Senior People Adviser

Description:

Job Title: Senior People Adviser
Location: Home based
Salary: £37,425 per annum
Job Type: Full time, 12 Month Fixed Term
The Role:
We are currently looking for a Senior People Adviser to join our compassionate and supportive People and Culture team, on a 12-month fixed term contract. There is potential for this to be extended or made permanent.
The successful candidate will be organised and accountable. They will have proven experience handling complex employee relations cases and be passionate about the people profession and championing better work and working lives for our employees.
As the Senior People Adviser, you will work closely with the People & Culture management team, operational managers, and colleagues to provide day to day oversight of Human Resource outcomes. A key part of the role will be managing the provision of advice, guidance, and coaching to managers across the Human Resource space, including complex employee relations cases such as disciplinaries and grievances, appeals and organisational restructures.
If you are proactive with the ability to build and maintain positive relationship whilst remaining impartial and are looking for an exciting role that makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you!
As the Senior People Adviser your duties would include: ​
* Support with the review of current People policies and practices and the implementation of an alternative resolution-based approach to conflict and conduct issues
* Coach line managers on how to deal with HR related matters affectively and encourage employee engagement in line with our people strategy
* Proactively manage and coach the People Adviser through open and friendly management approach
* Promote a positive workplace culture across the organisation by ensuring fairness in policies and procedures, offering training to employees and managers.
* Manage complex employee relations cases, providing practical advice through sound and up to date employment law knowledge, managing risk appropriately
* Advise managers on good practice for performance management cases to appropriate conclusions
* Promote mediation as an alternative dispute resolution method
* Provide training and advice to line managers on conflict resolution, with an aim to prevent disputes before they happen
* Oversee management and application of Sickness Absence Policy and lead on both short and long-term sickness case review meetings with manager as required.
* Develop and maintain a comprehensive data capturing function for all dispute resolution case work
* Work effectively with all stakeholders within the organisation to facilitate an inclusive working environment across the organisation, particularly for any prospective or current employees requiring reasonable adjustments
* Analyse trends, compile data, and create presentations to drive business insights
The experience and skills you need:
* CIPD Level 5 with evidence of continuing professional development over the past 12 months
* Up to date knowledge of employment law and good practices
* Experience of identifying, managing and mitigating risk to the organisation arising form ER cases
* Ability to effectively challenge and influence stakeholders
* Ability to interact with and influence various levels of people across the organisation.
* Ability to identify and proactively solve problems
What else to expect:
* ​ This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
* This is a home-based role, however you may be required to travel on occasion depending on business need
* There may be occasion where it is necessary to work outside of your contracted hours therefore flexibility is required
About Migrant Help:
Migrant Help is a leading charity that has been established for over 50 years and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential.
We place a high value on employees in relation to the work that they do and the benefits the organisation offers, with an ethos of being a Great Place to Work.
​​These are some of the benefits we offer:
* Flexibility and work life balance
* Enhanced family friendly provisions
* Additional holiday entitlements
* Perkbox benefits
* Non-contributory pension scheme
Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process.
- This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Closing Date: 19th May 2024
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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Senior People Adviser, People Adviser, Human Resources, Administrator, HR Assistant, HR, HR Advisor, Human Resources may also be considered for this role