HR Advisor - Swindon, United Kingdom - Akton Recruitment Ltd

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HR Advisor
£20 per hour

Key Responsibilities:

  • Coach Line managers to build ownership and capability for managing their people.
  • Identify gaps in existing HR policies and contribute to the development of new HR policies and procedures in collaboration with the policy officer and engage with managers to ensure they are compliant with the policy changes that underpin the culture of theorganisation.
  • Be responsible for effective casework management: absence, probationary, disciplinary and grievance capability.
  • Effective case management completion including production of monthly, quarterly and annually reports providing insight data and recommendations for HR OD scorecards.
  • Represent HR at multiagency strategy meetings, advising on HR issues in relation to Child Protection/Vulnerable Adult allegations against members of staff and safeguarding issues.
  • Build strong, credible, professional relationships with managers at all levels, internal colleagues, and with external contacts and partners.
  • Contribute and lead projects directed from the Employee Relation Lead specifically around HR policy review and Council implementation.
  • Negotiate, consult and liaise with local and regional trade union representatives, dealing with individual employee issues and achievement of conflict resolution.
  • Seek innovative ways to resolve conflict at work including mediation.
  • Provide job evaluation as required.
  • Work in collaboration with transactional HR to achieve consistent and cohesive HR outcomes.
  • Lead and support on work specific projects.
  • It is important that you continuously development and keep aware of HR best practice and employment law, in an everchanging climate in relation to employee relations and legal framework.
  • Escalate to Employee relations lead and or HRBP to ensure effective case management and minimise Council risk.
  • Ensure casework spreadsheet is maintained and is up to date and visibility to senior HROD colleagues on all casework.

Qualifications:

  • CIPD intermediate level
  • Coaching, mentoring and mediation qualification is desirable.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

  • Experience as HR Advisor/Officer dealing with trade unions, and line management.
  • Experience of casework management; disciplinary, grievance, performance, attendance and wellbeing, conduct and general managing performance.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Effectively applies performance management to create a strong performance culture.
  • Evidence of collaboration across a complex organisation.
  • Project management skills and experience.
  • Strong diagnostic skills leading to sound judgement and decision making.
  • To be able to deploy HR process, policy, practice, tools and techniques as require.

Start Date:

ASAP

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