HR Adviser - Reading, United Kingdom - University of Reading
Description
We are seeking an experienced HR Adviser to join us at the University to work alongside an HR Partner to provide generalist HR advisory support to managers and staff in specific areas of the University. You will provide effective and professional advice and guidance in relation to managing and responding to a range of employee relations and resourcing issues. It will be important for you to quickly establish effective working relationships with managers across the areas you support and for you to adopt a pragmatic and solutions focused approach, enabling and influencing managers.
You will work closely with our HR Services team to support recruitment and resourcing processes and you will have the opportunity to be involved in project work across the wider HR team.
You will have:
Proven experience working as an HR Adviser or in a similar role, providing pro-active and effective professional HR advice and guidance on a range of employee relations issues, although experience does not necessarily need to be in the Higher Education sector
The ability to manage casework independently and to proactively identify issues, analyse situations and drive solutions that meet individual and organisational goals
Confident, able to work independently to deadlines and with a busy workload and committed to developing your HR career
The University has a dynamic and supportive HR team, of which the Advisory team is made up of 6 HR Advisors and 5 HR Partners.
Informal contact details
Alternative informal contact details
Contact role:
HR Partner
Contact role:
HR Advisory Team Lead
Contact name:
Rachel Thorns
Contact name:
Nicola Johnson
Contact phone:
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Closing date: Friday 7th June 2024
Interviews will be held: Monday 24th June 2024
By reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship may be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. Applicants wishing to consider the SWR must ensure that they are able to meet the points requirement before applying. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.
The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.