HR Advisor

Thanet area | Hybrid | £36,132 - £40,860

Permanent | Full-time | TDC0591

We are looking for an **HR Advisor** to join our team and help deliver a fantastic HR service to our managers and the wider organisation.

If you are an HR professional who can hit the ground running, build relationships quickly and handle a busy ER caseload, we would love to hear from you.

**The role & our team**

The role of our **HR Advisors** is varied and fast-paced, which requires an adaptable person who can support managers on all aspects of employee relations matters whilst offering pragmatic advice and solutions tailored to the business needs of each department. The council operates a wide range of services, and our managers all have different challenges and priorities, which keeps the role interesting

We advocate a coaching approach with our managers and colleagues to help empower them to make decisions and to increase their confidence and effectiveness in dealing with tricky situations. In addition, we look to share helpful resources and practical solutions through the use of research, management tools and people data.

There will also be opportunities for you to deliver low level restructures and support with policy and procedure writing, as well as the chance to get involved in other exciting people projects.

Collaborating and sharing ideas is at the core of how we continue to deliver our key service. As a small team, the importance of supporting one another with work challenges, using your experience to offer guidance and getting together for CPD sessions and team meetings is how we keep evolving.

There’s so much to get involved in, to learn and grow your talent and expertise. We’re proud to work within a great nurturing environment that supports your learning and development.

Flexibility is something we really value as an organisation to help accommodate our employees as much as we can. The team enjoy the benefits of hybrid working,

**As our new HR Advisor, you will...**
- Be CIPD qualified to a minimum Level 5 or working towards a CIPD recognised qualification or a relevant degree with significant advisory experience in a similar role.
- Have up-to-date employment law knowledge.
- Possess a sound understanding of business and HR processes, systems and tools.
- Be able to offer practical, business-focused, pragmatic advice.
- Have a strong and flexible communicative style with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Have the ability to assess risk and articulate this clearly to provide managers with potential solutions.
- Possess a high level of prioritisation and organisational skills.
- Be confident in building relationships quickly in a virtual environment or when physically distanced.
- Be experienced at advising on and managing an extensive and varied HR caseload.
- Have experience working within a team environment and/or autonomously.
- Be competent in using an array of computer systems such as; Google G-Suite, Microsoft, HR systems.

If you have what we’re looking for and this sounds like a great opportunity for you, we’d love you to join us

**Our staff benefits package include**
- Flexible working hours to manage your work/life balance.
- Remote/ hybrid working.
- 22 days annual leave plus three concessionary days over Christmas, rising by an additional five days after five years’ service.
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Reduced cost of leisure membership, including Theatre tickets and sporting activities.
- An extensive Employee Wellbeing package.
- A Discount Club. You can save money or earn cashback in various ways, including in restaurants and high street shops when booking holidays or visiting the cinema.

**Selection Process**

**Should you be successfully shortlisted, the selection process will consist of an initial interview and an employment law/ ER case assessment exercise.**

**Interview date 14th March**

For more information about this post, please contact **Sarah Flack** - Employee Relations Lead, on 07778 226585.