HR & Talent Advisor in Watford

At IGD, we’re proud to be a Great Place to Work, where our people are empowered to grow, inspired to lead and ready to make a difference.

At the heart of that experience is how we attract, welcome, and support new colleagues to join us.

That’s where you come in.

We’re looking for a HR & Talent Advisor who is responsible for managing recruitment activity from attraction through to onboarding, whilst acting as a trusted advisor on a broad range of employee relations matters.

This is a hands-on position requiring significant experience in employee relations, including disciplinary, grievance, performance management, absence management, probation reviews, flexible working requests and organisational change processes.

The postholder will work closely with managers at all levels to build capability, ensure legal compliance and support positive employee outcomes.

What you’ll do

Provide advice and guidance to managers on a wide range of employee relations matters, ensuring a fair, consistent and legally compliant approach.

• Independently manage employee relations cases including but not limited to:
• Disciplinary investigations
• Grievances
• Capability and performance management
• Support managers in preparing documentation, correspondence and reports for formal HR processes.
• Attend and advise at formal meetings and hearings.
• Ensure cases are managed within agreed timescales and in line with legislation and organisational policies.
• Monitor employee relations trends and identify and implement opportunities to reduce risk and improve manager capability.
• Work closely with managers to resolve issues at an early stage where possible.
• Support organisational change projects, restructures, consultations and redundancy exercises as .
• Keep up to date with employment law developments and recommend updates to policies and practices where necessary.
• Talent Acquisition

(In collaboration with the TA Manager, manage end-to-end recruitment activity across the organisation.

• Draft compelling job descriptions, advertisements and candidate communications.
• Coordinate candidate sourcing, screening and interview processes.
• Support managers in delivering an inclusive and positive candidate experience.
• Manage offer processes.
• Coordinate onboarding activities and support new starters throughout their induction period.
• Produce recruitment metrics and reports, identifying trends and areas for improvement.
• INC Not exhaustive
• What we’re looking for
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience working in a HR Advisor or similar generalist HR role.
• Extensive end to end employee relations experience across a broad range of casework.
• Strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience managing end-to-end recruitment processes.
• Experience coaching and influencing managers at all levels.
• Experience drafting policies, procedures and formal HR correspondence.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems and HRIS platforms.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience using HR systems and Microsoft Office applications.

Desirable Knowledge & Experience

• Knowledge of or experience supporting organisational change and consultation processes.
• Experience working within a charity, membership body or professional services environment.
• The rewards

We offer a range of benefits, including a market leading pension, a bonus scheme, the ability to buy and sell annual leave plus a generous medical insurance package.

You will have a great work-life balance, where you are empowered & trusted to manage your time.

The location

We are operating a hybrid approach to working with a mix of home and office-based working.

We are based in a very accessible location within the M25, just 20 miles from Central London.

• Our behaviours
• We’re hungry for better
• We solve it together
• We make it happen
• We say what needs to be said
• More about our people

We’re looking for inspiring professionals; talented people who seek personal and career growth and are ambitious to develop their potential and unlock opportunities for society, for our clients and themselves.

We seek and attract the very best people and create an environment that supports and includes them.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their contribution.

We welcome applications from diverse candidates.

Please discuss any adjustments that you may require throughout the selection and assessment process.

More about IGD

We are a strategic insight foresight and learning organisation. Here to unite the industry and benefit society. We invest all our profit into Social Impact.

We foster collaboration through a broad range of forums, bringing together businesses, policymakers, and thought leaders.

By providing evidence-based insights, credible research, and strategic foresight, we help organisations make informed decisions that benefit their operations and contribute to the collective good of society.