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**Job Title: HR Advisor**

**Company: Lucy Group**

**Department: Human Resources**

**Location: Oxford with regular travel to Thame**

**Job Purpose**

We are looking for a proactive and driven HR Advisor to join our dedicated HR Central team working within the UK Lucy Group businesses to build strong relationships at all levels. The role will provide a comprehensive, effective and professional HR advisory and support service to employees.

Working in collaboration with the HR Central Team and HRBP’s to ensure the delivery of a seamless and efficient operational service to all areas of the business, developing tools and support materials to empower managers.

**Job Context**

The role will have operational focused tasks within the Central team and work closely with managers to advise employee relations activity and will advocate best practice and ensure compliance with all Company policies, process and employment legislation:

- Coach and guide managers on all policy related issues finding ways to empower managers and enable them to manage their teams effectively (Leave, Occupational Health, Flexible working etc.)
- Guiding and supporting managers on disciplinary, grievance and capability processes and timings for action.
- Updating Company policies and procedures in timely manner with legislation and business changes.

4. Build strong relationships with managers to support and guide them on all aspects of the employee lifecycle.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual, who will get stuck into the HR activity, this role is perfect for someone who has solid experience in employee relations, good interpersonal skills and is looking for exposure to wider HR initiatives, whilst also supporting the day-to-day operational activity.

**Job Dimensions**
- This is a full time role working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
- This is a hybrid role as per our Working Arrangements Policy and will be based in the Oxford site with travel to Thame.
- This role will report to the Senior HR Advisor and will be part of the wider HR Central Team.

**Key Accountabilities**

**These will include**:

- Responsible for supporting and advising the business on employee relations issues including but not limited to dispute resolution, disciplinaries, grievances, absence management, and performance management
- Advise managers on management practice and ensure compliance with policies and procedures including in Employee Relations issues
- Ensure that policy, procedures, and forms are up to date, in line with current legislation and maintained according to ISO standards
- Responsible for ensuring the shared drives, employee files and relevant trackers are maintained and up to date
- Ensure the HR system (Oracle) is kept up to date and accurate and provide reports from Oracle on request
- Ensure all employees have the right to work, and DBS checks
- Oversee all aspects of the Employee lifecycle, including but not limited to induction and onboarding, contractual changes, development, benefits and leaver process including exit interviews
- Overseeing the payroll inputting and processing for dedicated businesses
- Support and mentor the HR Coordinator
- Check and manage the HR Central inbox responding promptly to all queries
- Monitoring absence and absence management activity
- Supporting with annual processes including salary review
- Support with regular internal audits
- Assist in the delivery of effective employee communications in collaboration with HR Team and business managers. To help promote a self service approach to managers and employees, ensuring key information is in place on the local HR intranet pages and regularly updating these in line with service requirements.
- Supporting the wider HR Central team with HR operational activities and project work
- Keep up to date and share best practice on employment law activity.

**Qualifications, Experience & Skills**
- Ideally qualified to CIPD Level 3, working towards level 5
- HR experience in a generalist role
- Experience of managing and advising on Employee Relations activities including but not limited to Performance Management, Grievances, Disciplinaries, Absence Management
- Up to date knowledge of employment law
- A commercial, risk aware and driven mindset
- The ability to work under pressure
- Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

**Desirable Experience**
- Worked in a Manufacturing and Engineering Environment
- Experience in using Oracle HRIS

**Behavioural Competencies**
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Resilient and can work at pace on different priorities to meet deadlines
- Proactive, positive and can-do approach to resolving issues
- Assertive, tenacious and willing to challenge when required.
- Proactive, takes the initiative and