HR Advisor

We are looking for a HR Advisor to join our HR Office at House of Lords. This is a position where you will work alongside Business Partners to provide expert HR advice and support to line managers and staff of the House of Lords on people matters. To empower mangers to lead on people matters with support and guidance where required. You will play a central role in the Business Partnering and HR Advisory team to ensure it effectively carries out core HR tasks to support the House of Lords.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys developing staff, working on initiatives and being the face of HR If you have a positive, proactive approach to this, we would love to hear from you. This opportunity is hybrid with a mixture of working from home and onsite on the Parliamentary estate.

**You’ll be accountable to**:

- Advise on all employment policies, procedures and HR terms and conditions.
- Be responsible for and manage employment relation case from beginning to end.
- Provide first line advice and support to managers on aspects of employee relations including sickness absence and performance management, ensuring timely progression of cases in line with policies, employment legislation and best practice guidance. In cases of higher risk issues, the HR Advisor will escalate the matter to the HR Business Partner.
- Advise and support managers carrying out investigations.
- Work proactively with managers to monitor and identify employees who are accumulating sustained amounts of sickness absence and alert the line manager in aim of reducing sickness absence, in line with the sickness absence triggers and policies on long-term and short-term sickness absence management.
- Work with the HR Systems team to produce reports on HR activity (sickness, end of fixed term contracts) for use of analysing this data and working with line managers to ensure action is taken, as appropriate.

**What we’re looking for**:

- Experience of providing proactive and accurate advice and guidance to managers on a variety of HR policies and procedures to a high standard.
- Experience of supporting and advising managers on a wide range of employment and people management matters.
- Experience of using HR IT systems and payroll systems.

**It would be even better if you had or if you’re willing to learn**
- Experience of Content Management and e-Recruitment.
- The job description provides full details about the role and what we are looking for._

**What you’ll get in return**:

- 30 days annual leave (increasing to 35 after one years’ service).
- Generous pension scheme.
- Discounts from well-known brands and retailers.
- Parliamentary health and wellbeing programme.
- The opportunity to witness history in the making

The work we do is vital to House of Lords, and you will be a pivotal member in the team strengthening the work of the House. The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK parliament. It is independent from and complements the work of the House of Commons to:

- Make laws.
- Check and challenge the actions of the government through questions and debates.
- Investigate public policy and provide a forum of independent expertise.

Job offers are standardly offered at the minimum of the salary range.

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

**Salary**: £35,700.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Gym membership

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- **PLEASE PROVIDE A TIME WHEN YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED**

Employment Relations: Experience of supporting and advising managers on a wide range of employment and people management matters. Including managing multiple employee relations cases simultaneously and providing support to managers in formal hearings.
- **PLEASE PROVIDE A TIME WHEN YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED**

Problem Solving: Ability to prioritise own workload, often to tight deadlines whilst using initiative to solve problems.
- **PLEASE PROVIDE A TIME WHEN YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED**

Interpersonal Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to
build and maintain good working relationships with a broad range of
people at all levels within the House of Lords Offices, the House of
Commons, PDS and members of the public.
- **PLEASE PROVIDE A TIME WHEN YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED**

Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively, both orally
and in writing with excellent judgement.
- **PLEASE PROVIDE A TIME WHEN YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED**

Collaboration and Teamwork: Effective team working skills, with an ability to share best practice and to show flexibility towards covering the work of the Business Partnering and HR Advisory team and supporting the wider HR Office.
- **PLEASE PROVIDE A TIME WHEN YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED**

HR Knowledge: Experience of providing proactive and accurate advice and guidance to managers on a variety of HR policies and procedures to a high standard in a busy, professional, customer focused HR team.

Work authorisation:

- United