HR Advisor

12 month contract for a HR Advisor in Essex £30/35K

Your new company
A HR Advisor is required for a standalone role in Essex. This is a 12 month contract that could extend or be made permanent. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone that is looking for a generalist position with a good level of autonomy

Your new role

• Maintain and manage a rolling workforce plan and ensure roles are recruited for in a timely manner, with high quality employees
• Arrange and deliver on boarding activities for all new joiners, including Welcome and Induction and co-ordinate job-specific training.
• Process all new starters, including pre-employment checks, employee changes and leavers and liaising with the HR Shared Services Team
• Develop a rolling plan of local employee engagement activities and drive the delivery of this plan.
• Act as the initial point of contact for all HR matters; providing high quality consistent HR advice, coaching, mentoring and guidance Policies, procedures and best practice at all levels.
• Support Managers in performance management processes, disciplinary, grievance issues and attendance matters. Undertake investigations when this might be appropriate.
• Co-ordinate internal communications, owning the HR calendar of requirements, ensuring the site is adequately prepared and meets all payroll and HR timescales.
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with all key stakeholders.
• Manage the Occupational Health facility and over-see activity to ensure it is in line with company procedures and workforce requirements.
• Delivering the people strategy locally with guidance and support from the HR Business Partner, supporting the development and implementation of HR initiatives and systems, effectively implementing initiatives, whilst continually seeking and recommending improvements. For example supporting the Annual Employee Survey, Enabling Excellence process
• Maintain employee records using People Soft
• Accurate and confidential management of all personnel files including updating records, changes and amendments including salary reviews, responsibility allowances, change of bank details
• Provide monthly and ad-hoc reports
• Organise and prioritise workload effectively to meet strict deadlines, effectively oversee multiple ER cases at a time.
• Meticulous approach and strength of character to challenge and own people related matters to a high standard

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful you will hold a certificate in Personnel Practice - Level 5 CIPD qualification.
You will have proven experience as a HR Advisor, ideally within an industry that is regulated with a major focus on governance or compliance. You will have the ability to work with cross functional teams and identify and implement business focused solutions and build strong relationships at all levels. It's essential that you have experience and can demonstrate extensive experience of ER case management


What you'll get in return
A 12 month contract as HR Advisor in Essex £30/35K with parking.

What you need to do now
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