HR Advisor

Dr. Martens is a globally famous and culturally influential British brand with over 60 years of heritage. Our products have become cultural icons, instantly recognisable and with timeless appeal, which is still relevant to consumers all across the world today.

As brand custodians, we are lucky to work for a dynamic, thriving, and ethical business, with people from diverse backgrounds, who bring their true selves to work, and where anyone can grow their career. Do you have what it takes?

**THE GIG**

In HR, we are custodians of our culture, we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our people and we deliver business value.

In this role you’ll be responsible for providing an end to end best in class HR advisory service to a defined stakeholder group across our Group (Global functions) and EMEA teams whilst making sure our people agenda stays centre stage.

With employee engagement & inclusion front of mind, you’ll help to create an environment where all our people can thrive and take the lead on all thing’s employee relations.

**OUR FUNDAMENTAL QUALITIES**

It’s never just a job at Dr.Martens. It’s a way of life. We live and breathe our Fundamentals: INTEGRITY. PROFESSIONAL. PASSIONATE. TEAM PLAYERS.

We’re a diverse bunch who believe each role is as unique as the person who does it.

To be successful in this role you will also possess these qualities:

- Coaching will be your go-to and you will have the ability to support managers through complex case work
- Have the confidence and credibility to take the lead, challenge and influence
- You will be a solid communicator both verbally (F2F and virtually) and in writing; you will be able to influence across various levels and build an environment of trust and credibility
- You will be a great team player with a collaborative & customer focused approach to work. You’ll enjoy building strong relationships and this will help you become a key go-to person
- You’ll have experience in a fast-paced and high-volume environment
- You take accountability for your own work and can work autonomously but you draw on support when needed, and equally offer your support to others
- You’ll be a self-starter with a result driven approach
- You’ll help build a highly engaged team - ensuring a collaborative culture and providing guidance & support to other team members
- You will take ownership for your development, proactively seeking out feedback to build self-awareness
- You will bring the outside-in; you’ll share best practice across the team / business and encourage ideas sharing as well as collaborative problem solving
- You’ll lead the way and role model on all things DE&I & wellbeing

**THE FUNDAMENTALS**

**INTEGRITY** We’re fair. We do things the right way. We don’t cut corners. We’re good to each other.

**PROFESSIONAL** We have high standards. We lead our field. We’re proud of our heritage. We push things forward. We show the way.

**PASSIONATE..**.We have fire in our bellies. We have drive. We care about our work. We don’t do things by half. We throw ourselves into the task at hand.

**TEAM PLAYERS **We look for and play to each other’s strengths. We work together. We take responsibility. We seek and share responsibility.

**THE STUFF THAT SETS YOU APART**

Put simply, for this role the key things we’re looking for are:

- It’s not essential for you to have a degree or CIPD professional qualification (we may be able to sponsor you for this), but we are keen you have a passion for HR and for creating a place to work where all our employees can thrive
- You’ll have strong ER experience and be able to demonstrate strong commercial ER advice
- You’ll have a good understanding of UK employment legislation, if you have knowledge of other European Countries this could be beneficial too
- You’ll be a confident user of the Microsoft Office packages and have experience of HR systems

**WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?**
- Welcome to the family free pair of docs
- 65% off all docs
- A dedicated culture team focusing on wellness and charity.
- 2 paid volunteer days per year
- 4.30pm Friday finish
- Private healthcare
- At Dr. Martens, we are committed to creating an environment where we can all be proud to work and be our best. Part of this commitment is being an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, and age._

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