Human Resources Adviser

Reports To

People Partner

Location

Thorpe Park, Leeds 15

Hours of Work

18.75 hours per week (0.5FTE) - 3 days per week to include Fridays

The Role - fixed term to 30 November 2027

Overview

As an active member of the Group HR team, you will be working to deliver our people plans across Sovereign Life Group.

Working at Adviser level, you will collaborate and support the People Partners in providing a proactive and commercially focused HR service that underpins the operation and supports business success aligned to our company principles.

You will also support with projects, including our transition to a new HR Information System.

Key Outputs

General HR:

• Working with the Group People Partners, to support operational managers across a range of people matters, providing legally compliant and pragmatic advice that considers the needs of the business and the individual.
• Accurately deliver an advisory service to employees for employment related issues, referring to HR colleagues when appropriate.
• Manage the Flexible Working process for the businesses, advising managers and employees on both the overall approach and on individual applications, liaising with the Group HR Business Partners and Group HR Workforce Manager as appropriate
• Supporting with investigations e.g. disciplinary, grievance as appropriate
• Support absence management across the business by reviewing absence data, carrying out welfare calls and initial review meetings, and updating People Partners on progress and where further action is required
• Manage Family Leave across the Group businesses, including ensuring compliance with up to date legislation, advice to managers and employees on entitlements and process, ensuring accurate record keeping, and effective maintaining of relationship whilst colleague is on leave
• Provide advice and support for the recruitment and selection of staff as appropriate
• Work with the team in championing a high-performance culture and creating an environment that encourages and rewards behaviours aligned to our culture and company principles
• Support managers in the practical of this, through effective probation reviews, 1:1s and appraisals, and performance management processes where needed.
• Conduct Exit Interviews and identify trends to be fed into people plans
• Support engagement initiatives with colleagues, including engagement surveys and Investors in People where relevant.

General responsibilities:

• Work with the wider team in the effective use of reporting systems and HR metrics, including in the planned transition from PeopleHR to HiBob.
• Support organisational change activities and people projects as required.
• Assist with payroll processes and queries, ensuring information is kept up to date, accurately and within deadlines
• Remain up to date on employment legislation, and take an active role as part of the team in monitoring, reviewing and updating all HR practices, policies, procedures, processes and documentation to ensure they are in line with UK Employment Law, making recommendations for change as appropriate.
• Support the development of the Junior HR Adviser as appropriate.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties commensurate with the role.

This job description is not exhaustive and serves only as a broad outline of the duties required. This job description may be amended as necessary.

The Person

Overview

An individual with proven HR advice experience, able to work as part of a team and take a pragmatic approach ensuring HR best practices are aligned with business objectives.

Skills & Experience

Mandatory

• Minimum of 12 months’ practical experience of providing HR advice
• Confident in providing initial advice across a wide range of people matters
• Experience of building relationships with managers and employees at all levels of the business
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and integrity at all times
• A team player, committed to working with colleagues within the HR team and the wider business to achieve our goals
• Proactive, pragmatic and flexible in approach, able to adapt to changing business priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication and influencing skills
• Logical and analytical problem solving
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills
• Fully conversant with the full Microsoft Office suite
• Experienced in using HR Information systems, ideally PeopleHR and/or HiBob

Desirable

• Experience in a financial services/professional services organisation
• Experience in a regulated industry

Qualifications

Mandatory

• CIPD qualified/working towards or with equivalent HR experience
• English and mathematics GCSE pass level or equivalent