HR Advisor

Service purpose:

HR''s purpose is to develop strategies, policies and practices so that people are Happy Healthy Here in an organization that is both supportive and legal.

Job purpose:

Responsible for providing HR advice to Housing managers across a range of HR issues and the wider organization in providing support to the Corporate HR Lead and HR Business Partners. Responsible for the delivery of HR specific projects and the provision of accurate people data across the Housing service.

Core accountabilities:

• Provide recruitment support to managers for example assisting with the development of job descriptions and adverts, liaison with the recruitment advertising agency and recruitment coordinators, being part of interview panels where required and liaison with employment agencies where necessary.
• Support the HR Manager and HR Business Partners with sickness absence and employee relations casework, including obtaining medical reports and undertaking investigations, where required.
• Support the HR Manager, HR Business Partners and managers with any restructures and other organizational changes, as required.
• Assist HR Business Partners, in liaison with the HR Learning and Development Coordinator, to ensure that workforce planning, training needs analysis and development plans are actioned.
• Support and in some circumstances, lead, HR projects and undertake related research. For example, lead the Happy Healthy Here staff health and wellbeing arrangements and Job Evaluation approach.
• Work with the HR Business Partners to develop and deliver training and other support to managers.
• Ensure the timely and accurate provision of people data and reports, including annual employee data checks.
• Oversee relevant corporate HR policies, procedures, and activities to ensure that they remain up to date and in line with legal requirements and good practice. For example, job evaluation, employee screening processes, maternity/shared parental leave, intranet updates, and annual screening for HAV''s, night work and hearing assessments.
• Act as Panel chair for Job Evaluation panels
• Work with the HR Manager to ensure that key external HR contracts are in place and regularly monitored.
• Deal with apprentices and volunteers and ensure processes, contracts and procedures are up to date.
• Support HR in continuous improvement of its transactional processes particularly those relating to recruitment, welcome, starters and leavers'' processes.
• Support the Council''s approach to equalities and diversity ensuring that our services and policies identify, address and promote the needs of our diverse community. This includes the need for safety of children and other vulnerable people.
• Take personal responsibility for the relevant aspects of the Council''s Health and Safety Policy.
• Ensure awareness and compliance with the Council''s policies, Code of Conduct and Constitution.
• Assist in managing risk within the service.

Education /training and knowledge

• MCIPD qualified or qualification in HR Management or similar or equivalent experience
• Good knowledge of employment law
• Excellent knowledge of HR good practice
• Public sector experience

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.