Job Description

Are you people focused? Do you enjoy working in HR? Are you professional and passionate? If so, this could be the role for you.

Job Summary

In partnership is looking to appoint an HR Advisor to join a busy, dynamic team based in Horsham.

This is a varied, hands-on generalist role, where you are trusted to lead on key aspects of HR from complex employee relations cases to recruitment, onboarding and supporting strategic people initiatives as well as providing comprehensive administrative HR support. You'll work closely with all staff and become a key contact in HR. You will champion our values and support a positive and friendly culture.

About this position

Hours: 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Salary: 35,000 Maximum (DOE)

Work Location: In Person (Office based in Horsham).

Comprehensive Benefits Package

About You

The successful candidate will ideally be level 5 CIPD qualified and will have experience in supporting an HR manager, and they will have good understanding of HR processes and up to date employment law knowledge.

For this role we are looking for someone who can "hold their own" in meetings, provide sound guidance, and are open to learn and develop with the support of the HR Manager. Excellent time management skills are a must, paired with excellent technical skills, enabling them to juggle conflicting priorities and deadlines. The successful candidate will be tasked with bringing our department up to date and will be our subject matter expert on our HR Platform.

Post Title:

HR Advisor

Department:

Human Resources

Reporting to:

HR Manager

Location:

Head Office - Horsham, West Sussex

In Partnership is one of the UK's leading financial advice networks. From compliance to finance and business support, we assist our network in moving their business forward. In Partnership is proud that our advisers can provide a whole-of-market service to make the best product match for their clients.

Our Purpose:

"We deliver high quality support to our staff, advisors, clients, and business partners to achieve good outcomes in all areas of the business and to meet regulatory requirements of the FCA"

Our Values

: "Integrity, Professionalism, Consumer Focus, Partnership

Main Function of Role:

The HR Advisor is responsible for a wide range of HR tasks to support the overall functioning of the HR department and the group. This includes recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, and benefits administration.

The role serves as a key contact for employees and management, facilitating communication and addressing HR-related issues. The HR Advisor also creates and implements HR policies and initiatives, promoting employee engagement and fostering a supportive company culture.

This job description is designed to outline a range of main duties that may be encountered. It is not designed to be an exhaustive list of tasks and may be varied in order to reflect changes in the role, organisation or legislation.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Recruitment

Manage the recruitment and selection process, establishing relationships with agencies, agreeing terms and contracts, writing job descriptions, interviewing, and hiring new employees. Lead end to end recruitment process across the group. Monitor and track recruitment activity and trends. Update s, follow up on vacancy approval forms, respond to candidates and agencies, support hiring managers, make offers of employment, verbally and in writing. Create attractive job adverts and discuss vacancy requirements with recruiters and hiring managers supporting to ensure that our recruitment is achieved in a timely fashion Conduct pre-employment checks including DBS, References and Right to Work documents and follow-up to avoid delays.
Onboarding/Offboarding

Welcome new employees, by engaging them throughout the hiring process, providing them with onboarding packs and presenting to them on day one the induction program. Coordinate new starter arrangements with other departments, including IT, to ensure they are day one ready. Conduct exit interviews for leavers.
Learning and Development

Identify learning requirements for new starters and new managers and consult with the appropriate teams to ensure that they are signed up for training as appropriate. Coordinate probationary period reviews with managers and ensure that training requirements are completed to ensure onboarding checklists are up to date. Support the HR Manager by booking training events/venues for managers and staff, as appropriate.
Compensation and Benefits

Administer changes to employee benefits with appropriate providers. Support in reporting employment changes for the purpose of Payroll, ensuring that the data is accurate in the HRIS, and providing the information to Payroll as required.
General HR

