HR Advisor

Our client provides two very important functions, Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) and The Children's Air Ambulance (TCAA) which provides paediatric transfers across the UK.

Their objective is to save lives, utilising specialist pilots, doctors, and paramedics and with their work centered on saving lives, improving clinical outcomes and being able to react quickly and efficiently to emergencies.

They are at the forefront of innovative clinical care, and they challenge boundaries.

Every day their charity is tasked with a unique set of missions which they respond to with their fantastic services, all of which are funded entirely by voluntary donations, trading and fundraising activities they undertake.

This ethos remains at their core; they are here to work alongside and help the NHS without using their available funds.

The impact they make with their services is to keep people alive, keep families together, to let children grow into adults and to enable the NHS to carry out more work than they would have been able to without their support

THey also impact their communities by creating jobs, taking actions to improve the environment, bringing people together as volunteers and creating worthwhile training and experience opportunities.

Their work is only made possible by the wonderful support and generosity of the public, together with the dedication, skill and enthusiasm of staff and volunteers in all areas of operation.

This support enables them to invest into their operational services, into developing staff and volunteers and into their future financial stability to protect the services needed now and in the future.

Job title (known Internally): HR Advisor

Location:
Rugby (hybrid 40% office based)

Full time: 37.5 hours

Annual Salary:
Up too £36,645.00

Closing date: 27th September 2024

Job Purpose

Are you looking for a role where you can provide responsive and efficient HR support to managers and staff across the organisation? Do you enjoy working in a dynamic environment, helping to manage workforce issues, including change management and employee relations?

Join The Organisation as our HR Advisor

As an HR Advisor, you'll be responsible for delivering professional, customer-focused HR advice that supports the organisation in managing key workforce issues.

Whether you're guiding managers through employee relations cases or supporting change management processes, your role will be crucial in ensuring smooth HR operations and contributing to the success of their charity.

With your expertise, they'll enhance HR processes to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness, aligning with their charity's mission to make a difference in the lives of those they serve.

Your autonomy in achieving specific objectives will be vital in driving their HR strategy forward, ensuring they move toward their organisational goals.

You'll be a pivotal part of the HR team, supporting the HR/People Manager to uphold an efficient HR operational service throughout the organisation while focusing on specific goals and objectives to drive the HR strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance and support on employee relations issues, ensuring compliance with employment law and company policies, including liaising with their solicitors to support effective decisionmaking.
• Advise and partner with managers and department heads to understand business needs and develop tailored HR solutions that drive organisational performance and employee engagement.
• Support with the implementation of HR initiatives such as contracts for services reviews, Occupational Health and wellbeing providers, Appraisals, Pay and reward, to support their longterm growth and sustainability.
• To adopt a culture of coaching and empathy with all line managers to encourage a positive employee experience.
• Work closely with the Resourcing, and L&D team to continuously improve manager capability, by challenging, influencing, and supporting managers to develop their knowledge, understanding, and ability to manage teams effectively.
• Analyse HR metrics and trends, exploring areas where improvements could be made.
• Work with the Learning and Development team to identify areas where training could benefit employees. Offer ideas for programmes that could help improve skills and competencies, supporting in facilitating HR training sessions or workshops.
• Support managers with employee relations cases, including sickness, disciplinary, and performance issues, providing confident and knowledgeable advice.
• Be prepared to travel across the organisation, supporting managers and teams where needed.
• Input for the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures. Helping ensure that these policies align with employment legislation and company/charity standards.

Person Specification

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience.
• An understanding of employment law, HR best practices, and industry trends.
• Proven track record of building effective relationships with senior leaders.
• Exposure in change management and guiding teams through organisational transitions.
• Demonstrable evidence of behaviour in line with the core values of TAAS throughout career to date.
• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to design and deliver effective policies and procedures and employee development initiatives.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Compliance Responsibilities

In addition to specific compliance requirements within your area of expertise, you also hold responsibility in your specialism for:

• Health & Safety and Environment.
• Safeguarding
• Data Protection
• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Quality

You are expected and encouraged to raise and escalate appropriately any potential breaches or areas for improvement regarding the above.

The role is subject to a Basic DBS check.

Environment

TAAS is an inclusive working environment where Equality, Diversity and Human Rights are guiding principles, individuals are respected and a value of having a diverse workforce is recognised.

The recruitment, employment and development of people are based on qualifications, experience and competency to do the job, eliminating personal bias or prejudice.

As an organisation, TAAS are committed to ensuring the safety and welfare of children and vulnerable adults involved in any of their activities.

Their commitment applies to all acting on their behalf, i.e., employees, contractors, volunteers, supporters, patient, donors and visitors, meaning that all have a responsibility towards safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom they have contact with.

Any new staff starting with the organisation will need to be committed to Safeguarding, complete relevant Safeguarding training and report any concerns they may have.

TAAS operate a safer recruitment process, as part of their Safeguarding policy, which includes identifying and rejecting anyone who may be a risk to vulnerable people.

*Please note that we reserve the right to close this before the stated date, should the hiring manager deem there to be enough suitable applicants.

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