Production Park is Europe's leading live industry destination. Our campus is a place where industry, education and innovation come together. On any given day, our community of studios, lecture rooms, labs and workshops could host teaching, arena-size tour rehearsals, cutting edge research and more.
Our Human Resources Advisor is responsible for supporting company culture, compliance and employee-relations processes, contributing to the overall success of the organisation and encompassing:
* The Academy of Live Technology undergraduate, post graduate and short course
* Production Park Studios and client services
* CentR Stage (Production Park Café and Catering)
* XPLOR innovation and technical services
* Full3Sixty innovative immersive classroom solutions
If you like the idea of working alongside creative people in a dynamic, innovative environment; if you're comfortable working unsupervised and on your own initiative; if you believe that the role of HR extends beyond ER and into driving organisational performance; if you're unphased by last minute changes, trying something for the first time and figuring things out as you go; and if you're looking for an opportunity to learn and grow would love to hear from you.
Our Values:
· Disruptive but respectful: We are easy to deal with, but have a steely glint in our eye. Our purpose is to challenge norms to improve the future of our industry.
· Responsive but thoughtful: We come from the live environment and understand that problems need to be confronted and resolved quickly, but with appropriate thought – for resilient outcomes.
· Curious and creative: We embrace and pursue 'what we do not know' to improve the way we work. We innovate and strive for continuous improvement.
· Commercial but community focused: Profit powers our purpose and impact – on campus, in our regional community and across the industry, and brings sustainability to our organisation.
· Bold but humble: We are not scared of being first or unique in how we do things, but we remain grounded about our achievements. There is always room to grow.
· Collaborative and inclusive: We are a place where everyone has the right to belong. The best ideas come from all corners of our organisation, and everyone has the right to be heard.
Key duties
Operational:
* Recruitment and Onboarding: Liaise with colleagues regarding recruitment requirements, placing job adverts, filtering applications and following through with the interview process; process employee contracts, offer letters, new starter forms and leaver details, ensuring all information is recorded correctly; work with Line Managers to plan and prepare for onboarding of new starters
* Maintaining HR system and data: processing documentation (staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations etc.); preparing reports; ensuring all documents are retained in accordance with GDPR; maintaining employee records
* Supporting the organisation: facilitate employee requests regarding human resources issues, rules, and regulations; support Line Managers with employee relations queries, policies, best practice; assist with payroll inputs and queries; maintain a strong working relationship with other teams; uphold a strict level of confidentiality
* Other general HR administration
Development:
* Update management team with ER legal and compliance changes – identifying potential impacts on the organisation and options for how to address these
* Pursue opportunities to make better use of our HR systems and other digital solutions to reduce manual administration, speed up service and empower the organisation
* Propose and help to develop training initiatives which will help line managers manage more effectively
* Monitor employee engagement including measurement and proposing initiatives to improve working environment, conditions and job satisfaction
Skills and Experience:
· Experience in an HR Assistant role essential, with Level 5 CIPD desirable
· Knowledge of HR systems – especially BrightHR; experience of building reports and extracting information
· Intermediate level knowledge of Microsoft systems such as Excel and Word.
· Professional level verbal and written communications skills.
· Strong attention to detail
· Ability to prioritise, plan and organise multiple complex tasks to demanding time deadlines
· Ability to work independently, as well as in a team
Personal Attributes:
· Confident
· Patient
· Approachable
· Growth Mindset
Salary £30,000+ dependent on experience
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Discounted or free food
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Sick pay
Work Location: In person