Human Resources Officer in Birmingham

£41,000 per annum equivalent | 35 hours per week | Midlands / Oxfordshire / Buckinghamshire

I'm currently looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join an established organisation on an initial 3-month fixed-term contract, with the potential for the assignment to be extended.

This is a peripatetic role covering locations across the Midlands, with a central base of operations around Birmingham and Coventry. Ideally, you'll be based in the South or South East Midlands, North or North East Oxfordshire, or North West Buckinghamshire, making regular travel across the region manageable.

Due to the nature of the role you will be visiting offices in these regions on average up to 2 days per week. The team meet each month in Birmingham to ensure you maintain a Team connection.

Essential that you drive and have a vehicle for this role.

The Role

Working closely with managers and colleagues across the organisation, you'll provide practical, professional HR advice and guidance across a broad range of people-related matters.

This is a hands-on advisory position where you'll need to be confident supporting managers through a variety of employee lifecycle and employee relations matters, whilst helping ensure consistent and effective HR practices.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing advice and guidance on employee relations matters, including absence management, performance, capability and conduct.




• Supporting managers with recruitment processes and workforce planning.




• Advising on organisational change and the implementation of people-related changes.




• Providing guidance on employment terms and conditions, policies and procedures.




• Supporting managers in resolving employee relations issues and identifying appropriate solutions.




• Building effective working relationships with managers and stakeholders across multiple locations.




• Keeping up to date with employment legislation and HR best practice.

About You

We're looking for an engaging, supportive and organised person with demonstrable experience working in an HR Advisory role, ideally within a busy, multi-site organisation.

You will be able to self-manage your time to ensure you deliver the workload in the time available and plan for your site meetings in advance.

You'll need:

• Strong generalist HR Advisory experience.




• Specific experience supporting recruitment and end-to-end recruitment processes.




• Solid employee relations experience, particularly absence, performance, conduct, capability and organisational change.




• A good understanding of employment legislation, HR policies and terms and conditions.




• The confidence to advise, influence and support managers at different levels.




• Excellent communication, organisation and relationship-building skills.




• The ability to manage a varied workload independently and work effectively across different locations.

CIPD membership (ideally Associate level or above) would be advantageous.

Contract & Location

• Contract: Initial 3-month fixed-term contract, with potential to extend.




• Salary: £41,861 per annum equivalent.




• Hours: 35 hours per week.




• Location: Peripatetic across the Midlands, primarily covering Birmingham and Coventry.




• Travel: Approximately two days per week on average, visiting organisational sites and locations across the region.




• Ideal base: South/South East Midlands, North/North East Oxfordshire or North West Buckinghamshire.

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