HR Advisor

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Description

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?

We’re the world’s largest independent renewable energy company. We’re guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we’re tackling some of the world’s toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They’re our most important asset so that’s why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they’re at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Our competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and top-down emphasis on better work-life balance. We also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 24 days holiday (with an additional discretionary day given by the company) with options to buy/sell days, enhanced family leave and four volunteering days per year so you can make an impact somewhere else.

This role can be based in any one of our UK Offices.

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Head of HR UK&I, you will work as part of the HR team to deliver HR services to a defined group of the business by developing a strong partnership approach. By partnering with your business areas, you will provide specialist support that enables your key clients to effectively deliver their people plans. As part of a team you will provide front line consultancy service that delivers good practice and commercially focused HR solutions that support the business.

You will periodically be required to travel to UK based RES sites to establish and maintain excellent customer relations

Organisational Context

• Work within the HR team, reporting into the Head of HR
• Handle sensitive and personal data – required to comply with DPA and professional confidentiality.
• Efficient at managing correspondence and requests for information from employees and line managers.
• Advise on general HR solutions to line managers and employees.
• Working within defined policies and procedures, referring more complex queries through the HR Director for discussion and decisions.
  
  

Key Accountabilities

• Deliver front line HR support and advice to employees and line managers on specific people centered and contractual issues, being proactive in liaising regularly with line managers to identify problems and potential solutions early
• Provide, analyse and interpret monthly Management Information (MI) data to identify trends in people related matters such as attendance, turnover, career development, diversity, recruitment/resourcing and work with the business units to improve these areas
• Provide recruitment support for line managers and advise them in the most efficient and effective way of attracting and retaining talent
• Understanding the business requirements and partnering with IT to continuously develop both systems to produce meaningful reporting and improve user experience
• Manage & Review HR Policies to ensure alignment to the business
• Work in partnership with managers to ensure a consistent application of our HR policies and procedures including absence management, individual performance management, probation etc
• Undertake disciplinary and grievance processes as and when required, providing support and guidance to line managers throughout the process
• Utilise the HRIS to provide accurate data to managers and employees on processes such as recruitment, performance development reviews, absence management
• Undertake any project work that is connected with the delivery of the HR Strategic Objectives and as defined in your Performance Development Review
• Work closely with the HR Administrator to co-ordinate recruitment, maternity, change to terms and conditions requests, flexible working requests etc, ensuring that all employee personal files are maintained in accordance with Data Protection legislation
• Support managers in managing internal/external secondments and change processes across the business, and where necessary across countries
  
  

Knowledge

• Knowledge of UK employment law
• Knowledge of HR management principles and HR Business Partnering
• Understanding and evident commitment to equality and diversity
• Effective performance management techniques
  
  

Skills

• HR services
• Ability to work effectively as part of a HR team
• Effective project management, problem solving, organisational and prioritisation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills in writing and verbally including presentations
• Ability to influence line managers/employees to follow a consistent approach in line with RES HR policies and procedures
• Excellent internal and external customer service focus
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Working within a professional HR environment in a private sector organisation
• Providing advice and support to line managers/employees on all people related issues in line with HR policies and procedures
• Managing recruitment campaigns from job design to induction of the successful candidate
• Experience in change management
• Operating a HR information management system
  
  

Desirable

• Undertaking projects using a project management methodology
• In-depth analysis of data and presentation to managers
  
  

Qualifications

• CIPD qualified and/or studying towards achieving Chartered CIPD membership
  
  

At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.