HR Advisor

We’re looking for a HR Advisor to support managers and develop proactive HR solutions to drive the business forward. You will take the lead role on a restructuring/change project. It is a fast moving and challenging environment which requires you to work in a flexible way.

Location: Gloucestershire

Set-up: Hybrid Working

Rate: £25.90 p/h Umbrella Inside IR35

Duration: 6 months initially with likely extensions

The work will include:

• Taking lead for a restructure project. This project includes employees who work in teams that are an amalgamation of different employers and therefore two different sets of T&Cs, policies and Governance processes that need to work alongside each other and run to ACAS processes

• The role is different to other change roles as, it will be working with a Director, where there will require a higher level of input than would normally be expected within a change project

• You will be required to use your initiative and providing options , possibly scoped with other managers within the service areas.  For instance you will be creating all the new job profiles, carrying out the initial job evaluation and ensuring there are appropriate levels of management and career progression within the structure rather than advising on something a manager produces

• You will be leading or actively contributing to the consultation and engagement groups and one-to-one meetings.  You will also be co-ordinating the pools, slotting in and expression of interest process so it will require high level organisational and administrative skills to keep track and ensure everyone is being dealt with fairly and appropriately.  This may get complicated where there is a mix of employees from different organisations within the same groups.  Given the high profile nature of this work, you must have experience of restructure projects and project management skills

Experience and Qualifications

• Must have experience of restructure projects and project management skills

• Must hold CIPD 

• Postholder will be expected to have a variety of knowledge, skills and experience in a range of HR activities so that they can make an immediate impact with minimal supervision

• To have gained experience and demonstrated competence in at least four of the following areas of HR:

  • Managing a change project

  • Supporting Managers through formal action, including direct liaison and consultation with trade union representatives

  • Providing timely and accurate advice on HR best practice and employment law in all areas of HR

  • Leading HR project work leading to an improvement in HR practice in the team and / or the business

  • Policy development. f. Specifying learning and / or development solutions

  • Pay and reward incentives including equal pay

  • Analysis and interpretation of HR management information

• Lead projects and complex cases, taking ownership as appropriate

• Proactively coach HR colleagues and / or act as a sounding board to other HR team members

• Useful to have an understanding of the GLPC,  Hay Evaluation or other job evaluation process work although there are colleagues to support these evaluations

If you are interested in the role, we would love to hear from you! Please apply with a copy of your up to date CV and we can give you a call.

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