HR Advisor

RMS Recruitment are excited to be representing an outstanding client based in Darlington and are looking for a HR Advisor to join their client’s team!
Reporting to the Human Resources Manager, you will provide an exceptional service to the employees, manager, and clients. The focus of this role will see you provide HR advice to all levels within the business to support the business in achieving its operational and strategic objectives.

This is a permanent position and is working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The salary is £31k per annum and they offer 25 days holiday + bank holidays.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide HR advice & guidance throughout the employment lifecycle, from onboarding through to end of service.
• Telephone and face to face on site support to regional and site-based facilities management on low to medium level Employee Relations issues.
• Responsible for monitoring absence across the business and providing reports and guidance to manager in line with the sickness absence policy and procedures.
• Accurately and promptly provide managers with the administrative process for disciplinary & grievance proceedings, including letter generation, note taking and advice.
• Provide tailored training and development to management groups through virtual and face to face coaching.
• Support management groups on undertaking appraisal and review discussions, ensuring that they have the right skill sets and knowledge to undertake formal processes.
• Support the HR Manager and HR Director on policy and procedural reviews and implantation of new processes in conjunction with relevant legislation and regulations, including internal and external audits.
• Maintaining accurate and up to date right to work records for all employees and supporting managers with compliance check and right to work hearing with employees.
• All contractual notifications to employees, e.g., amendments to contract, leavers, pay increases etc…
• Provide monthly HR metric statistics to the HR Director for the HR Board pack.
• Coordination of Employment Screening Checks, pre & post-employment.
• Support the overall HR service deliver as and when required.
• Demonstrate your commitment to personal and professional development, ensuring all training and development activities are completed in a timely manner, including being up to date with changes in Employment Law and Legislation.
• Taking reasonable care of your own health and safety, and that of others, ensuring you comply with all Health & Safety procedures.
• Work in line with the Equality & Diversity policy and report any incidents that are against the spirit of an inclusive work environment.
•  Carry out all responsibilities using the clients’ values as the basis of your day-to-day actions.
• Support all company policies, ensuring full compliance with the procedures that accompany these.
• Other duties as tasked by the HR Manager and/ or HR Director.

As an ideal candidate, you should:

• Hold CIPD Level 5, or equivalent.
• Experience of working in a HR Generalist role.
• Confident in knowledge of ER and Employment Law with an ability to communicate policy at grassroots level.
• Confident IT skills, particularly presentation skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• High degree of autonomy with the passion and drive to innovate and positively influence business decisions.
• Sharing best practice and sourcing innovation.
• A team player with the ability to work closely and collaboratively with colleagues with the wider Human Resources & team.
• Articulate with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Desire to travel, with overnight stays (UK only).
• Willing to be vetted.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly.

RMS is an equal opportunities employer, if you have not been contacted within 7 days following your application, please accept this as you have not been successful on this occasion.