Senior HR Advisor

Draken Europe offers exciting careers that matter.

We believe that mission success does not start with the mission itself. It begins with our people.

Draken also believes in fair reward and recognition for our employees. As such, we offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including up to 12% matching pension contributions, bonus incentives, discounted PMI, electric car scheme, tech vouchers, wellbeing programmes and much more.

The Role

We are currently recruiting for a Senior HR Advisor who will act as the first point of contact for managers and our people on any employee relations issue, and take ownership and manage any employee relations issues that come into the HR team, seeing it through to completion, keeping the Senior HR Business Partner updated.

Key Responsibilities will include:

1. To be the main HR interface for the client group line management and employees, providing full HR support, including building solid relationships, gaining trust, confidence and respect on all HR-related matters. This involves being familiar with the HR policies and practices of the organisation and creating business value, by providing high quality and consistent advice and guidance.
2. Ensure that all HR processes and activities are deployed in line with company and in-country employment legislation, practices, policies and procedures.
3. Responsible for taking action to ensure that all employment practices under their contract including hiring, promotions, demotions and disciplinary and grievances are conducted in compliance with employment law, Company policy and best practice.
4. Responsible for handling day to day enquiries from all Company managers and employees regarding Human Resources related issues, policies and procedures.
5. To take responsibility for implementation of HR procedures and policies for their client group, ensuring that they are kept up to date and abreast of current legislation and company requirements and in line with best practice.
6. Attend and provide independent HR advice at investigations, hearing and appeal panels as the Senior HR Advisor on single and multi-linked cases.

Minimum Requirements:

1. Level 5 CIPD or bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Resources Management, Labour Relations or related field.
2. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
3. Proven experience in an HR Advisory role from a fast moving, multi-site business environment.
4. Holds and maintains an active CIPD Membership.
5. Ability to build and maintain strong relationships.
6. Extensive HR experience and a strong, demonstrable knowledge of UK employment law.
7. Accuracy and attention to detail.
8. Ability to be accountable for own workload and work autonomously.
9. Maintain confidentiality at all times.
10. Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently.
11. Ability to manage and prioritise a demanding workload.
12. Strong report writing and communication skills.
13. Excellent problem solving/judgement skills.
14. High confidence in providing a supportive HR consultancy service to all key stakeholders across the business.
15. Ability to be assertive and challenge managers to be accountable in their decision making.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

1. Be an HR ambassador for the EDI Committee, engaging in the EDI meetings and representing HR in wider company forums and committees.
2. Champion HR initiatives to support EDI throughout our Company.

Our employee values

Draken is committed to eliminating unlawful and unfair discrimination and we celebrate the differences that a diverse workforce brings. A range of perspective and talent supports our values and drives our success, with a mix of voices generating better discussions, business decisions and outcomes for all.

At all our sites internationally, every member of the Draken Europe team is accountable to ensure that we are all treated fairly and with respect.

We are also an Armed Forces friendly organisation, and as part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, welcome applications from veterans and services spouses and partners who met the criteria in our job specifications.

In line with our Disability Confident Commitments, we provide reasonable adjustments to facilitate our interview process, please liaise with us if any reasonable adjustments are required.

About Us

Whether it is adversarial support, electronic attack or customised rotary-wing training, we offer the most accurate and advanced readiness training in the industry. Our vast, differentiated fleet, cutting edge hardware and experienced instructors are engaged to help your mission take off.

Being ready is not only a matter of when. But where. We provide services in the UK, US and across the NATO countries. Making sure that our allies can manoeuvre around defeat and prepare to prevail.

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