HR Advisor

Job Title: HR Advisor

Location: Eastleigh

Working Hours: 37 hours a week

Working Pattern: Mon Fri 8:30 17:30pm

Salary:£34,975.50 per annum

If you are passionate about education and want to work in a vibrant environment with people, who believe in our mission to advance education for the public benefit, please apply and support our charitable objectives. As a diversity-sensitive employer, we are always looking out for exceptional talent to join us from a wide range of backgrounds.

VTCT is the UKs market-leading specialist vocational and technical Awarding Organisation (AO) and End-Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) for the personal services and well-being sector, with a number of qualifications in sports therapy, fitness, and learning and development.

As the HR Advisor you deliver a comprehensive and professional HR service to managers, employees and the HR team. You will be involved in all aspects of the employee lifecycle, maintaining and improving our policies, processes and people systems to deliver an effective and efficient HR experience and service.

Benefits (Please enquire if you would like more information about these before you apply):

• 26 days annual leave + bank holidays, rising to 27 days after 2 years.
• Day for your birthday
• Life assurance 4* salary
• Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours)
• Enhanced sick pay benefits after probation (3 months full pay)
• Enhanced pension contributions after postponement period (up to 10% employer contributions)
• Retail discount offers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Wellbeing initiatives and support
• A vibrant array of social opportunities
• Free parking, free tea and coffee and free fruit
• Healthcare services worth up to £1,400 and access to 24/7 GP services
• Regular massages for office staff
• Wide array of training and development opportunities

Principal Responsibilities include (Full job description is available upon request):

• HR Support and Advice:
  Provide day-to-day HR advice and support to managers and employees, ensuring adherence to HR policies and UK employment law. Offer guidance on a wide range of issues including performance management, absence management, and employee relations.
• Employee Relations:
  Provide guidance on our people policies in a wide range of situations to support effective case management and employee relations practice. Assist with managing employee relations matters such as disciplinary and grievance cases, investigations, and absence management. Support the HR Business Partner/ HR Director in complex cases, ensuring a fair and consistent approach.
• Recruitment and Onboarding:
  Support the end-to-end recruitment process, including drafting/ evaluating job descriptions, advertising roles, shortlisting candidates, and coordinating interviews. Oversee onboarding activities to ensure a smooth transition for new hires, including conducting HR inductions.
• HR Policy Implementation:
  Lead on updating, and implementation of HR policies and procedures, ensuring they are compliant with current legislation and aligned with best practices.
• HR Administration:
  Maintain accurate HR records, including employee files, absence records, and HR system data. Ensure all HR documentation is up-to-date and compliant with GDPR regulations.
• Reporting and Analytics:
  Produce regular reports on HR metrics such as headcount, turnover, absence, and diversity statistics. Use data to identify trends and inform decision-making within the HR team.

Essential Criteria (as part of our commitment to support people with disabilities, anyone with a registered disability who meets these criteria will be offered an interview. Please make us aware if this applies to you):

• CIPD level 5 Qualification
• 1-2 years experience working as an HR Advisor, and / or 4 plus years working as a HR Coordinator/ Administrator
• Understand the employee lifecycle and how people practices can impact positively and negatively.
• Can build tools / reports to track achievement of outcomes and impact of people practices (KPIs)
• Has a deep understanding of HR systems and how to utilise them to the benefit of our people and organisation.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience working within the awarding and/or education sector.
• Encourage others to recognise when they need help, admit mistakes, and share concerns and ideas.
• Maintain motivation and resilience through self-care and personal responsibility.

Please submit your CV and a covering letter (optional) to start the application process.

Once you have applied will we get in touch after the advertising has closed let you know if you have been shortlisted for interview. If you are not contacted after this time, you should assume you were not successful this time; we cannot give feedback on this due to the volume of applications.

Application closing date: 21st Oct 2024

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

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