The Company:

Our client is a not for profit organisation which delivers employee development solutions to help employers to improve their workforce through increasing productivity, improving learning solutions and helping to boost the skills for staff across a wide range of industries throughout the UK and internationally.

The Job:

On their behalf we are seeking a HR Advisor.  This role will be to provide an administrative and business service to all aspects of the HR function.  They have a headcount of 120 employees, with a heavy reliance on recruitment and HR lifecycle activities

Responsibilities will include:

• Being the centralised resource for recruitment and selection functions
• Ensuring numerous employment records, including personal files, DBS checks, right to work forms, employment contracts and all other HR documentation are continually monitored and processed and maintained
• Dealing with the administration of all recruitment activities for the company, including the administration of an approved supplier list
• Conducting starter, induction and probationary processes on a continual basis
• Providing ongoing advice on people matters in line with employment policies
• Manage and update the MHR system
• To be the main point of contact for the HR departments administration services
• To draft all administrational documentation in relation to the resourcing aspects of HR department
• To ensure that payroll, pensions and contractual administration is completed accurately, in a timely fashion and in line with terms and conditions of service
• To ensure that HR records / personal files are kept up to date and stored confidentially in accordance with the provisions of data protection legislation
• To update and communicate all organisational charts on a quarterly basis
• To manage, review and liaise with all recruitment-related suppliers
• To ensure the provision of a comprehensive centralised recruitment and selection service, providing advice and guidance to managers, as well as co-ordinating interviews where necessary
• To conduct all starter and induction processes throughout the organisation, including relevant documentation, RtW checks and reference checks
• To participate in the recruitment and selection processes of staff where appropriate

The Person:

For this role our client is looking for someone who has previous HR Advisor experience and partially CIPD qualified.  As well as this they are looking for someone who has up to date knowledge of the UK employment framework, (it would be amazing if you have experience with MHR systems). 

Other experience would include:

• Sufficient knowledge of best practice and legislation on all aspects of HR (including employee resourcing)
• Experience with running a monthly payroll system, implementing starters and changes in an accurate and timely manner
• Experience of working in a complex organisational environment, with multiple geographical locations
• Experience of working in both the private and not for profit sectors
• High level inter-personal skills and the ability to communicate with all levels of the organisation
• Demonstrable ability to assess and manage HR workloads in a timely manner
• Skills and Abilities
• Demonstrable ability to work accurately, attending to detail as appropriate
• Ability to build and maintain credibility with internal and external stakeholders
• Calmness and resilience in order to cope with pressure
• and change
• Ability to use initiative and where applicable operate with autonomy
• IT literate, the ability to use a variety of software and HR information systems