HR Advisor

2 months ago

St Albans, United Kingdom Debenhams Ottaway Full time

16 Jan, 2024

**HR Advisor**:

- Debenhams Ottaway
- St Albans, UK

Full time Administration Human Resources

**HR Advisor**:
**Overview**:
At Debenhams Ottaway the client and our people are always at the heart of what we do. This role plays a vital part in supporting the HR function to ensure that it runs smoothly by providing effective HR guidance and support to staff and managers in line with best practice and legal requirements.

**A little more about Debenhams Ottaway**:
Debenhams Ottaway is a progressive law firm with a long history and a reputation built on providing outstanding service and legal advice. Based in the heart of St Albans with a London presence, we help individuals, families and businesses in Hertfordshire, London and across the UK.

We believe passionately in building long term relationships with our clients and people. Our teams of talented and ambitious people work together to help clients succeed. This is an opportunity to join an exciting and demanding work environment that offers support and guidance to help everyone achieve their best. Our career framework provides the opportunity to learn and develop in a structured but flexible way.

If you have the energy and imagination to make a difference and share our values, then Debenhams Ottaway is the perfect fit for your next challenge.

**Key Responsibilities**:
The HR Officer is responsible for (but not limited to):
Recruitment
- advising on recruitment campaigns and advertising
- advising managers on interview and selection strategies, including finalising interview plans

HR Administration
- Providing administrative support around all employee lifecycle activities and related paperwork such as;
- onboarding, including new starter checks as relevant, for example DBS checks, referencing, ID checks.
- co-ordinating induction sessions, ensuring every single person feels supported and cared for.
- coordinating the payroll process and authorise monthly reports for processing.
- administering pensions to include compliance with pension legislation.
- performance management, supporting our firm to build knowledge, skills and behaviours in line with our values
- internal movements, leavers, probationary periods.
- Leaver processes including reference requests.
- Production of accurate people
- related letters and paperwork.
- Supporting the roll-out of any HR initiatives, processes and services as required.

Learning and Development
- Booking and coordinating training sessions and other events.
- Monitoring training uptake, reporting to the HR Manager.
- Supporting on the Trainee Solicitors programme.
- Coordinate and administer all work experience placements.
- Engaging in continuous professional development to allow us to constantly improve

Employee relations
- Serving as an approachable first point of contact for internal customers with HR queries. Responding to all employee and line manager HR enquiries with consistent, high-quality advice and escalating these when required.
- Act as the first point of contact for staff calling in sick, report sickness accurately.
- Attend employee relations meetings as a notetaker where required.

Data, records and reporting
- Maintaining accurate records and information within the firm’s HR systems.
- Manage the accurate administration of HR processes including benefits, salary benchmarking, absence reporting.
- Run monthly payroll reports and submit to the HR Manager for approval before sending to the payroll provider. Issue P45’s, P60’s and P11d’s.
- Process payments and maintain records of individual/firm wide memberships/subscriptions.

**Skills and Attributes**:
**_ Essential_**
- A minimum of 2 years HR experience
- Strong administrative experience.
- Working towards, or an interest in working towards a professional HR qualification.
- Good communication verbal and written skills.
- Ability to build good relationships with colleagues by building trust and credibility.
- Excellent time management and organisation skills.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Confidentiality
- Excellent IT skills
- A progressive approach to problem solving.
- A commitment to continual learning and encouraging the same in others.
- A supportive and collaborative approach

**_Desirable_**
- CIPD qualification
- Experience with an HRIS
- Experience of working in professional services.

**Staff Type**:
Business Support Staff

**Competitive Salary**:
Yes

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