HR Advisor
  • England,West Midlands
  • full-time
  • £12.82 - £17.94 per hour
Job Description:
HR Advisor

Job Title: HR Advisor
Location: Witton
Pay Rate: £12.82 - £17.94 per hour (dependent upon experience)
Contract: Approximately 3 months
Hours of Work: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Job Summary:
We are seeking an HR Advisor to provide a proactive HR Generalist service across the organization. This role involves handling various HR-related matters, ensuring effective recruitment processes, managing temporary labour, and supporting employee relations. The ideal candidate will have experience in a fast-paced, results-driven environment and possess a strong practical working knowledge of employment law.

Essential Functions:
* Act as the first point of contact for all HR-related queries.
* Conduct recruitment and selection for various staff roles in a cost-effective manner, including: * Negotiating rates with agencies.
* Utilizing web-based services to reduce agency costs.
* Managing the recruitment process from requisition to hire.
* Overseeing the interview process, including structured competency interviews.
* Organizing and conducting assessment centres.
* Managing all administrative tasks associated with recruitment, including offer letters and testing requirements.

* Manage temporary labour and liaise with external recruitment agencies, ensuring pre-employment medicals are performed, monitoring performance, and providing feedback.
* Organize and deliver induction training programmes and HR induction elements to new recruits.
* Manage absenteeism through effective monitoring and support Time and Attendance management.
* Handle Occupational Health referrals and health surveillance.
* Understand and create company policies and procedures where necessary.
* Manage investigations and disciplinary/grievance matters up to the stage of dismissal.
* Coordinate Industrial Tribunal claims and consult with HR and legal advisors.
* Create monthly HR reports and update weekly dashboards.
* Advise on employment matters, including paid and unpaid leave.
* Counsel employees on work-related problems.
* Assist with the Performance Management process.
* Handle day-to-day employee relations queries and manage administrative workloads under pressure.
* Perform any other duties deemed appropriate within the scope of the role.
Knowledge, Qualification, and Education:
* CIPD qualification is beneficial but not essential.
Experience:
* Previous experience in an HR role, ideally in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
* Strong practical working knowledge of employment law.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages and HRIS (ideally SAP).
Behavioral Competencies:
* Ownership of tasks and jobs.
* Excellent interpersonal skills, friendly and amiable approach.
* Well-organized and systematic.
* Accurate and efficient, able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
* Strong ethics and positive "can-do" attitude.
* Strong sense of urgency and proactive mindset.
* Ability to motivate and develop teams to meet performance requirements.
Application Instructions:
Interested candidates should apply with their updated CV.
Job number 1449330
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Company Details:
Pertemps Birmingham Commercial
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