HR Advisor
We are currently recruiting for a talented and motivated HR Advisor to join our fantastic HR team here at HLNSC.
As a HR Advisor your role will have a particular focus on Employee Relations and therefore some experience of dealing with disciplinaries, grievances and sickness absence is a must. You will have excellent communication skills, enabling you to produce complex reports and correspondence and will be confident to challenge and influence where needed.
Responsibilities include:
- Supports local line managers and team leaders with day to day HR activities, provides appropriate advice in line with policies and procedures
- Resolves all queries with a solution-oriented approach, either with first-hand knowledge or by collaborating with colleagues to deliver the appropriate solution
- Supports L&D delivery and administration
- Attends formal hearings and meetings, ensuring accurate minutes are taken and disseminated to the relevant stakeholders
- Liaises with managers and communicates effectively with a positive, professional and proactive approach, providing flexibility and awareness of managers’ workloads and priorities, but ensuring deadlines and required intentions are achieved
- Works collaboratively across the HR function to actively promote and encourage team working
- Supports the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure that the HR strategy and functions are fit for purpose and consistent with the aims and objectives of the College
- Provides and maintains adequate and accurate documentation relating to absence management, disciplinary, grievance and redundancy situations in line with statutory requirements
- Undertakes any other tasks requested by the Line Manager in relation to the HR function
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will be learner and quality focused with a commitment to our vision “To realise potential and support success”. They should be able to contribute to our journey to Outstanding, creating a positive working and study environment, and, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion should be embedded within their core values.
Education & Training
- CIPD Level 3 qualification or equivalent relevant working experience.
Experience
- Experience of working in a HR environment
- Experience of handling varied HR generalist issues and Employee Relations matters including grievances and disciplinaries, managing casework and attending hearings and meetings
- Experience of working in a complex, challenging environment.
For an informal discussion about the role, please email hr-south@hlnsc.ac.uk
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early depending on the level of interest and number of applications so early application is advised.
This role is based at the Hereford campus but regular travel is required across our 6 campuses.
A comprehensive package of employee benefits is in place including a competitive salary, above average holiday entitlement, eligibility to join a defined benefit pension scheme with excellent financial contributions of 20.9 % by the College and pension death in service grant of 3 x salary, generous occupational sickness, maternity, paternity and shared parental leave pay schemes, high number of free on-site parking bays, access to a range of free CPD events, professional qualifications and recreational courses, flexible working policy, eye care voucher scheme, cycle to work scheme, wellbeing support, use of free on site gymnasium, access to competitively priced food outlets, access to on site training restaurant and occasional free hairdressing and beauty treatments.
As one of the largest employers in Hereford we offer a friendly, honest and respectful working environment. We promote the safety and equality and diversity of our workforce and have a supportive approach to the development of our staff both on a personal and professional level.
This position is subject to Safer Recruitment procedures which include criminal convictions checks, barred from working with children checks and any necessary overseas checks.
