Senior HR Advisor (6-9 Month FTC)

Are you ready to join a team of professionals? Our client is a leading global manufacturer to the construction industry. Working in HR is challenging, demanding and highly rewarding. In such a dynamic environment we pride ourselves on being central to the success of the company vision to be the best place to work in the industry as determined by team members.

What you will be doing?

You will advise and support managers in your client groups in all day to day operational HR matters, acting as a true business partner. Whilst managing the day to day operational aspects of HR you will support the development and delivery of the HR Strategy alongside the HR Director. You will also operate at an advisory point of contact level to the HR team and will oversee projects to ensure HR is ‘adding value’ long term.

This is a key hire for the organisation and you will be working closely with stakeholders to understand business and operational efficiencies and in turn improve business performance by driving the people agenda to achieve business results and a culture that empowers team members to grow their career.

Responsibilities will include;

• Build strong relationships with managers and key stakeholders to provide business partnering support to ensure the effective and seamless delivery of end-to-end HR processes. Proactive engagement with line managers and supervisors will be a fundamental feature of the role.
• Build and maintain robust relationships with key stakeholders across our operational business to create a collaborative approach to people related initiatives
• Provide guidance and coaching to managers, supervisors and team members
• Provide guidance and coaching to HR team members and be the main point of contact on employee relations.
• Support line managers and supervisors to set goals for Team Members, assess capability and drive calibration across the performance management cycle.
• Management of the recruitment life cycle from inception to completion partnering with hiring managers to ensure quality of talent.
• Oversee the change management & Team Member engagement initiatives
• Manage the on-boarding, HR orientation & probation review processes for all new Team Members in your client groups
• Develop and maintain HR policies and procedures and ensure they are applied consistently and updated where necessary
• Co-ordinate and manage the development and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives and instil HR practices/processes which add value.
• Proactively manage absence and employee relations issues both on a functional level and as support to HR colleagues.
• Manage Salaried Payroll administration and actively participate in budgetary setting, control and maintenance annually.
• Planning, organising and delivering training & development for team members at all levels

Education/Qualifications;

• HR related Degree advantageous.
• 5 Years HR Generalist experience at Advisor Level or above
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or relevant professional qualification.
• Must be able to work as part of a flexible team, prioritise the workload and complete tasks and objectives in a timely manner.
• Must have a good working knowledge of UK employment legislation and the ability to apply it in a practical manner.

Next Steps:
Please submit your application or speak to a specialist consultant from the Abacus team on 0044 (0) 28 9031 3157 for a confidential discussion. We aim to respond to all inquiries within 4 business hours.
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