Sr HR Advisor

3 months ago

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Eden Brown Synergy Full time

**Sr HR Advisor**

I am working with a Public Sector Organisation based in Oxfordshire who are looking for a Sr HR Advisor for 5 Months Initially.

The role is full time, to start ASAP and paying up to £28.75 Umbrella per hour. The role is in scope of IR35.***

**Job Purpose**

To support the council in delivering its business objectives to the residents of Oxfordshire through a high performing, capable and motivated workforce by providing professional HR expertise on employee relations, performance management and attendance.

Promote best practice standards of people management and contribute to the continual improvement of professional, expert HR advice and practice across out workforce.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Diagnose, advise and work with staff to resolve workplace disputes and conflict accessing specialist input from Organisational Development, mediation and other specialists where necessary with the aim of achieving informal resolution wherever possible.
- Advise and support managers on matters relating to sickness absence. Monitor long term sickness and update case management information, to ensure all sickness absence cases are proactively managed.
- Promote and advise on good working practices and fair and effective procedures to encourage a swift return to work where possible.
- Advise and support Grievance Managers to manage formal grievances and disputes including setting terms of reference, liaising with the aggrieved employee, trade unions and investigating officer.
- Act on behalf of the council and its interests in negotiating settlement agreements and exit strategies with employees, legal representatives and trade unions and advise on legal claims including preparing for appeals and tribunals where required.
- Advise and coach managers in dealing with change and direct them to access support and advice from other services where required e.g. H&S team and Wellbeing service.
- Contribute to the development of best practice policies and procedures, feeding back through 121's and attendance at HR practice learning meetings.
- Advise and coach managers to manage poor-performance and misconduct informally, effectively and promptly.
- Advise managers on formal misconduct and capability matters including issues involving suspension, formal investigations and dismissals. Act as adviser on formal panels where required.
- Ensure risks to the council including of litigation, are properly assessed and managed in the provision of advice to managers on employee relations matters.
- Challenge, influence and persuade managers to ensure compliance with legal and best practice standards.
- Act as internal consultant to managers on employee-related and change projects assisting them to meet the aims and objectives of their service.
- Design and deliver training for managers to improve standards of people management and awareness and understanding of legal responsibilities and council policies.
- Advise on complex areas of contractual terms and conditions of employment, employment status, pay and benefits and the interpretation of policy and procedures, promoting the use of our online advice for common HR matters.
- Provide expertise and contribute to the review and development of HR policy and strategies.
- Work with trade union officials, employees and managers to encourage positive employee relations.
- Support the council's culture of inclusion and zero tolerance of discrimination, bullying and harassment and advise on matters that arise in contravention to this policy.

**Skills & Experience**
- CIPD qualified to graduate level with up to date knowledge of employment law and employee relations best practice.
- Considerable experience that would have been gained from at least five years of providing professional advice on employee relations matters in a diverse and complex organisation.
- Experience of understanding and advising on a variety of complex HR matters including contractual terms and conditions, pay and benefits, employment status and the interpretation of policies and procedures.
- Highly developed communication skills with the ability to influence, build rapport quickly and communicate effectively verbally and in writing, translating legal and policy matters into plain English, adapting style to different people including experience of advising senior leaders.
- Strong commitment to equalities and inclusion with experience of advising and dealing with discrimination, bullying and harassment.
- Proven track record of resolving conflict by facilitating and aiding reconciliation between parties, diagnosing the root cause and developing solutions including advising on formal procedures where informal resolution is not achieved.
- Experience of advising on informal performance improvement and formal disciplinary and capability procedures.
- Good IT and administration skills with a sound understanding of the legal requirements in handling personal and sensitive data and ability to use Ex

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