HR Case Advisor

HR Case Advisor - Part Time - Edinburgh & Lothians

HR Case Advisor

Dunbar, Hybrid working

Part Time (22.5 hrs per week), Permanent

Salary £36,000 - £42,000 pro rata

Iconic Resourcing HR are working with a well known business who are looking to add an experienced HR Advisor who will work closely with the HR Business Partners, providing proactive employee relations case support. You will also work with the organisations People Managers to address issues across the business, spotting trends and sharing knowledge on individual cases to ensure best practice is developed and used.

As a organisation, they value continuous improvement, and therefore, will encourage your feedback on processes, procedures and ‘lessons learned’ in order to improve delivery of stakeholder support. You will be responsible for proactively driving interventions with People Managers to address identified people issues across the business and making recommendations to the wider HR team. There will also be liaison with key functions such as legal and local trade union representatives regarding people issues.

Day to day you will be:

- Providing proactive, professional HR advice and guidance
- Building effective working relationships with your stakeholders across the business, including Trade Union representatives
- Both verbally and in written format, assisting managers across the business, aiding them in their understanding and implementation of our policies in relation to your employment case portfolio
- Assisting managers in informal and formal case meetings, including providing information and HR advice from initiation to resolution and escalating cases where appropriate
- Collaborating with managers and collating the required documentation to formulate hearing packs, or signposting managers to the correct templates and policies
- Attending formal case meetings, you will be responsible for taking appropriate notes and preparing relevant outcome documentation (case hearings may take place within a reasonable location)
- Maintaining up to date records and suggesting improvements, you will be proactive in your approach, presenting options for the manager to enact, providing feedback where applicable
- Utilising technology to track progress as well as record and maintain accurate case records which are accessible to those involved in the case
- Where there are points and elements of cases which increase risk to the individual and business, you will discuss appropriate action with the HR Business Partner Team and/or Employee Relations team providing early insight and offering options
- Briefing the HR team on the status of cases and approach being taken
- Supporting the wider community, you will provide valuable feedback and insight from your case work to enrich the data used in workshops, training, coaching and guidance to support development and growth
- Promoting and championing diversity and inclusion as fundamental elements of our culture.

Previous experience in an HR Advisory or Employee Relations role with a good up to date understanding of employment law is essential. You should have the ability to interpret data, utilise dashboards to identify trends and maintain and monitor HR systems, all whilst ensuring the accuracy of data. You will also ideally be CIPD qualified, however this is not essential.

You’ll need experience working with a broad range of stakeholders such as senior leaders and trade union representatives, with good written and verbal communication skills. Attention to detail is paramount, with strong organisation skills and the ability to form strong, productive relationships with a wider team, in this case the HR function.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent