HR Advisor

We are currently looking to recruit an HR Advisor to work within the People Team at GLL. The HR Advisor will be required to work closely with the People Business Partner and local managers, providing comprehensive advice and guidance on all people related matters. Our HR Advisors will be responsible for recruitment and retention activities, advising managers on employee relations cases and building excellent working relationships with stakeholders. In addition, HR Advisors support the People Business Partner on the administrative management of Employment Tribunal cases and the delivery of the corporate and local people plan and objectives.

The HR Advisor will work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. This role will be based at Gosling Sports Park, Stanborough Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6XE. However, the individual will be expected to travel to other centres across the region to work closely with managers and stakeholders.
- The ability to understand and analyse data, including key people KPI’s, and workforce planning data;
- The ability to think critically, and persuade and influence staff at all levels;
- The ability to produce results to demanding deadlines and work on a number of key issues simultaneously;
- Professional integrity, discretion and conduct;
- The ability to innovate and find creative and practical solutions to complex problems and to exploit new opportunities;
- Experience of advising managers on employee relations matters
- Experience with advising managers on investigations, disciplinaries, grievances and absence management
- Experience with managing a large case load
- Experience of working to deadlines
- Experience of using Microsoft word, excel and powerpoint
- The ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of providing HR support in recruitment
- Excellent attention to detail and strong numerical skills
- Experience of working within a HR role
- Level 5 CIPD HR qualification (desirable)

**As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees**:

- A Values driven organisation
- Learning & development to support career development
- Good Pension schemes
- Discounted gym membership for you and your partner.
- A full time permanent position
- Industry leading rates of pay
- opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run plus associated social events
- Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal
- Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria
- Health assurance
- Career pathways, professional development are just the start. To ensure you stay at the top of your game, we provide training with practical and theory elements too.
- Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)
- 25% off Red Letter Days
- 25% off Buy A Gift
- 20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.
- Ride to work scheme
- Free eye tests and discounted glasses

**About GLL**:
As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries and children’s centres.

Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.

One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens up a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us. To make sure we’re having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community.

We offer two different types of work arrangements:

- A permanent employment contract - part time and full time
- A flexible worker engagement by joining our flexible worker pool

If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can work, and are flexible to meet the needs of a 7 day a week service, then a full-time or part-time permanent contract might be the right choice for you.

So whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support or working with children, you’ll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL.

Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects and people and are Investors in People Silver Award employer.

However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people’s lives.
- We are an inclusive employer. We seek and welcome diversity in our teams._