Temporary HR Advisor – Employee Relations

Reference no: Swindon RQ817797

Pay Rate: £19.84 per hour PAYE

Role Length: This opening assignment is for 3 months

Hybrid working available - note that the successful candidates must be in the office every Wednesday and be available to attend the office on an ad-hoc basis.

We are seeking an experienced HR Advisor to work on employee relations case management and provide professional HR advice and operational support to Line Managers; using a risk based approach to determine the level of support required around case work. 

Offering appropriate and pragmatic advice to enable effective management of people performance issues, application of HROD policy, best practice, and employment law knowledge to drive performance improvement.

Key responsibilities:

• Identify gaps in existing HR policies and contribute to the development of new HR policies and procedures in collaboration with the policy officer and engage with managers to ensure they are compliant with the policy changes that underpin the organisations culture.
• Accountable for effective casework management: absence, probationary, disciplinary, grievance, capability ensure KPI adhered.
• Provide high quality, professional advice, guidance, and support to coach managers at all levels across the organisation, on the application of HR policies and practices, in relation to complex and varied employee relations issues.
• Effective case management completion including production of monthly, quarterly, and annually reports providing insight data and recommendations for HR OD scorecards.
• ensure continuous organisational performance improvement and up to date policy management and application via partnership working with L & D Advisors, specifically around up skilling Line management t Swindon Manager modules.
• Represent HR at multi-agency strategy meetings, advising on HR issues in relation to Child Protection/Vulnerable Adult allegations against members of staff and safeguarding issues.
• Build strong, credible, professional relationships with managers at all levels, internal colleagues, and with external contacts and partners.
• Contribute and lead projects directed from the Employee Relation Lead – specifically around HR policy review and implementation.
• Negotiate, consult, and liaise with local and regional trade union representatives, dealing with individual employee issues and achievement of conflict resolution.
• Escalate to Employee relations lead and or HRBP to ensure effective case management and minimise risk.
• Ensure casework spreadsheet is maintained and is up to date and visibility to senior HROD colleagues on all casework.

“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:

Qualifications/Knowledge:

• CIPD intermediate level.
• Solid understanding and experience in applying employee relations and employment practices to manage employee issues.
• Up to date employment law knowledge, practical application on case management and ability to apply and implement process and policy change.
• An understanding and application of insight and data to implement change and monitor performance.

Experience:

• Experience in managing all ER complex casework and Change programmes, such as restructures and Tupe programmes and experience with union engagement.
• Experience as HR Advisor/Officer dealing with trade unions, and line management.
• Experience of casework management; disciplinary, grievance, performance, attendance and well-being, conduct and general managing performance.
• Project management experience.
• Evidence of collaboration across a complex organization.

Skills/Technical skills:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Effectively applies performance management to create a strong performance culture.
• Project management skills.
• Strong diagnostic skills leading to sound judgment and decision making.
• Able to deploy HR process, policy, practice, tools and techniques.
• Ability to communicate clearly to a range of audiences and across organisational boundaries and levels.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyse decisions that will impact on people and HR policy.
• Ability to work flexibly under pressure to meet required deadlines though maintaining attention to detail.

NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via [email protected] by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. SEE DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AD.

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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.