HR Advisor

Role: HR Advisor

Sector: Public and Not-for-Profit

Duration: Contract until

Location: Staffordshire - Hybrid

Salary: up to 24.92 UMB per hour

Sellick Partnership are currently recruiting for an experienced HR Advisor to join our client based in Staffordshire, working on a hybrid basis.

The HR Advisor is to provide advice, challenge and support to managers at all levels across the full range of the organisations services on all employee relations issues, change management and organisational development activity. This will involve exploring, probing and analysing situations providing solutions with risks and benefits, including circumstances when policy and precedent does not exist.

The duties of the HR Advisor include:

• Undertaking and supporting with the investigation of any employee relations issues
• Acting as a first point of contact for the People Operations Team and make recommendations on the most appropriate route in order to resolve people related issues
• Interpreting and assessing current and future case law and employment law, identifying, developing and implementing changes to policy
• Providing expert, professional and ethical People advice including advice within formal hearings and processes, using knowledge of employment legislation to reduce risk of future Employment Tribunal proceedings
• Coaching and supporting managers to resolve issues at the earliest opportunity where appropriate, determining where informal resolution can be achieved and identify cases that are suitable for mediation
• Providing advice, challenge and support to managers on a range of complex employee relations issues including support of investigations and hearings in accordance with established Staffordshire County Council policies and procedures
• Supporting managers through Change projects including restructures and TUPE transfers. This will include working with stakeholders to deliver business aims, support with structural design, job evaluation activity and both collective and individual consultation and/or engagement
• Gathering, analysing and monitoring data relating to people related activity identifying trends, areas of concern and performance on all change and employee relations activity to ensure customer satisfaction and identify any improvements
• Supporting associated People projects, providing operational expertise and insight to ensure projects are delivered and meet their aims

The ideal HR Advisor will:

• Be qualified to CIPD Level 5 or equivalent
• Have excellent knowledge of current employment legislation, case law and good HR practice
• Have extensive experience pf HR within a large complex unionised organisation
• Have experience in successfully delivering and supporting on a range of change projects
• Have experience within the public sector.

The HR Advisor will need to have excellent communication skills and effectively be able to communicate to stakeholders of all levels. Furthermore, the ideal candidate will have an impeccable eye for detail and accuracy to ensure all workload is carried out effectively and efficiently. They will also need to able to prioritise their workload and be efficient and effective to meet unpredictable deadlines and deal with conflicting demands, whilst working in a high-pressured environment.

Our client is hoping to have the HR Advisor in the role as soon as possible, therefore if you believe your experience meets the criteria above, please contact Charlotte Broomfield by Friday 21st February or call the Derby office for more information.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.