HR Policy Advisor in London

A London-based university is seeking a HR Policy Advisor for a 12-month maternity cover.

The Human Resources Division supports all people management activities across the school and is committed to delivering high-quality and customer-focused services. Reporting to the Director, HR Policy and Employee Relations, this post is responsible for maintaining existing HR policies and contributing to the development of new policy in consultation with a wide range of HR colleagues and stakeholders across the School. This role also supports the development and implementation of key employee engagement and wellbeing projects. This includes playing an important role in developing and implementing initiatives and actions that emerge from staff feedback and annual benchmark reports. The post-holder will present a positive and efficient image of the Human Resources Division, working collaboratively with colleagues inside and outside the Division in order to deliver high-quality solutions that contribute towards the School’s strategic agenda.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Policy Development: To stay informed of new legislative developments and ensure that appropriate revisions to HR policy are made accordingly, as well as working with the Director, HR Policy and Employee Relations to ensure that the wider HR Division is aware of the changes. To undertake appropriate policy benchmarking across the sector and with other leading organisations (both public and private). To support in ensuring that the university has a set of up-to-date and appropriate HR / employment policies and that these are accessible to staff and line managers, maintaining a regular programme of monitoring, review and improvement. To contribute to the development of discussion papers, with appropriate recommendations, for consideration by the HR Management Board, School Management Committee (SMC) and trade unions. To effectively engage and consult with appropriate representatives of the staff community in the development of HR/employment policies. To work collaboratively with other HR colleagues (e.g. HR Partners, Organisational Learning) to develop effective communication strategies to ensure that LSE policies are well communicated and widely understood.
• Employee Engagement Projects: To co-ordinate (i.e. arranging meetings, formulating the agenda, taking minutes and monitoring and following up on resulting actions) and/or participate in a number of internal working groups and consultative forums with trade union members, HR colleagues and managers around the school. To support ongoing activities relating to staff engagement and wellbeing, e.g. related projects, events and initiatives. To produce draft reports and initial analyses to support the development of new projects and initiatives. To support the Director, HR Policy and Employee Relations in monitoring the progress of both individual projects and progress against over-arching action plans, e.g. the School’s Gender Pay Gap report. To take on the role of Data Lead for the HR Policy Team, supporting with developing the reporting and analytics roadmap, refining the data model to enable better use of available data and providing feedback on data quality issues. To liaise with the Information and Systems team, and other relevant colleagues as required, to produce timely and accurate management information to support project and development work within the team. To plan, organise and communicate the school’s annual flu vaccination clinics, liaising with external and internal stakeholders, to ensure that this runs effectively. To complete annual benchmarking reports, developing and implementing action plans based on feedback.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Previous experience of working in a large HR department supporting a complex and diverse organisation.
• Can demonstrate a sound knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR good practice, with experience of advising colleagues and managers on HR policy and procedure.
• Experience of developing or contributing to HR policies across a range of topics.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience of servicing committees and/or organising events.
• Experience of producing accurate minutes and/or meeting notes.
• Ability to communicate in a diplomatic, tactful and courteous manner with a wide variety of people, at all levels, in the most appropriate format.
• Excellent written skills i.e. ability to produce clear and professional policy, procedure and guidance documents.
• Ability to exercise discretion and deal professionally with confidential and/or politically sensitive information.
• Evidence of effectively understanding large amounts of moderately complex information and compiling succinct summaries.
• The ability to undertake research from a wide range of sources, using a range of techniques to gather and analyse relevant information.
• Previous experience within the Higher Education sector would be an advantage.

What you’ll get in return:

• A hybrid-working pattern: 2 days a week in the office, 3 days working from home.
• A salary of between £42,679 and £51,000 depending on experience.

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