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Position Overview

As Local HR Specialist you will provide local HR services support to the Coca-Cola OU in the UK in close cooperation with the People Services Center in Poland and your key stakeholders including the Strategic HR Business Partner & HR Director for Europe.

In this role you will be expected to act as the local face of People Services and serve as its Ambassador in the local market to support seamless delivery of our services in line with the People Services’ strategy, mission and vision.

Key Responsibilities

• Education and Support for Employees: Educate associates on the People Services Operation model to ensure that they are confident in using the HR tools and processes.
• Employee Records Management: Employee personnel files and records management and administration for the UK, to meet statutory requirements for government inspection and audits.
• Signatures: Coordinate collecting wet and digital signatures for contracts and other HR-related documents, in line with the chart of authority
• On-boarding: Collect all necessary documents from new hires and make sure the documents have been filled in and signed as required by the local rules or legislation. Organize and deliver regular on-boarding session for new hires.
• Coordination of Temporary Staff: Provide administrative support and coordination of temporary staffing in close cooperation with external agencies and managers.
• Learning/Training Administration and Coordination: Provide ‘on the ground' support for training delivered locally, in cooperation with Thrive Learning/Talent & Development (distribution of training materials, ensuring correct set-up of the venue, ordering catering and providing local assistance to the training facilitators, etc.).
• Mobility Administration: Provide support to the in-bound assignees with locally required documents and forms in cooperation with the Mobility team and the vendor.
• Total Rewards On-site Coordination: Provide support to the Total Rewards team in any related local activities, to make sure that the benefits programs are managed and maintained according to the plans. Provide administration support for leave management.
• Separations: Support local separations processes for any required local activities in close cooperation with the Separation Analyst, ER and other People Services functions. Oversee and ensure the separation checklists are gathered and sent to respective HR team.
• Support Local Initiatives: Provide support to locally driven initiatives and events

What you need to be successful

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources / Social Sciences or a related field or equivalent related work experience
• HR Generalist background and/or experience in shared-services organization desirable
• 2-3 years of experience in HR administration/generalist roles
• Organized, logical and professional in communications with others
• English (spoken and written) communication fluency essential
• Focus on timely and consistent execution with quality, strong attention to detail, and ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Being a change agent - ability to live with and manage ambiguity
• Curiosity and continuous learning and process improvement mindset and delivery
• Continuous networking with stakeholders and customers
• Cross-cultural sensitivity

Functional Competencies

• Labor law: Knowledge of the local labor & employment law, especially good understanding of files and records management rules, contracts of employment, social law, etc.
• Data Analysis: Knowledge of data analysis methods, which includes the ability to analyze and interpret data
• File Management: Ability to develop an organized filing system for maintaining and retrieving associate records and documentation
• Project Management: Manage projects to ensure successful delivery (on time, within budget, meeting agreed upon success criteria) by establishing clear goals and accountabilities
• Customer Focus: Making customers (external and internal) and their needs a primary focus; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships; creating and executing plans and solutions in collaboration with the customer
• Collaboration: ability to work in a virtual team

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

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