HR Advisor (13 month FTC)

Job Description

Our client is a successful and commercially diverse manufacturing business who have a portfolio of brands supplying a wide range of business and consumer products to their customer base. Their customers vary from schools to large commercial businesses and very well-known e-commerce retailers. Due to a pending maternity leave, the business is looking to recruit a pragmatic and commercially astute HR Advisor to cover on a 13-month fixed term contract. The successful candidate will be an experienced HR Generalist who enjoys being hands-on operationally day to day, whilst also supporting on significant change projects. The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic people-orientated individual with the confidence to manage conflicting and changing priorities. This is an incredible opportunity to join a forward thinking, dynamic business where you will gain exposure to exciting projects and be part of a highly experienced & knowledgeable HR team.

Please note: This is a hybrid role (3 days per week office based, 2 days per week home based)

HR Advisor Main Responsibilities:

• Act as a point of contact for all UK & Ireland employees for their full life cycle in line with company policy, processes, legislation and best practice including but not limited to; recruitment, onboarding, performance management, change management, learning and development, leavers, absence management, disciplinaries and grievances.
• Provide generalist HR support to all UK & Ireland employees in collaboration with the HR Manager.
• Support the HR Manager with HR projects as and when required.
• Work in collaboration with the wider team with maintaining policies and processes in line with employment legislation & best practice.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with employees and stakeholders across the business, whilst assisting the HR Manager in maintaining positive relationships between the business and HR.
• Provide a confidential, safe and dignified environment for employees to discuss personal issues, whilst maintaining confidentiality. Escalate to HR Manager as required.
• Ensure employee HR files (electronic & paper) are kept up to date and maintained with relevant and required documentation, with files being kept secure and confidential at all times.
• Comply with all Company Standards & Regulations with regard to Health, Safety and the Environment.

Key Skills/Experience:

• HR Generalist with experience delivering advice and support across the full employee lifecycle.
• Proven experience of reprioritising workload/daily tasks within a reactive working environment with the ability to manage multiple and varying deadlines.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite systems, Office 365, Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, integrity, reliability, collaboration and approachability.
• Strong, clear and effective communication skills (face to face, by telephone and in writing)
• Great administration skills with excellent attention to detail.
• The ability and confidence to work autonomously, organise own workload, take responsibility and manage time effectively and productively.
• Good understanding of the GDPR/legal requirements in handling personal and sensitive data.
• Ability to keep knowledge up to date with Employment legislation and sharing learnings with HR colleagues as required.
• Ideally L3 or L5 CIPD qualified.

Interested in this opportunity? Please submit an up-to-date CV including details about your current or most recent salary and your availability / notice period. You can also contact Sarah Cleaver on 01295 983582 / https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-cleaver-certrp-489635158/ for a discreet and confidential discussion about the role.