People Advisor - 6 Month FTC in Milton Keynes

IMServ is one of the UK's leading data collection and energy metering experts, delivering award-winning services to more customers in more places, meeting industry targets and becoming a benchmark for excellence. We offer a range of specialist metering technology for electricity, gas, and water along with highly accurate energy data collection services.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: To provide professional HR support to the business for the entire life cycle of our employees, adhering to legislation and assessing the commercial risk, whilst sharing best practice throughout the business. This includes assisting the wider HR team with projects to ensure continuous improvement of processes and procedures. The role acts as a first point of service for all management, escalating to HRD when required and liaising with all management to adhere to service level agreements with each area of HR: recruitment, ER, LTS, turnover statistics.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To provide advice and support to managers during all disciplinary, grievance, appeal, and redundancy procedures.
• To manage the long-term sickness absence process, including referrals to occupational health advisors, reviewing medical reports, and advising managers on next steps.
• To work with the HR Director to manage, review and update all HR policies and procedures.
• To review the sickness and absence process within the business and provide support to management who will lead the process.
• To review the performance management process within the business and provide support to management who will lead the process.
• Keen eye on continuous improvement and process mapping, making recommendations on process improvements and implementing these across the business.
• Work with the Head of Learning and Development to review Line Manager development and produce training on People processes and procedures.
• Building reports within the HRIS to provide accurate data for HR and Senior Stakeholders across the business.
• Using Excel to manipulate data and provide insightful data dashboards for management.
• Support the HRD with the creation of data dashboards for HR activity, using data to provide insights for people-related decision making across IMServ.
• Work with HR Assistant to support on monthly reporting to Exec and Senior Stakeholders.
• Completion of annual gender pay reporting requirements.
• Work with the Head of Learning and Development to review the Induction process and support ongoing improvements.
• To undertake and manage projects as agreed by HRD, specifically the management of the implementation and ongoing improvement to HRIS and rewards/benefits platform.
• To ensure all People related audits actions are maintained and reported accurately.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

• Sound knowledge and practical application of current UK employment law procedures and processes.
• CIPD Level 5.
• Familiarity with ISO processes desirable.
• Experience in the energy sector advantageous.
• Experience running or supporting HR related projects.
• Strong organisational capability, able to meet deadlines and prioritise workload.
• Developed interpersonal skills and able to demonstrate strong personal credibility to persuade and influence senior management on HR related activity.
• A customer-driven, collaborative, and hands-on approach able to identify pragmatic, business-focused solutions to problems.
• Ability to see the bigger picture and think through the wider implications of actions.

Our people are our main asset. We strive to ensure they remain happy, competitive, and fulfilled - helping to propel our business forward and ensure we remain customer-centric and competitive. We are proud to remain the UK's leading and growing energy data collection and meter operations service provider.

Diversity and inclusion have long been at the heart of IMServ's success. As we continue our growth, our focus remains on ensuring that equality, diversity, and inclusion remain central to our business and recruitment practices. We recognise that we operate in an industry in which there has traditionally been a lack of diversity, and we are keen to encourage applications from as inclusive a group as possible. We recognise that a balanced workforce encourages collaboration and innovation, promotes entrepreneurship and a feeling of ownership. These are the key drivers of our business, that our customers really look to us for.

(Please note that we reserve the right to close this position before the expiry date.)