Human Resources Advisor in Swindon

It’s an exciting time to be part of UKSBS as we transform our business to be the leading UK public sector business service provider. We aim to become a very different organisation over the next few years as we move to a modern multi-platform, digitally enabled organisation. We now have an opportunity for an experienced HR Advisor to join our People Team on a 12-month contract.

As a HR Advisor you will support managers and employees across the business on a full range of employee relations matters, with a strong focus on casework you will ensure that cases are handled fairly, consistently and in line with employment law, organisational policy and best practice.

Duties will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Management and coordination of employee relation activity, providing appropriate advice and guidance to managers to assist resolving people issues in a timely manner.
• Subject matter expert in all areas of HR policy and procedure, and confident in its application within investigation meetings, disciplinary and grievance hearings.
• Ensuring legislation, policy and ACAS best practice are followed.
• Responsible for assessing whether an employee needs to be referred to Occupational Health, facilitation of the referral and coaching and supporting both the business and employee in relation to the recommendations.
• Administration and coordination of casework records and tracker.
• Support and undertake policy review adapting HR best practice to ensure policies and practices are fit for purpose, comply with employment law and are successfully implemented.
• Identify where guidance is required to support or in place of company policy.
• Work in partnership with the senior management team with regards to the people agenda, working to achieve the business objectives.

To do this role well you will need:

• Proven work history as a HR Advisor.
• Ideally possessing CIPD level 5 or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrable ability to manage and resolve employee relations issues, including disciplinary and grievance cases.
• Proven ability to coach and support managers in performance management, absence, disciplinary, and grievance processes.
• Expertise in applying HR policies and ensuring compliance with employment law and best practices.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to build relationships with employees, managers, and trade unions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Previous experience of creating, reviewing, and implementing HR policies, ensuring that they are compliant with employment law and best practices.
• Experience in assessing the need for Occupational Health referrals and supporting the implementation of recommendations.

For additional information and a confidential discussion please contact our Recruitment Team on recruiting@uksbs.co.uk.

We are an inclusive and Disability Confident employer and welcome all applications. Find out more about our equality, diversity and inclusion commitments on our website.

Successful candidates may be required to undergo Security Clearance (National Security Vetting) as part of their employment. To meet these standards, applicants must normally have lived in the UK for at least the last five years and be able to satisfy background, identity and criminal record checks.

UKSBS does not hold a Home Office Sponsor Licence under the UK Immigration System, therefore candidates are required to have eligibility to live and work in the UK prior to applying.

We look forward to hearing from you. We are UKSBS. We are creating a place where people love to work, a culture where we lead, we change, we deliver and we empower our people to be curious, take action and add value.