HR Advisor – Part Time

This is a NEW HR Officer (stand-alone) role, and whilst the fundamentals are already in place, our client is looking for a super HR Advisor / HR Officer with several years’ experience to provide a professional people service and effective EVP to help drive the business forward.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership and be fully involved in driving forward the people agenda for this small, growing, entrepreneurial business that has a strong commitment to team engagement and development.

As an employee champion and change agent you will be anticipating HR-related needs and deliver value added services for the benefit of the employees. Working closely with colleagues across the business to effectively deliver positive employee engagement and people management.

Motivating and inspiring an ambitious team, building a culture that embodies the company values.

Salary and benefits:

• £35,000 – £38,000 pro-rata
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, increases with service
• Pension / Subs gym membership
• Free car parking

Hours of work:

• Part time – 22.5 hours a week
• Flexible working pattern available (3 full days a week or hours worked over 4-5 days)

Other responsibilities:

• Gain a clear understanding of the business objectives, values, vision etc to devise and implement policies that support them
• Ensuring that company employment policies follow laws and regulations, interpret and advise on employment law when necessary, deal with any D&G and implement procedures
• Develop an Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and make recommendations to develop programmes that enhance employee engagement
• Reviewing and developing appropriate reward and recognition system
• The whole recruitment lifecycle; appoint, develop and retain the right staff ie: develop Job Specifications and KPI’s, a positive performance management system, salary reviews
• L&D – Analyse training needs, PDP’s etc and work in partnership and support / coach them and develop skill set, co-ordinate training etc

Skills and experience required:

• Level 5 CIPD qualification with min 3+ years’ experience in a similar HR / Senior People Officer role
• Must be confident to make suggestions and take the lead in developing the HR proposition across the business.
• Comfortable in a stand-alone role, working with the Management Team by taking ownership
• Ability to influence, drive change positively
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing
• Dynamic, personable with a positive “can-do” attitude
• Self-motivated, dedicated and driven to achieve results
• Good IT Skills across MS Office