Senior People Adviser - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - The Open University UK

The Open University UK

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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Unit:
People Services

Salary:
£35,333 to £42,155

Location:
Milton Keynes

Please quote reference: 20772

Full-time, Fixed-Term Contract until 31st July 2024

Closing Date: 13 March, :00

Change your career, change lives

The Open University is the UK's largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.

The role

We have a new Senior People Adviser position available that comes at an exciting time, as you will have the opportunity to work with colleagues across People Services to ensure we deliver a consistently excellent service to staff and managers.

You will work closely with your People Business Partner on organisational change, facilitation of organisational design, workforce, and resource planning.

Providing advice and guidance on the most complex or challenging outcomes resulting from the change which affect people.

You will also work with a team of Senior Advisers instilling best practice and consistency by providing first-class ER advice and guidance to line managers and employees in line with policy.

Although this opportunity is aligned to our Milton Keynes campus, we are flexible on location with the understanding that you may be required to work on campus on ad-hoc basis.

Skills and experience

This role will suit you if you:

Have a strong working knowledge of current HR legislation, policy and employment law
Experience of organisational change
Are experienced in answering and managing a diverse range of complex HR queries
Possess experience of case management, working regularly to tight deadlines possessing the ability to prioritise effectively
Are a confident communicator

The full summary of duties and skills required for the role can be found within the Job Description.

What you get in return
We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.

We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term.

Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 33 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.

How to apply
Access details for disabled applicants are available from the Resourcing Hub, telephone: , quoting the vacancy reference above.
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CV
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Personal statement, _up to 1,000 words_
, you should set out in your statement why you're interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.

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Closing date:13th March 2023 at 12:00 (Noon)