HR Advisor

6 days ago

Croydon, United Kingdom Harris Federation Full time

As the Harris Federation continues to grow, we are looking to appoint two new HR Advisors to our central HR team.

Providing first level generalist HR advice to Federation and Academy managers, this is a varied role and an opportunity to develop your skills and experience working with the HR team in a wide range of areas including employee relations, reward, resourcingand talent development. You will work closely with the Federation Corporate Services teams and with leaders in our primary and secondary academies.

**About Us**

The Harris Federation is a leading education charity with 52 Harris primary and secondary academies across London and Essex. The founder, Chairman and sponsor of the Harris Federation, Lord Harris of Peckham, opened our first school in 1990. We now educatesome 38,000 young people and closing the gap between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers has always been a core mission.

The Harris Federation has a track record of accomplishment in achieving success through rapid school improvement and has built an unrivalled reputation for running outstanding academies in London.

Our central team comprises a dedicated, driven group of departments working centrally to provide support across the Federation and all of our academies. Across a multitude of key departments, we maintain an outstanding body of staff all integral to supportingcentral and academy finance, HR, Data, Estates management, Talent and many more.

**Main Areas of Responsibility**

Your responsibilities will include:

- Delivery of a first line generalist HR advisory service to the Federation and Academies, providing up to date and informed HR guidance and support on HR policies, processes and systems.
- Escalate complex cases as appropriate to the Head of HR and HR Business Partners.
- Support with organisation development programmes; preparing documents, supporting planning, due diligence completion etc.
- Assist with end-to-end employee lifecycle processes.
- Prepare HR documents and create and maintain templates.
- Produce Management Information reports.
- Evaluate Job Descriptions and provide advice and guidance on salary bandings to ensure a consistent and fair approach.
- Effectively use the e-recruitment system to support a proactive responsive recruitment service for managers.
- Assist with the development and implementation of Human Resources policies and procedures.
- Work with the Head of HR and HR Business Partners to deliver HR calendar and review cycle activities and support HR initiatives including change management programmes, HR projects, case management etc.
- Undertake HR administrative tasks in support of the wider Team.
- Support the monthly Harris Federation payroll including payroll change processes.
- Assist with Employment Tribunal activities where required.
- Assist with visa, work permit and sponsorship queries, escalating where appropriate and liaising with the HR Advisor responsible for Sponsorship and Visas.
- Completing the annual employee sponsorship review in conjunction with the HR Advisor responsible for Sponsorship and Visas.

**Qualifications & Experience**
- Qualifications to degree level or equivalent experience.
- CIPD part qualification or equivalent by experience.
- Experience of providing first line generalist HR advice.
- Good IT skills and knowledge including Microsoft Word and Excel and experience of producing reports and data analysis.

**Rewards & Benefits**

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide rangeof top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership.

We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.

In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, 26 days'annual leave (plus bank holidays) for non term-time only employees, and many other benefits.

**Safeguarding Notice**

**Equal Opportunities**

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for ourstudents and staff.

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