HR Advisor

We are looking for an experienced and CIPD qualified Human Resources Advisor to join our expanding team. The Advisor conducts a key role in the leadership of Chisholm Hunter, providing advice and guidance to our operational functions with the aim to make Chisholm Hunter the best place to work in the industry, ensuring our people procedures are delivered consistently to be ‘A Cut Above’.

This role will shape the HR function and provide the best customer service to our internal stakeholders across the company, creating solutions which will inspire and improve the working lives of all managers and staff. Line managing the HR Assistant and HR Administrator whilst working to non negotiable deadlines is crucial in this role and the role will require flexibility to travel to the business sites across the estate when required.

**Responsibilities**:
1. Manage the day to day utility of the HR function through managing the workload and effective delegation of tasks to the HR Assistant and HR Administrator.

2. Collects and compiles HR metrics and data from a variety of sources including the human resource trackers and payroll outputs, management and employee surveys, exit interviews, competitors’ practices, and other sources.

3. Analyses data and statistics for trends and patterns with attention to recruitment, hiring practices, motivation, turnover, and compliance with employment laws and regulations.

4. Prepares reports of data results, presenting and explaining findings to senior leadership.

5. Identifies and recommends reasonable short
- and long-term goals, milestones, and benchmarks for key performance metrics.

7. Facilitates implementation of new training, development, recruiting, and other related initiatives.

8. May conduct or assist with conducting classification audits to ensure that jobs are properly benchmarked and remain within relevant and competitive salary bands

9. Ensures compliance with data privacy regulations and best practices and leads on DSAR requests.

10. Build and maintain strong working relationships with Managers in our Stores and in the Support Centre to provide pragmatic advice and guidance on all HR procedures.

11. Overall responsibility of the staff monthly 121 procedure, including conducting audit of the 121 coaching logs to check completion rates and review the quality, and making suitable recommendations for improvements.

12. Drive the performance management process and reviewing performance of all staff to support the delivery of the organisation’s key objectives.

13. Responsible for overseeing Ideal Staff Rota to ensure we have sufficient cover at all times and skilled sales staff on duty at key trading times.

14. Ensure all HR Reports, issued to Board and Managers, are issued on time and relevant actions are followed up.

15. Help lead change through analysis & reporting on HR metrics (e.g. performance, absence, vacancies, attrition) and making proposals to the Board to improve procedures to achieve Company objectives.

16. Provide support to Managers in at risk cases (e.g. absence, disciplinary and grievance), ensuring they are conducted in line with Company policies and legal requirements are adhered to.

**To be considered for this opportunity you must have the following**:

- Ability to produce high quality, accurate work to tight deadlines.
- An understanding of employment law in practice.
- Practical and logical; able to solve problems quickly, pragmatically and in line with the industry best practice
- Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing.
- A proven track record of preparing and presenting high quality reports.
- Willingness to work flexible hours when required.
- Recognised HR qualification, CIPD qualified level 5 or equivalent

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £28,000.00-£34,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Loyalty bonus
- Performance bonus

Application question(s):

- This role is fully onsite in Glasgow City Centre. Are you able to reliably commute for this job?

**Experience**:

- Human resources: 3 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- CIPD Qualification (preferred)

Work Location: In person