HR Officer Leeds, England
Job description
Job Description
Job Title: HR Officer (Temporary for 6 months)
Role: Team Member
Department: HR Team
Reporting to: HR Business Partner
Location: Hybrid/Homeworking
Direct Reports: None
Main Function of Job:
Reporting to the HR Business Partner and partnering closely with HR colleagues, Campus Deans and management teams, you will manage your own caseload of operational work along with the opportunity to become involved in project-related activity. Working with the HR Business Partner, this role is supporting Leeds and Manchester campuses, working as part of a wider HR team who are based across the UK. This is a challenging but highly rewarding role for an HR professional who has the ability to successfully operate in a busy collegiate, environment. As a generalist you will advise, guide and support all staff and managers across the UK when required, so an element of travelling will be required.
Specifically, the role includes:
- Working at an operational level with multiple stakeholders, delivering an HR service in line with the needs and priorities of the University of Law.
- Deliver effective HR practices and people solutions aligned to business objectives across the campuses.
- With the support of the HR Business Partner, deal with complex or sensitive day to day people management issues.
- To support the implementation and delivery of key HR initiatives as the interface between professional HR and the business
- Advise, guide and support all staff and managers in the agreed campuses and other campuses in the UK when required, referring more complex cases to the HR Business
Partner.
Reporting Line:
- The HR Officer will report directly to the HR Business Partner
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Specific Responsibilities:
Recruitment & Selection
- Liaise with hiring managers, advising and supporting appropriately on the need for resource.
- Identify potential resourcing solutions including external recruitment, liaising with recruitment agencies and internal recruitment.
- Supporting the recruitment authorisation process.
- Sourcing/campaigns/PSL
- Oversee and advise on interviews when required.
- Liaise with HR Administration team regarding new starter documents and processes.
- Induction and on-boarding.
Employee Relations
- Where appropriate, act as the first line of contact in Human Resources for any employee relations issues involving employees, usually between entry level and Executive Manager.
- Escalate any sensitive employee relations issues that arise, as appropriate, to the HR
Business Partner
- Support, develop and coach people managers to manage employee relations issues using
University of Law policies, procedures and best practice, ideally resolving issues where possible informally
- Build and maintain relationships with local Union representatives
- Advise on occupational health issues, seeking specialist advice as appropriate.
Training/Performance Development Review
- Capture learning and development trends and needs in order that appropriate inventions can be provided.
- Work with the HR Business Partner to source relevant training courses as required.
Developing Others
- In conjunction with the HR Business Partner support, develop and coach local people managers in relation to their approach and consideration of people issues, ensuring that they understand the impact of these on the individual and the business.
Organisation Development
- In conjunction with the HR Business Partner, support the Senior HR Leaders with any
Campus/functional specific change programmes ensuring that they provide a value adding service in all change management programmes.
Reward & Remuneration
- With appropriate guidance, support the salary review process at relevant organisational levels, ensuring people managers understand the salary review process guidelines.
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- Support the HR function in ensuring the salary review across Campuses/Functions is complete on time/to budget and accurately reflects consistency across Campuses.
Projects/Initiatives & Strategy
- Support HR colleagues in the implementation of the strategic HR Plan, projects and initiatives at the University of Law to positively add value to both our business and employees.
- Support HR colleagues and key stakeholders within Campus/Function to ensure that all
HR projects and initiatives are appropriately communicated and implemented on a local basis.
- Support and partner HR colleagues in the implementation of HR Projects and initiatives where appropriate.
Administration, Systems & Records
- Promote and embed the use of HR systems policies and processes, challenging appropriately and escalating to the HR Business Partner as necessary.
- Manage exit processes for staff, carrying out exit interviews where required
- Advise managers on use of services of non-employees e.g. Consultants, Contractors,
Temporary Workers, Visiting Tutors etc.
In addition to the responsibilities listed above, the job holder may be required to perform other duties as assigned by members of the HR / Campus Management Teams from time to time.
The job holder has a duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and of other persons with whom they come into contact at work. The job holder also has a duty to co- operate with the University in complying with any statutory duty or requirement concerning health and safety at work. In particular, they must familiarise themselves with the Health and Safety
Policy and its safety and fire procedures.
This job description is to be read in conjunction with the relevant Roles and Responsibilities Career
Level document.
This job description is correct as of November 2022. It may vary in consultation with the post holder to reflect changes within the market place, in the HR team and the University.
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Person Specification
Job Title: HR Officer
Role: Team Member
Department: HR
1. TRAINING AND EDUCATION
Essential Desirable
- CIPD qualified, minimum Level 5 Graduate or equivalent
2. EXPERIENCE
Essential Desirable
- Experience of working as an HR Knowledge of iTrent HRIS
Advisor/Officer (or equivalent) with current role at an operational level Experience of working in a stand-alone role
- Experience of advising managers on a range of people matters (e.g. discipline, grievance, performance management, sickness absence, recruitment)
- Experience of working with middle managers
- Experience of using a recognised HR
Software/Database System
- Policy and Project work
3. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential Desirable
- Good, confident communicator Knowledge/experience of UKVI regulations
- Good facilitation and presentation skills
- Good knowledge of MS Office particularly
Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Excellent standard of written English
- Knowledge and understanding of employment law
- Commercially and financially astute
- Understanding and commitment to promoting
EDI
4. BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS
Essential Desirable
- Ability to build and sustain effective relationships within the business
- Collaborate, persuade and influence
- Proactive, ability to use own initiative
- “Can do” attitude
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Assertive, resilient and tenacious
- Ability to hold challenging conversations
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- Professional and informed
- Enquiring and prepared to challenge
- Facilitative
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Relationship management and personal credibility
5. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential Desirable
- Hybrid model with some office-based work required – regular travel to Manchester and
Leeds Campus (requirement can be discussed) and occasional travel between other Campuses in the UK as appropriate(may include overnight stays).
- Flexibility in working hours will be required to meet demands of the role
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £36,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Leeds
Reference ID: REQ001384
