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HR ADVISOR

HR ADVISOR (VC3986) Leeds, England

Working as part of the Yorkshire and North East Region HR team as a HR Advisor (maternity cover until end January 2018), the successful candidate will manage the HR service delivery to the Leeds office and be responsible for delivery of local and national projects.

This role will work closely with the wider regional HR and Development team.  There will be an expectation that the HR Advisors will work as a partnership covering responsibilities as and when necessary.

About the job

Recruitment and selection

  • manage recruitment for your client group, working closely with the Recruitment Advisor for the region,
  • advise and assist with the appropriate selection techniques for vacancies within your client group
  • manage the local graduate recruitment program in conjunction with the Recruitment team and HR Administrator - including running of assessment centres, interviewing graduates and the management of relationships with universities/other key stakeholders, and attendance at careers fairs

Employee Engagement

  • Review and analyse the results for your local area following the annual Employee Engagement survey.
  • Work with the local Partners and Directors to develop and action plan and oversee the implementation of that plan.
  • Facilitate focus groups with employee representatives as appropriate.

Policies and Procedures

  • ensure that existing policies and procedures are adhered to and provide advice with regard to their application

Projects

  • take part in national projects as required
  • take part or lead on-going local projects e.g. 360 feedback, performance management, talent management etc.
  • take part in or work independently on regional projects

Performance Management / Exit

  • provide advice and guidance to the Partners and Managers to support them in dealing with difficult performance issues up to and including settlement agreement stage (with approval from Regional HR Manager)
  • ensure that legal and firm requirements are met and risk managed commercially
  • undertake redundancy, capability, disciplinary and grievances investigations
  • provide mediation and outplacement support nationally (as appropriate)
  • ensure that all appropriate discussions/paperwork is completed
  • Liaison with Payroll
  • ensure that on-going communication takes place with regard to any payroll changes
  • resolve complex queries that require intensive discussion/negotiation with line managers/employees

Compensation and Benefits

Manage annual salary review process for your client groups and report to Regional HR Manager. 

  • Ensure all correspondence and administration is distributed in a timely way by liaison with the central admin team administrator and to line managers regionally
  • Utilise Keypad data and other market rate information to provide guidance to line managers; report trends and market movements to National HR team/rewards and benefits specialist
  • Undertake any local actions required for harmonization of terms and conditions
  • Ensure all offers of employment / contractual terms are in line with national policy
  • Provide guidance to partners on bonus arrangements

About the ideal candidate

  • A Graduate with a relevant degree and/ or appropriate professional qualification (essential)
  • CIPD qualified (preferable)
  • Experience of working at HR Advisor level in a generalist role (essential)
  • Experience of investigating disciplinaries and grievances, and conducting redundancies and general consultations (essential)
  • Experience of professional or financial services environment (preferable)
  • Experience of working independently from line manager (preferable)
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Excellent client service skills
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
  • Excellent attention to detail

To apply, or for further information, please contact Melanie Jones at Castle Employment.  To provide you with an idea of timescales, we will contact successful candidates within 14 days.  Unfortunately, we will be unable to respond to unsuccessful applicants personally, so would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in the role and for taking the time to submit an application.  Unless you ask us not to, we will add your details to our confidential data network so that we can contact you should any other suitable positions arise in the future.

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