HR Advisor
I am working with a Public Sector Organisation based in London who are looking for a HR Advisor for 3 Months Initially.
The role is full time, to start ASAP and paying up to £21.94 per hour.
Job Purpose
- The HR Team fosters an inclusive and supportive culture where staff are encouraged to achieve their full potential enabling the Guildhall School of Music & Drama to deliver world-class professional training.
- The post is to deliver a professional, customer focussed HR service to designated departments within the Guildhall School and to work across all departments in collaboration with the other HR Business Partners, HR Advisor, and HR Coordinator.
- To work with the HR Business Partners and HR Advisor to provide pragmatic, creative and business focused HR solutions and recommendations.
- To build and develop relationships with managers and staff at all levels to provide support and guidance on a range of HR matters and share best practice. (i.e. Recruitment and Selection and Employee Relations Cases).
Duties and Responsibilities
- Working alongside the HR Business Partner and independently, to provide procedural and best practice advice to employees and managers regarding a wide range of HR issues establishing effective relationships with key staff.
- Support HR Business Partners in dealing with change management projects,
- g. restructures, review of job descriptions and contractual variations processes,
- including those related to change management processes.
- Work alongside the other HR Advisor to lead and manage on area-specific and organisation wide HR projects including the roll-out of any new initiatives. e.g. proactively running training sessions for managers and staff.
- Work directly with line managers in managing sickness absence cases, liaising with Occupational Health when needed, and advising managers on process and outcomes. Proactively manage sickness absence reporting, highlighting possible concerns to the HR Business Partner.
- Support and advise line managers in dealing with employee relations issues including grievance, disciplinary, and performance management undertaking casework as required.
- Manage maternity, paternity, flexible working, and other family-friendly policies related requests in line with the City of London policies and advise managers on the processes.
- Manage and advise managers on the delivery of recruitment and selection campaigns for both established staff and hourly paid professors working with recruiting managers to ensure appropriate, effective, and efficient use of media; drafting, editing, and proofing recruitment advertisements and providing advice on the selection process.
- Create, review, and update job descriptions in line with the City of London job evaluations guidelines ensuring consistency across divisions.
- Liaise with recruitment managers and candidates on potential employment legislation aspects of a role. (i.e. eligibility to work in the UK).
- Lead on the new starter onboarding processes ensuring new staff are set up on HR systems, booked on relevant training and all new starter paperwork has been completed. In conjunction with the HR Coordinator and HR Assistants, ensure the HR induction for new staff is delivered and to the probation process is completed for all new starters.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of DBSs working in collaboration with HR colleagues and ensure processes are in place to ensure DBS checks are updated as required.
Knowledge & Skills
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in Human Resources or Business Administration. (A,I)
- CIPD qualified or part qualified with an intermediate level qualification. (A,I)
- Excellent IT Skills including MS Office. (Word, Excel in particular) (A,I)
- Demonstrable experience of working in Human Resources department at Advisory level. (A,I), preferably in a Higher Education environment.
- Proven ability and experience to provide advice on HR policies and procedures, with experience of providing flexible solutions to HR issues within the legal and procedural frameworks. (A,I)
- Experience of managing multiple recruitment campaigns (including campaigns for senior managers/heads of departments, hourly paid professors), with experience of interviewing candidates and providing advice and guidance to managers on interview questions and tests. (A,I)
- Experience of working in an HE or Arts environment with a clear understanding of the relevant HR issues in the sector. (A,I)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with experience of dealing with staff at all levels including Vice Principals and Directors. (A,I)
Please only apply for this post if you are an experienced HR Advisor and available to start on no more than a week's notice.
Thank you
Priyanka Sharma(Eden Brown Synergy)
Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.
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