HR Advisor in Kirkham

Inspired is a market leading, technology-enabled provider of energy and sustainability solutions in the UK - supporting businesses to transition to net zero carbon and manage their response to climate change. Established in 2000, we became the first publicly quoted advisor following a successful AIM debut in 2011. We are now the UK’s number one destination for businesses seeking expert insight and advisory services to help them manage their energy costs, reduce their carbon emissions and prove their net zero carbon and ESG strategies to their investors and customers.

We are looking for a HR Advisor to join our successful HR team. This is a home based role, but travel is required to our Kirkham head office twice per month.

Role and Responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment and is confident taking ownership in their role. You will act as a trusted partner to both managers and employees, providing practical, expert guidance on a wide range of HR matters. Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting employee relations issues, performance management processes, and ensuring consistent application of HR policies and procedures.
• Promoting a positive workplace culture, driving employee engagement, and ensuring compliance with current employment legislation and internal company standards.
• Providing advice and guidance on Company policies, procedures and non-complex ER matters relating to the employee lifecycle.
• Managing our HR inbox as the first point of contact for all HR queries, escalating to the Business Partners as required.
• Issuing and maintaining details of the company Pension scheme, including migrating schemes following acquisitions.
• Ensuring all HR data is maintained accurately and kept up to date within our HR systems.
• Assisting and managing non-complex ER cases and elevating where appropriate.
• Developing the use of your initiative in ER cases and putting forward suggested approaches in each case.
• Ensuring all work is completed within HR SLA’s.
• Issuing employee communication such as contracts and letters.
• Working collaboratively with HR team members to deliver HR initiatives.
• Providing reliable and comprehensive reports and strong analytics on a monthly basis for sickness absence, cost of sickness, turnover, reasons for leaving, and recruitment.
• Developing new and enhancing existing reports based on the needs of the business.
• Ad-hoc projects and tasks as required for HR.
• Reading and complying with the company Health & Safety Policy; taking reasonable care for the Health & Safety of themselves and others; co-operating with managers and other employees in fulfilling our objectives and statutory duties.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• CIPD Level 3 Diploma in Human Resource Management.
• Good understanding of Employment Law and HR best practice.
• Experience in HR information systems.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
• Good working knowledge of Excel.
• Analytical skills.
• CIPD Level 5 Diploma in Human Resource Management.
• A minimum of two years working in a HR Advisory position.

What we offer

• Training and development opportunities.
• Company pension.
• Life insurance.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity.
• Benefits portal, with a wide range of benefits.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.