Senior HR Advisor
Posted 4 days ago by Sellick Partnership
£350 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Reading, Berkshire
Summary: The Senior HR Advisor role is a 4-month fixed-term contract based in Reading, focusing on providing HR advisory services within the public and not-for-profit sector. The position requires a hybrid working arrangement, with at least two days on-site each week. The advisor will support operational managers by delivering strategic HR initiatives and ensuring compliance with employment law. Ideal candidates will possess a CIPD Level 7 qualification and extensive experience in handling complex employee relations cases.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the HR Services Manager and collaborate with Strategic HR and OD Partners.
- Provide data-driven HR strategies and initiatives to the management team.
- Offer accurate employment advice and analyze HR metrics for senior management.
- Assist in developing and implementing corporate policies aligned with HR strategies.
- Provide extensive employment law and best practice advice on various HR issues.
- Maintain positive employee relations through negotiation with trade unions.
- Contribute to employee relations initiatives to enhance engagement and commitment.
- Identify and implement training and development criteria proactively.
Key Skills:
- CIPD Level 7 qualification or above.
- Extensive experience with complex employee relations cases.
- Experience in trade union negotiations (beneficial).
- Ability to analyze data metrics and present findings.
- Experience within central or local government (beneficial).
- Excellent communication skills for stakeholder engagement.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines in a high-pressure environment.
Salary (Rate): £350/day UMB
City: Reading
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: HR
Role: Senior HR Advisor
Sector: Public and Not-for-Profit
Duration: 4 Months FTC (Hybrid 2 days on site)
Location: Reading
Salary: Up to £350 UMB per day
Sellick Partnership is currently recruiting for an experienced Senior HR Advisor to join our client based in Reading. This role is offered on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days a week required onsite. The ideal Senior HR Advisor will support the HR Services Manager and work in partnership with the Strategic HR and OD Partners in the delivery of an HR Advisory service to operational managers within the framework of the HR and OD service plan and the People strategy. The duties of the Senior HR Advisor include:
- Using data-driven approaches to inform the management team on HR strategies and initiatives
- Providing accurate and up-to-date employment advice
- Analysing HR Metrics and trends, presenting these back to the senior management team
- Providing advice to the senior manager up to and including directorate and the corporate management team
- Assisting in the development and the implementation of corporate/directorate policy and procedures that align with the HR strategies including performance management and change
- Providing extensive employment law and best practice advice to managers on a wide range of issues including employee relations, disputes, restructures, and redundancy
- Maintaining positive employee relations through negotiation and consultation with trade unions
- Contributing to the development of employee relations initiatives designed to strength employee engagement and commitment
- Proactively identify and implement criteria for training and development
The Senior ER Advisor will ideally have:
- CIPD Level 7 qualification or above
- Extensive experience handling complex employee relation cases
- Experience of trade union negotiations would be beneficial
- Experience of analysing data metrics and presenting/reporting on findings
- Experience within central or local government would be beneficial.
The Senior ER Advisor will need to have excellent communication skills and effectively be able to communicate to stakeholders of all levels. Furthermore, the ideal candidate will have an impeccable eye for detail and accuracy to ensure all workload is carried out effectively and efficiently. They will also need to able to prioritise their workload and be efficient and effective to meet unpredictable deadlines and deal with conflicting demands, whilst working in a high-pressured environment.
How to apply for the role of Senior ER Advisor
Our client is hoping to have the Senior ER Advisor in the role as soon as possible, therefore if you believe your experience meets the criteria above, please contact Charlotte Broomfield by Wednesday 28th May by calling the Derby office for Sellick Partnership or by submitted your CV directly.
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