Provide comprehensive and efficient administrative HR support, ensuring that documents and processes are in line with current UK employment law and best practice and that they are implemented. Guide staff on their terms and conditions of employment, benefits, and entitlements. Manage individual, careers and HR Inboxes ensuring good service delivery. Provide expert advice and support on employee relations including investigations disciplinary, grievance, performance matters, occupational health, safeguarding, and policy. Support in due diligence for new and existing vendors in HR. Become the SME for HR Platform/HRIS Natural HR, providing guidance, making employee lifecycle changes, Leavers, Starters etc. and suggesting improvements that will enhance service delivery. Accurately maintain HR records, with the highest degree of confidentiality, including personnel files, trackers and information shared through other means. Support and implement new initiatives in HR in line with strategic goals. Maintain accurately and store appropriately, confidential HR records in line with GDPR. Support in workforce planning, including attending meetings, note taking etc. Maintain HR Tracker and provide monthly data analysis in HR. Provide reporting and analysis including Vacancy and compensation, HR Dashboards. Provide monthly reporting on changes for Payroll, including starters, leavers, salary and job changes, family leave, absence etc. Support HR Manager in delivering cyclical events including Performance Appraisal, Engagement Survey, Salary Review, Annual Bonus review, Town Halls etc. Support in improving HR processes and practices. Conduct HR Audits on relevant paperwork to ensure information is stored correctly to meet GDPR and FCA compliance. In conjunction with HR Assistant, coordinate performance reviews, annual appraisals, and probationary reviews. Maintain appropriate HR records, on both HRIS and in personnel files (digital) throughout the employee lifecycle, including carrying out annual updates. Build and maintain professional relationships with all staff to ensure issues or concerns relating to the job/performance etc. are addressed. Maintain knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law; applying this knowledge to communicate changes in policy, practice, and resources to Head of HR. Facilitate logistics for Head of HR, including co-ordination and preparation of the pre-reading materials and invitations. Promote and always work towards OPGL's policy of delivery of Client Best Interest outcomes. Always ensure adherence to the OPGL's suite of policy and procedures, with distinct regard and compliance with the Conflict-of-Interest Policy and Inducement and Incentive policy. Always ensure adherence to the principles of data protection and to the OPGL policies on such matters. Responsible for own performance and to identify personal development areas. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

Level 5 CIPD Qualified will consider Level 3 with relevant experience. Minimum 3 years' experience in an HR Advisor role. Experienced in managing employee relations cases independently and effectively. Experience in recruitment and on boarding in an HR capacity Demonstrable hand-on experience of running HR processes. Current up to date knowledge of employment law and best practices. Flexibility/adaptability to changes in process, circumstances. Proficiency with HRIS, Natural HR or similar systems and various applications. Technically sound, and able to identify better more efficient ways of working, Proficiency in creating and preparing reports in MS Excel is required (pivot tables, basic formulas, data validation, creation of charts) Proficient IT Skills in the Microsoft suite, including Office 365. SharePoint, MS Forms and Power Automate experience a distinct advantage. Basic knowledge and understanding of the Financial Services Industry

Person Specification

Team orientated and comfortable in conflicting priorities. Strong problem-solving, independent judgement and critical thinking aptitude. Comfortable with ambiguity, where there may not be a defined outcome or solution. High level of initiative and able to work independently with minimal supervision. Excellent Communicator, possessing the ability to communicate and negotiate effectively at all levels and in all media types. Ability to manage sensitive information with utmost discretion. Strong administrative and organisation skills. Desire for continuous improvements and learning and development for own profession. Demonstrate commitment by regular attendance and efficient completion of all tasks allocated. Perform duties and responsibilities in compliance with health and safety policies and statutory regulations, with utmost confidentiality. Maintain high standards of personal accountability. Willingness to undertake training and progress personal development.
As a requirement of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Certification Regime, In-Partnership will carry out a pre-employment process to include pre-employment referencing, credit, and background (additional checks and information may be required for those at SMF). Information obtained during this process, and all subsequent data is deemed special category sensitive personal data and will be collected, processed and stored in line with the FCA's SMCR record keeping requirements.

In addition, In Partnership is committed to non-discrimination across the board, and in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

We reserve the right to withdraw any offer of employment if relevant information during the pre-employment check process is omitted.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to 35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Cycle to work scheme Free parking Life insurance Private medical insurance Sick pay
Application question(s):

Are you CIPD Qualified in line with the requirements in the ? Why do you want to leave your current job? What is your current notice period?
Experience:

HR Advisor: 3 years (required) Employee Relations: 3 years (required)
Location:

Horsham RH12 (preferred)
Willingness to travel:

25% (required)
Work Location: In person