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HR AdvisorJob Description
Reports to: People Services Lead
Location: Birmingham / London
Contract Type: Fixed Term (6 Months)
Introduction to role
Vanderlande is the global market leader in automation systems and solutions for customers within the Airports Parcel & Warehousing sectors striving to improve the competitiveness of our customers through Value Added logistic process automation. If you are passionate about creating a great employee experience People Services is the place for you! This role is central to maintaining a cohesive and positive working environment within the HR team so being hands on and ready to help with whatever comes up is essential. This is a great opportunity for any individual who wants to make a direct impact on people and culture.
Role Responsibilities
The HR Advisor is part of the People Services Organisation and provides support across a wide range of tactical HR processes and practices that enable the company to meet its strategic and operational goals. The HR Advisor covers topics and questions that couldnt be covered by Manager Self Service or through the HR Service Agents (tier 1) and often focus on individual cases. As a strong partner to our Centre of Excellence (COE) teams and our HR Business Partners this role will ensure the successful delivery and execution of our HR priorities and programs at a local level. This role requires travel across the North-west and occasionally to London to support our site-based service and project teams.
Your responsibilities and activities will include:
- Partnering and collaborating with management teams to provide pragmatic and viable solutions to bring the people agenda to life as a highly credible and trusted generalist.
- Provide coaching & guidance to managers on best practice with regard to a wide variety of employee related matters
- Lead/support initiatives and programmes which deliver positive employee engagement. This also include leadership of our Glint engagement survey and action planning to continually build on strengths and opportunity areas.
- Support/lead the development of UK-wide HR policies processes and values that are both compliant with legislation and match best practice.
- Be the Subject matter expert on all employee relations issues including capability absence management health redundancy to ensure successful and timely resolution and mitigation of risk.
- Coach managers to build capability encouraging them to think through issues and giving them confidence and knowledge to handle difficult and sensitive matters whilst ensuring they fully understand the risk/implications
- Responsible for collaborating with the People Services Lead to understand and implement processes focusing on employee experience and continuous improvement of employee life events
- Responsible for identifying service issues proactively proposing improvements and leading or supporting the implementation of changes
- Deliver locally on Global HR processes across the full Employee Lifecycle. This includes processes across the Performance Management Career Development and Succession Planning spectrum.
- Drive continuous improvement design deliver and improve local for local key people initiatives and processes in order to ensure best class service
Role Qualification and Skills
- Passionate about providing a proactive and value-add HR service.
- Any exposure to Union relationships and TUPE will be well received.
- Strong project management and demonstrable experience in leading significant projects.
- A flexible self-starter with strong initiative excellent organisational and multitasking skills who is capable of working autonomously managing and prioritising their own workload and understanding when and where to seek guidance.
- Strong working knowledge of UK employment legislation policies & procedures and best practices
- Ideally full/part CIPD qualified.
- Proven ability to work with stakeholders at all levels.
- You should have experience of working in a matrix organisation in conjunction with central functions & delivery partners.
- Proven ability to influence and negotiate across diverse groups and levels
- Proven experience in HR
- Excellent communication presentation coaching and facilitation skills
- Intermediate knowledge of MS Outlook Excel and Word
- Workday (HR system) experience would be useful but not essential
What we offer
- 28 days of annual leave (excluding public holidays)
- Aviva Medical Cover
- YuLife Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yu coins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers
- Achievers Employee social recognition and rewards platform.
- A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Pension with Aviva
Diversity & Inclusion
Vanderlande is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualifies applicants will be considered without regards to race religion colour national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status or disability status. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying we are always happy to discuss or explore any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
