HR Advisor - #1728974

We have a new opportunity for an HR Advisor to join our HR Team based out of ourCardiff,Southampton,ReadingorOxfordoffice. The successful candidate will have day to day responsibility for acting as a first point of contact for all employees, providing support to the HR Business Partners to ensure employee relations processes run smoothly and efficiently, and supporting HR specialist teams with firm-wide programmes and processes.

We support hybrid working, typically with 3 days flexible office attendance, according to business need.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary HR contact for all Business Support employees, providing advice and guidance on policy, procedure and all aspects of the employee life cycle
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert within the HR team on work experience and apprenticeships, helping to keep HR colleagues informed on best practice, thought leadership and market trends
• Provide meaningful analysis of people data and trends across the business
• Support HR Business Partners as required, for example conducting exit interviews, maternity risk assessments and interviews
• Support specialist areas of the HR team when requested, for example graduate recruitment campaigning and selection
• Participate in activities which raise the profile, reputation and services of the HR team which includes understanding the current range of services of all areas of HR, writing content for marketing campaigns, being proactive on social media and in leveraging your professional network to bring ideas and initiatives for consideration
• Support Blake Morgan colleagues with wellbeing advice and signpost to further sources of support if necessary
• Provide mentoring support to HR Administrators, proof reading letters and documents as required
• Ensure all employee data is processed in accordance with GDPR and information security requirements
• Store correspondence in employee files and ensure payroll information is accurate
• Ensure all aspects of HR are focused on diversity and inclusiveness to ensure accessibility and equality of approach to all colleagues
  
  

Performance Criteria

Critical Success Factors In The Role

• Delivery of reports and management information efficiently and accurately in a timely manner
• Ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time
• Meeting targets set for key HR project delivery
• Development of key relationships internally and externally
• A collaborative approach to driving the change agenda
• Reducing absence and attrition and raising performance and wellbeing
• Working in collaboration to deliver outcomes that enhance the employee experience at Blake Morgan
  
  

Skills / Experience Required

• Level 3 CIPD qualified, ideally to Level 5, with a strong interest in recent developments relating to Employee Relations and performance excellence
• Strong analytical ability and capable to presenting data in a user-friendly way
• Good working knowledge of HR Information Systems
• Good understanding of GDPR, information security and other relevant employment legislation
• Demonstrable commitment to the promotion of equality, diversity and inclusion
• Proactive, flexible and inclusive style appropriate to the complexity and diversity of the firm
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Resilience to manage a varied and demanding workload
• Demonstrates a commitment to technical excellence and openness to learning new skills
• Good commercial and risk awareness
• Confidentiality and discretion are fundamental
• Good writing skills, a creative thinker and confident presenter
• Ability to work as part of a team, collaborate with other senior professionals and use own initiative
• A commitment to the values and behaviours that underpin the culture and values of the firm