Job Description

Job Title:

Group HR Advisor

Reporting to:

Head of HR

Responsible For:

HR Admins & HR Assistant will have a dotted line to the HR Advisor

Salary:

34,000-37,000 with car allowance

Location of Role:

Home based with 3 days a week at least travelling to sites across the UK

Hours of work:

40 hours per week: 08:30 - 17:00 with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break

Job Purpose:

To contribute to the overall success of the HR strategy in delivering a proactive and customer focused HR service across the Cobalt Group by providing effective support, guidance and advice to managers and employees on a wide variety of HR matters such as employee relations, policies and processes, recruitment and delivery of key projects.

Role & Responsibilities

Provide high quality HR advice and guidance directly to managers to facilitate the early resolution of difficult, complex or sensitive employee relations issues, ensuring the risks associated with such cases are effectively managed Advise and coach managers on the application and interpretation of HR policies and procedures in accordance with current and proposed employment legislation and local arrangements, to ensure consistency, accuracy and best practice Support the wider HR team in implementing and embedding new strategies and initiatives across the organisation Support the management of complex employee cases relating to disciplinary, grievance and sickness absence. This includes providing advice to managers on policies and procedures, and legislation, liaising with Occupational Health, supporting formal investigations and hearings Build good working relationships with all line managers to better understand their needs and provide appropriate HR related support Ensure the timely and satisfactory resolution of employee relation issues by maintaining effective relationships with employees' representatives Manage sickness absence in collaboration with managers, managing redeployment where appropriate, assisting employees back to work and working with managers to reduce sickness absence across the organisation Provide updates on key changes to policies/processes/new initiatives and trends identified in ER reporting Actively contribute to the development and implementation of new policies, procedures and practices in line with legislation, current best practice and the Cobalt Group's requirement Support on discrete operational projects Oversee recruitment Undertake continuing professional development including in participating in performance reviews and attending training as/when required Work in accordance with all relevant legislation, policies and procedures and guidelines both internal and external Maintain accurate and up to date records and reports and provide written and verbal reports as required To promote, adhere to and live our values

What we're looking for:

CIPD Level 5 (Obtained or working towards) Proficient in Microsoft Office programmes Strong analytical and interpretive skills Experience of working in a HR Department in either a HR officer or HR Advisor role Experience of interpreting policies, procedures and situations to identify pragmatic solutions/recommendations Experience of advising/supporting managers on a range of employee relation matters bringing them to an appropriate solution Experience of dealing with matters confidentially and sensitively with a sound knowledge of GDPR Up to date knowledge of employment legislation and best practice Working knowledge of TUPE and redundancy processes

Competencies:

Lead and inspire - Support the future direction of the Cobalt Group through identifying current and future challenges and longer-term opportunities Create and Innovate - Takes a solutions-focused approach to the challenges we face as an organisation. Looks at new ways of working and responding innovatively with new ideas or developing current approaches to meet organisational needs Developing our talent - Creates a positive and supportive environment in which individuals can grow and develop enabling them to realise their full potential Impactful communication - Shares information and presents ideas or themes clearly and convincingly so that others see us as open, transparent and credible, and want to engage with us Delivering results and achieving greatness - Focuses on our individual drive and personal focus to succeed in delivering against our key business objectives and targets Working together - Defines how we work with each other and our internal and external customers

Application details

Please send a cover email and CV to the Group HR department: hr@cobaltenergy.co.uk.co.uk

We would politely request no agencies please; we do have existing arrangements with agencies who perform an excellent service, but we maintain several approaches to the recruitment of new staff, and we are not looking for any new agencies at this time

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 34,000.00-37,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking Sick pay
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wolverhampton WV1 1QB