Location: Remote working with occasional visits to our HQ in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire or other locations, when required

Hours: Part-time (20 hours per week, Monday - Friday). There may be an occasional need to work additional hours (paid), so flexibility is essential

Salary: Up to £34,000 per annum (FTE), dependant on experience

About the client

Our Client is a fast-growing, technology-led company that delivers market-leading (and award-winning!) solutions and services to clients in the insurance industry.

The Company believes in being disruptive, challenging the norm and has a fierce focus on first-class service and a can-do attitude. We want all our clients to feel that they are a delight to deal with, with the engagement and delivery process a breeze. Our people are key in achieving all of this and more; they make the difference to everything we do which is why we strive to appoint only the best!

About the Role

They are seeking an experienced part-time HR Advisor who will play a pivotal role in providing guidance and support across the full employee lifecycle. This will include managing all employee relations issues, policy and process management, HR administration, dealing with all aspects of the employee lifecycle & ad-hoc project work.

Reporting to the HR Director, this role is varied, diverse and a great opportunity to own all operational aspects of HR within the Company.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience of working in a fast-paced SME (small to medium size enterprise), ideally within the technology, insurance or financial services sectors.

To be successful in this role, you should possess excellent communication, organisational and administrative skills with the ability to prioritise and work effectively under pressure and to strict deadlines. You will be a flexible person with an open outlook and be able to excel in a working environment where no two days are the same. You will be a technologically adept, helpful & self-sufficient individual who is confident, keen, has an eye for detail and is focused on accuracy and delivering excellent results in a timely manner.

Duties

Employee Relations

• Advise and guide managers and employees on HR matters
• Be the first point of contact for HR/ER queries across the Company
• Provide end to end support on employee relations, including disciplinary, grievance, flexible working requests and failed probationary procedures
• Coach and guide managers in managing absence and sickness cases
• Design and update HR policies and procedures in line with legislative and organisational requirements
• Support and guide managers with probationary meetings and performance reviews

HR Systems

• Updating/maintaining as well as reporting from our HRIS system - BreatheHR,
• Compile and maintain employee records, including holiday and all absence, ensuring all data is up to date and logged correctly.
• Ensure all employee records & processes are accurate, kept up to date & are legally compliant (e.g. right to work checks).
• Provide regular data reports to the HR Director identifying and highlighting trends as they arise.

Employee Lifecycle

• Manage the end to end process for new joiners from offer stage to onboarding
• Compile and issue offers and contracts in a timely manner, ensuring all approvals are in place in advance
• Process starters, leavers, contract and change requests as required
• Manage the background screening process for all employees and contractors.
• Manage leavers, ensuring all processes are completed in a timely manner.
• Deliver the company HR induction programme to all new team members. Continually review the HR induction and onboarding process and implement improvements were necessary
• Support managers with the onboarding process.
• Support managers and team leaders in identifying learning and development requirements within their teams
• Prepare and compile the monthly payroll and submit to finance
• Draft, review, update and implement HR policies and processes as required

About You:

• CIPD qualified to Level 3 or above, or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrable experience of working as an HR Advisor/HRBP/HR Manager.
• An HR generalist who enjoys working within all areas of HR.
• Confident in communicating with managers and employees at all levels with a style that is clear, engaging, coaching and collaborative.
• Excellent organisational, time management and communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and able to produce work accurately when working to deadlines.
• Solid experience of dealing with the complete employee life cycles (from offer/onboarding onwards
• Sound experience of drafting internal HR processes, guides and policies
• Proven experience of providing coaching, guidance and support to managers
• Working knowledge of BreatheHR is not essential but would be highly advantageous
• Solid experience with managing payroll admin (e.g. starters, leavers, changes, sickness and absence, calculating FTE headcount and salaries, etc)

Benefits:

• Flexible hours
• Remote working
• Benefits package to choose your own perks, including health insurance, cycle scheme, tech perks and many more
• Training and development opportunities