HR Advisor - London, United Kingdom - Penguin Books Limited

Penguin Books Limited

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

What does great HR mean to you?
Perhaps it's about holding up a mirror and striking the right balance between supporting your business and challenging it.

As HR Advisor here at Penguin Random House UK, keeping things human and simple is our way of doing things.

If that's struck a chord with you, then perhaps you'd be a great fit for a permanent HR Advisor role in our team.

The opportunity

This is a busy and varied role supporting the full employee life cycle.

Acting as a first point of contact for managers, you'll get stuck into everything from talent management, reward and employee relations through to coaching and guiding our managers and employees through topics such as wellness.

You'll play a key role at each stage of someone's time with us - from welcoming them on their first day, partnering with the L&D team to support people to learn and grow, helping people plan their family leave, and supporting career progression.

We also know that working life doesn't always run smoothly, so being able to support managers and employees through the more difficult moments with compassion and pragmatism will set you apart.

There is some admin to do and to oversee, and supported by the HR Admin team you'll make sure our people get the information they need at the right time.

In addition, you'll be able to work with your HR Business Partner on the implementation of people plans in your business areas and on HR strategy in the wider team.

About you

You don't need to have worked with books or in publishing before. We're interested in hearing about your HR experience from different industries, and from different perspectives.

What's important to us is your approach, being able to connect with people at all levels, and bringing them onside.

If you love getting under the skin of a problem, finding creative solutions and doing this in a fast-paced, busy environment, this could be your perfect next move.

To succeed in this role, you'll need:

Experience working within a generalist HR role, including experience of working directly with managers
A good understanding of employee relations across sickness absence, disciplinary and performance management, with some experience of supporting cases
Sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
Experiencing working with a range of different stakeholders at different levels of seniority
Confidence in owning your relationships with stakeholders you'll need experience building relationships and working with managers and employees and feeling confident in giving advice and guidance on a range of HR processes.
Excellent attention to detail

- you need to have experience of working with lots of different types of data and ensuring your work is accurate

The ability to organise your work effectively and keep on top of competing priorities

We're currently experimenting with hybrid working and involving colleagues across the business to shape our future ways of working. The needs of our teams and individuals are different, so we're not taking a one-size-fits-all approach.

While our offices are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility about where you work is just as important for doing your best work and for your wellbeing.

For this role, there are meetings and activities that you will need to attend in person (mainly at our offices in Nine Elms & Pimlico).

The exact balance of office to remote working will depend on the nature of your role and team needs, and we are open to discussing this through the recruitment process.

What you can expect from us:

Salary:
Up to £38,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align with the role, plus benefits

Our employees are the heart of our business.

We have a range of benefits to reflect our commitment to our employees, some of which are:

27 days paid holiday entitlement in year one (plus bank holidays), increasing a day each year up to 30 days
Medical cover
Life assurance
Cycle to Work scheme
Discounted gym membership
Generous pension scheme
Summer working hours (role dependent)
Volunteering policy and charity matching
Employee Assistance programme
Mentoring programme
Extended gender neutral parental leave
Access to books and eBooks across Penguin Random House UK
Each site has trained mental health first aiders
We plant a tree for every new employee to our business

Our creativity is inspired by different perspectives, so we want our culture to be one of belonging, where everyone feels welcome and where differences are celebrated.
Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

Company:
Penguin Books Limited

Country:
United Kingdom

State/Region:
London

City:
London

Postal Code:
SW1V 2SA

Job ID: 256191