Senior HR Advisor - Loughborough, United Kingdom - DNV

DNV

Verified Company

Loughborough, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Local Unit & Position Description:
We are seeking a generalist

Senior HR Advisor, ideally with previous experience working within a Shared Services business model and with extensive experience in ER environment typically serviced by at least 5 years relevant experience.

The Senior HR Advisor shall consult, advise and coach as appropropriate line managers, Business Area HR Managers and employees within a dedicated Business Area and develop an effective and close interaction with the aim of understanding their business needs; and to deliver value adding services within the framework of the service portfolio/SLA.

In addition, the Senior HR Advisor will also support other BA's in the same way as required to support HR Advisory colleagues and will act as point of contact for cases routed via Case Management System that cannot be answered by the global centre due to complexity and/or need for local knowledge.

The Senior HR Advisor will typically execute the following activities:

Consult, coach and advise line managers and Business Area HR to support and deliver key business goals
Support and advise employees in relevant matters related to PAG queries, sickness absence and employee relations as appropriate
Recruitment initial phase and final selection phases managing competency based 2nd interview process
Manage individual employment relation cases such as:
Absence, Occupational Health referrals and sickness management
Disciplinary / grievance cases
Performance management
Flexible Working requests
Immigration/Visa
Manage consultation process to support Business Areas related to change management, including restructuring and TUPE
Monitoring local legislation
Home/host services for international assignees
Visa management
Ad hoc HR projects
Consult and handle country specific statutory topics
Employee consultation and communication forum topics

Travel:
approx. 15% (within UK)

Position Qualifications:

CIPD (or equivalent) qualified
University degree (or equivalent experience)
Proven experience of managing restructures and redundancies, able to guide / coach others through the process
Proven experience of absence and sickness management
Proven experience and good practical knowledge of performance management
Proven experience of managing disciplinary / grievance cases
Comfortable with TUPE processes and implications of harmonising terms & conditions
Capable of taking ownership of tasks / projects and maintaining momentum towards satisfactory resolution
Previous success of working closely with senior stakeholders to gain buyin and support of HR and company initiatives
Confident in challenging the status quo and establishing new ways thinking whilst remaining professional and promoting a positive and collaborative partnership with the business
English: High proficiency, both oral and written
Willing to travel within the UK and occasionally abroad

Competencies:

Initiative and Responsibility: Acts on own initiative, makes things happen and accepts responsibility for results
Execution: Adheres to company rules and procedures; executes plans with commitment and determination; achieves high quality results
Effective Communication: Communicates in a clear, precise and structured way; speaks with authority and conviction; presents effectively
Customer centricity: understand customer needs and sense of urgency; take ownership to ensure solution for customer; deliver within agreed time and quality
Constructive Teamwork: Cooperates well with others; shares knowledge, experience and information; supports others in the pursuit of team goals
Own Development / Ability to Learn: Is aware of own strengths and limitations and pursues learning career development opportunities; willingness and ability to change and learn
Analysis and Judgement: Quickly Understands and analyses problems and complex issues; comes up with sound and rational judgements.

Company & Business Area Description:

Now is an exciting time to join DNV to support our 2025 strategy of "Growing in the decade of transformation - enabled by exceptional people" and be part of our reason for being, to 'Safeguard life, property and the environment'.

You will join our Global Shared Services (GSS) function within DNV which is about bringing a team of true experts together, delivering professional services at industry standards.

We are driven by people's competence and motivation to help and support a variety of operational business units that make up DNV.

As a member of our diverse GSS community you contribute as an experienced professional, in a customer centric environment with excellent opportunities to enhance your personal development and to build a strong network with colleagues around the world.

Reporting to the HR Advisory Head of Section, this role is located in our London office, with some opportunity to travel to other DNV locations and the option to work on one o