HR Support Advisor

4 weeks ago


Witham, United Kingdom Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority Full time

**Contract**: 6-Month Fixed Term Contract
**Working Hours**: 37
**Salary**: £28,770 - £31,364 per annum
**Location**: SHQ Kelvedon Park (with some Remote Working)

**Closing Date: Friday, 19th April 2024**
**Interview Date: TBC**

**The Role** **(Role Profile)**

Are you a dynamic and passionate individual looking to make a difference in a fast-paced environment? Essex County Fire & Rescue Service is seeking an enthusiastic and driven HR Support Advisor to join our People Operations Team and play a crucial role in supporting our employees as they protect and serve our community.

This role is at the forefront of providing key administrative HR support and serves as a first point of contact for managers and colleagues requiring advice on policies and procedures. You will play a vital role in ensuring a smooth experience across the employment lifecycle from onboarding to ongoing support and development.

Ideally, you will be experienced within a HR transactional role and familiar with updating and maintaining HR systems; we use ‘Civica HR’, so experience with this would be a bonus. You will also bring the ability to prioritise HR tasks and queries as they come in.

Providing our customers with a quality experience is our top priority, so a commitment to high standards of service and communication are essential to help us deliver this. The role will be varied, supporting several teams and departments, as well as working collaboratively across the People Services department.

You will be working alongside a great team of HR Support Advisors who truly encourage and support each other in all we do and working for an employer with lots of benefits; including blue-light discounts, family friendly policies and hybrid working options.

**What Are We Looking For?**

If you can demonstrate the following, we would love to meet you;
- Efficiency in managing, prioritising and organising workloads
- An ability to well work under pressure and to deadlines
- Strong levels of attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- An ability to build and maintain effective working relationships
- Previous experience delivering a high quality, customer focused approach

**Eligibility**
- Level 2 Standard of education (e.g. GCSE) or equivalent experience demonstrating basic numeracy and literacy.

**How to apply**

**Assessment and Selection**

**Stage 1** Application & shortlisting (assessment will be made against the essential criteria of the person specification)

**Stage 2** In-tray assessment, followed by an interview (assessment will be made against positive indicators taken from our Code of Ethics and the NFCC Leadership Framework. You can see the NFCC Leadership Framework.

Asian Fire Services Association (AFSA), BEING (our LGBTQ+ employee support network), Christian Fellowship, Ethnic Minority Forum, Men’s Forum, and our Women’s Forum. In addition, we also have a female firefighters operational group.

**Our Culture and Benefits**

Here at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service we are committed to prioritising and promoting the wellbeing of our employees.

**Safeguarding**
- Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment._
- It is our policy to require all applicants for employment to disclose if you are currently being investigated by any regulatory body or have any decisions or sanctions pending or in progress in respect of your suitability to work for the Service._
- You agree to inform the Service within 24 hours if you are subsequently investigated by any agency or organisation in relation to concerns about your behaviour towards children, young people or vulnerable adults._
- The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to the appointment for which you are applying._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months

**Salary**: £28,770.00-£31,364.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Canteen
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Witham, CM8 3HB

Application deadline: 19/04/2024
Reference ID: req103



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