Interim HR Advisor

Reed HR are working alongside a Not for Profit Organisation based in West Central London who are recruiting for an Interim HR Advisor for initially 3 months.

This role is hybrid so you will be expected to travel into the office 2/3 days a week.

**Job Summary**

To act as the first point of contact for HR advice and support to senior managers and Regional Secretaries on all employee related matters including: management of sickness absence, grievance and disciplinary matters, and issues relating to terms and conditionsof employment.Highly developed judgment and confident advisory skills are essential to the job as is a sound working knowledge of UK employment law.You will have the willingness to knowledge-share and learn from others and work as an integral part ofthe wider HR and Training, Learning & Development teams.

**Main Responsibilities & Duties**

Reporting direct to the Head of HR Operations and working closely with the HR team this role will involve:
- The provision of day to day rigorous HR advice to line managers.
- Giving sound and reliable case management advice to managers in grievance and disciplinary matters in line with policy, employment law and ACAS Codes where appropriate, escalating matters to Head of HR Operations / Director of HR, Training & Developmentas appropriate.
- Providing advice on sickness absence to line management, including on complex long term sickness cases, in accordance with policy and appropriate legislation.Monitoring and manage sick pay as appropriate.Arranging Occupational Health referrals or counsellingintervention as necessary and arranging case review meetings with employees and managers.Assisting with interpreting OH reports and advising in respect of the employee’s relevant workplace context where adjustments might be required.
- Assisting line managers with workforce planning and guiding managers through the recruitment process providing specialist advice as required including assessing suitability of job descriptions and person specifications as a match for skills required.
- Working with the pensions department to ensure compliance with Automatic Enrolment legislation including monthly reconciliation.Contributing to the accurate preparation of benefit statements.
- Creation and oversight of the preparation and issuing of appropriate contractual documentation in relation to appointments, terminations and variations to employment including ensuring accurate updating of the Cascade system to reflect changes made.
- Use of Cascade workflows to ensure consistency of procedures.
- Deal with, and at times negotiate, secondment agreements for temporary employees such as Stand-Down Officers.
- Undertake project work and case work as determined by the HR Director and or Head of HR Ops.
**Experience**
- 5 years’ HR generalist experience which must include employee relations and recruitment and selection.
- Strong demonstrable experience of dealing efficiently and effectively with grievance matters.
- Experience of working with others to identify opportunities to build a diverse workforce through recruitment and selection and beyond.
- Experience of proactively identifying, designing, implementing and monitoring new HR processes to facilitate delivery of a high quality HR service throughout the full employment life cycle.