We are currently partnering an award-winning further educational institution with campuses across South East London, who are recruiting for a HR Advisor to join their growing team on a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract.

This is a full-time position with a salary band of £30,023 to £33,765 per annum and the start date is December 2023.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Providing professional advice, guidance and support to all staff, covering a full range of the employee lifecycle, first line HR/Employee Relations casework

• Managing the HR/ER case list and recording progress against each case being managed within the HR team

• Ensuring the application of college policies and procedures in line with employment legislation and best practice HR principles

• Assisting the HR Business Partner/Senior Business Partner across designated responsibility areas in relation to organisational change initiatives

• Providing professional advice and support to managers in relation to the performance management process

• Ensuring information held within the department is accurate and that changes are appropriately communicated across the team effectively

• Supporting the recruitment process within areas of responsibility as well as supporting college-wide recruitment initiatives

• Assisting with all HR-related matters across the organisation arising from the strategic aims, including actively supporting cultural changes and initiatives associated with projects

• Supporting employee engagement and communication processes including the Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) staff forum and the HR website pages

Experience required:

• Experience of using Microsoft Office packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint proficiently

• Ability to prioritise work and use initiative to respond to routine problems

• Understanding of recruitment and selection principles

Rewards and Benefits:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

• A final salary pension scheme for all staff (either LGPS or TP) – also access to NEST

• Interest-free loans for travel season tickets

• Free annual eye tests for eligible staff

• Free staff car parking on main campus sites

• Interest-free loans for bicycle purchase schemes

• Membership of and access to the Learning Resource Centres

• A range of family-friendly policies, including flexible working and working from home

• On-site cafés across

Working hours:

• 37 hours per week

• Monday – Friday, 8:30am-5pm

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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