Salary: £36,143 FTE (approx. £21,685 pro rata)
Working Hours:22,5 hours per week, Wednesday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm OR (am to 5.30pm)
Type: 12-month FTC (July 2024 to June 2025)
Location: Coventry
Job Purpose:
To provide a professional, efficient and effective generalist HR and Recruitment service to all line managers and employees across theGroup.
Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
* Responsible for the full recruitment lifecycle form vacancy approval to employee start date including but not limited to; writing job descriptions and person specifications, advertising in a timely and effective manner within key publications; undertaking interviews, producing contracts of employment.
* Provision and application of an effective client-facing HR advisory service primarily to line management, but also to staff in the following areas:
o Disciplinary
o Grievance
o Absence Management
o Performance Management
o Employee Resourcing and Resource Planning
o HR Policy application
o Redundancy and Restructure
* Provide advice and coach line managers on the effective application of the Group’s policies and procedures.
* Draft new Group policies and procedures in line with employment legislation and best practice.
* Managing long term sickness cases and persistent short term sickness absence to ensure effective resolution including returning to work and or ill health dismissal as appropriate.
* Liaise with Occupational Health regarding employee referrals when required.
* Creating and delivering training workshops to assist with line management development of key HR requirements of their role for example discipline, sickness absence, recruitment & selection & performance management.
* Hold quarterly People Management meetings with Head of Functions to assist and advise on HR related matters.
* Prepare and deliver HR inductions to new employees joining the Group.
* Designing and standardising HR documentation and guides when required.
* Daily inputting updating and maintaining iTrent (HR system).
* Identifying and implementing business/process improvements.
* Keeping up to date with changes in legislation and ensuring the effective application of any legal updates to the Group’s staff policy and procedures as required.
* Compiling regular HR Management Information Reporting (including Headcount, Absence, and Attrition) to monitor HR performance against KPIs, identify trends and support informed decision making.
* Manage and implement ad hoc HR projects, to support the business and HR strategy, and drive employee engagement as directed by the Director of HR.
Experience
* Experience of operating as an HR Officer/HR Advisor in a complex matrix organisation.
* An up to date understanding of employment law and implications.
* Experience of writing and implementing policies within business environment.
* Experience of updating and maintaining a HRIS (preferably iTrent).
* Experience of supporting line management through application of ER policies.
* Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of best practice HR/ L&D.
Skills
* Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint & Word).
* Excellent interpersonal, communication (both written and verbal) and influencing skills.
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload, work under pressure and deliver against tight deadlines.
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