HR Advisor

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At The HR Booth, we work in partnership with our clients, taking great care and attention to understand our clients business, culture and people. We offer commercial advice and solutions, supporting SME businesses across Scotland and the UK in many sectors and industries, supporting all aspects of HR.

Our clients rely on us to give tailored solutions to protect and grow their business, helping solve all people related challenges.

Our clients include growing and aspiring organisations with a range of sectors including manufacturing, technology and construction, as well as family businesses, charities and social enterprises and other SME organisations across many sectors.

We are looking for someone with a can-do attitude and someone who can build relationships with people at all levels of the organisation, from colleagues on the shop floor and within the Senior Management team.

About You

You should live up to our Core Values, which are:
Trust

Relationships

Quality

Solutions Minded

Agile and Responsiveness

Personal Development

You will want to make a positive difference and you will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, where flexibility and variety is something you are used to.

You should possess the following
- CIPD qualification is preferred but not essential
- Previous experience at HR Advisor/Officer/Consultant level
- UK driving licence with access to your own vehicle, as some travel will be expected to client sites, and travel to Fife and Aberdeen
- Sound knowledge of current UK employment law
- The ability to work remotely without supervision
- The ability to communicate at all levels and develop a strong rapport quickly
- Good decision-making skills and the ability to take ownership of situations
- Good IT skills
- Collaboration and good time management skills
- Good experience of culture and engagement, and giving guidance on good practice

The Role

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: - Ensure the people plan is delivered on time and on budget;
- Make recommendations to managers on their HR practices;
- Ensure managers follow the internal processes and be the custodian of these processes;
- Offer HR guidance on business plans and provide insights from the people perspective;
- Lead and execute engagement initiatives tailored to the business;
- Monitor, measure, and analyse effectiveness of engagement initiatives;
- Facilitate feedback mechanisms from employees to influence senior management;
- Play an instrumental role in staff recruitment by working with hiring managers;
- Assist with performance management processes;
- Collaborate with relevant departments to develop and roll out training sessions;
- Review Employee Handbooks and policies and procedures, making recommendations for improvements;
- Manage Long-Term sickness absence cases for clients, including organising occupational health referrals and follow up;

Previous experience within a standalone HR role, either in manufacturing, retail or FMCG would be an advantage, but what is more important is that you can demonstrate your experience within a generalist role. This is a role where you're expected to be visible for all colleagues in the business, therefore this is not a 9am to 5pm desk job - you're expected to be operationally focused and be comfortable talking to and engaging with colleagues on the shop floor and in the office, and be the sense check for the management team.

As you will be part of a small team, you are expected to get involved in transactional HR tasks when the need arises. You will work in collaboration with your colleagues, both remotely and on-site when required to do so.

We are a small and friendly team, and we offer good learning opportunities, support with professional training where appropriate, and an Employee Assistance Programme for our team and their families. In addition, our team get time off to support volunteer projects and some examples include projects such as nature, supporting young people with employability skills and other projects driven by our team. You will also be able to access hundreds of discounts with retailers globally, and we have other benefits such as cycle to work scheme.

We offer 30 days annual leave, plus an extra day off on your birthday, Christmas and New Year shutdown and paid time off for moments that matter - this could include attending a child's nativity, time off for a child's first day at school, your wedding (or divorce).

We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.