HR Advisor London, England
Job description
Incisive Media, part of the Arc network, is an award-winning digital media and events business. Our business is to inspire, connect and inform through our prestigious market-leading brands within the sustainability and finance sectors.
We are passionate about our people, our brands and customers. We live our values as they are at the heart of our business; they define us, and they are how we conduct ourselves both as a company and as individuals.
Overview
Job Title: HR Advisor
Location: London, Covent Garden
Type of Employment: Full-time Hybrid/Remote
Industry: Media/Events
Function: Human Resources
Being part of the Arc network brings great opportunities for growth and this role plays an integral part in that. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly engaged, experienced and professional HR Advisor to join our small team at Incisive Media. As HR Advisor, you will report into the Head of HR, Europe and provide generalist activities for Incisive Media as well as the other European businesses within the network when required.
You will be expected to provide exceptional and comprehensive administration tasks and will be actively involved in the full cycle of the HR, recruitment, benefits and payroll processes.
Main Responsibilities
In our team, no two days are ever the same, it’s never dull. If you like variety, enjoy a challenge and working in a fast-paced environment then this is the role for you. You will learn lots in our business, it’s one that never stands still and we are always looking to improve everything we do. We want you to bring your experience into the business so we can improve and deliver even better support for our people.
To succeed in this role you will need to have a strong and proven HR generalist background with a CIPD qualification (or working towards one).
Your main responsibilities will be:
- Leading, coordinating and coaching on employee relation matters including absence management, performance management, family matters (maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, flexible working requests), disciplinary & grievance amongst others
- Providing accurate and timely professional advice to all employees (including senior management) on all HR matters
- The main point of contact for recruitment within the business, which includes approving requests against budget, training hiring managers, arranging placement of advertisements and using LinkedIn Recruiter
- Managing the onboarding process including conducting monthly inductions for new joiners and managing the probationary process
- Managing the leaver process, holding face to face exit interviews
- Collating, inputting and processing the monthly payroll each month
- Becoming the main point of contact for all IR35 queries and ensuring all contractors/freelancers are screened and comply with regulations
- Assisting with annual salary reviews, benefit selections, promotions, PDPs
- Assisting Head of HR with sourcing of training courses, programmes and training providers
What we value:
- Proven experience in leading employee relations matters (such as TUPE, disciplinary etc.)
- Experience of recruiting via LinkedIn Recruiter is a distinct advantage
- Some understanding of the payroll process including tax and NI, salary sacrifice is an advantage
- Exceptional level of accuracy and attention to detail is a given
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills
- Proficiency in all Microsoft programmes as well as HR, payroll and ATS systems
- The ability to multi-task and prioritise is a must
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability and confidence to work with senior managers
- Driven and determined
- Must be practical and logical; able to solve problems quickly
- The ability to keep calm under pressure
What you can expect from us
As well as working with the most interesting, talented and fun people, we operate a culture where success is recognised. You will be supported throughout your career, tailoring your development through management support, internal & external training courses and on the job training. Based in a fantastic location in Covent Garden, you will also have access to numerous retail discounts!
Looking for a good work/life balance? With our hybrid working scheme, you can take a flexible approach to where you work as well as benefit from having Friday afternoons off during the summer...so you can enjoy more time with your friends and family.
We also offer a range of benefits including:
- A rewarding environment where success is recognised
- Excellent training and development programmes
- Hybrid/remote working
- Friday afternoons off during Summer holiday season
- Pension scheme with 5% employer contributions
- Life assurance scheme
- Voluntary Private Medical Insurance
- 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days
- A Cultural Celebration day to celebrate religious or cultural festivals personal to you
- Health Cash Plan for those everyday healthcare costs
- Savings on items from Currys via our SmartTech Scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discounted Gym rates
- Retail discounts saving you money on essential & everyday purchases
- Employee Recognition Scheme to recognise your colleagues with rewards
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for extra support if things get tough
- IMFoundation - making a difference by supporting our 4 charities
Plus a number of flexible salary sacrifice benefits…
All souls are welcome at Incisive Media
As an equal opportunity employer we hire, develop and retain the best people regardless of their social background, age, sex, ethnicity, religion/belief or disability and to make use of their talents.
At Incisive Media, we value everyone as an individual. We recognise that everyone is different and have created a work environment where we treat everyone fairly and in a consistent way and promote a culture of respect and dignity, to create a company that’s the right fit for every person inside of it.
