friendly team.

The Role


A varied HR Advisor role reporting to the HR Manager in this well established organisation. It is fully site based initially leading to 1 hybrid day per week following probation.

Responsibilities

• Looking after the full-cycle recruitment activity, from candidate attraction to pre-employment checks and onboarding.
• Work with Marketing & HR Manager to manage the corporate LinkedIn account, social media, to attract potential candidates.
• Ensure Recruitment Activity Report is maintained
• Coordinate recruitment requests – gain appropriate authorisation, confirm job specification and agree campaign approach.
• Ensure recruitment activity process is followed, coordinate interviews with recruitment agencies and direct applicants as well as liaise with hiring managers and advise candidates accordingly.
• Draft offer letters and contracts of employment.
• Produce and Maintain recruitment KPIs for inclusion in board report.
• Maintain ATS with recruitment activity and produce analytics where required.
• Onboarding, Induction & Integration of new starters
• Organise new starters into the business, co-ordinating induction, follow up processes etc

Leavers

• Carry out exit interviews and updating records
• Completing all relevant administration

Payroll Support

• Act as backup point of contact for payroll provider / employees.
• Support payroll with any issues such as overpayments, owed payments etc.
• Notify payroll of all relevant information relating to payroll (i.e., new starters / leavers, tax forms, contract / benefit changes, sickness, absence maternity / paternity pay) using standard forms.

Remuneration & Benefits

• Maintain salaries data on system and employee files / records.
• Provide reports as directed and provide administrative support.

Support HR Team with General HR Administration

• Ensure employee files are maintained.
• Manage holiday, sickness, absence systems.
• Answer policy queries from employees or refer to HR Manager.

Other / Miscellaneous:

• Ensure the security of all confidential & accurate HR information in line with GDPR.
• Undertake periodic audits as directed, including annual GDPR audit across the business, produce risk assessment report for the board.

Health & wellbeing

• Provide health & wellbeing support, guidance and initiatives to management

Performance Management/Employee Relations:

• Coordinate Head Office and Site annual appraisals and produce analysis and reports for the board.
• Working on a variety of employee relations casework, to provide advice, guidance & support – in line with company policy including absence, disciplinary, grievance, and capability investigations and meetings.

HR Policy and Procedures

• Contribute / support development and communication of HR Policies and Procedures.
• Ensuring all current vacancies are advertised using the ATS system.
  
  

Experience, skills set and/or qualifications

• Proven experience in a HR Adviser role - essential (3 -5 years).
• Commercial / SME experience desirable but not essential.
• Experience supporting multi-site, blue collar workforce desirable but not essential.
• Previous experience of payroll administration essential.
• CIPD L5 essential or equivalent professional qualification.
• Mental Health First Aid - desirable.
• Educated to A-Level (or equivalent) or above essential.
• Good working knowledge of UK employment law.
• Good working knowledge of UK HR best practice.
• Strong attention to detail / ability to process data with accuracy.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Able to work to deadlines.
• Able to multi task with an eye for detail.
• Flexible and positive outlook.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to influence & communicate at all levels throughout the business.
• Maturity & confidentiality.
• Excellent PC skills incl. Excel.
• Customer focussed and a team player.