People Policy & Advice Contact Advisor Bracknell, England
Job description
At a glance
We know flexible working is important to you, and it is important to us too. The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business.
We are looking for candidates within the salary range of £33,000-£37,000
We have a number of fixed-term contracts available until end January 2024 (internally known as Secondments).
About the role
People Policy Advice offers advice and guidance to all Partners across the business about our People Policies.
We are currently looking for Advisors to work within the team, to Coach, guide and advise People Managers and Partners, who seek advice on People policies, processes, and best practice on Employee Relations matters.
This role is telephone-based providing mainly first contact resolution advice, there may also be some email advice to provide too. This role is part of a fast - paced operation.
You will need to have a high degree of integrity and influence, to question, coach, and advise over the phone. The ability to listen well, quickly build rapport and trust with the caller is vital. You will also need to be able to offer options, point out risks involved where required, and supply the relevant information enabling well-informed judgement based decisions.
You will need to be able to capture details of the case on the Group Case Management (GCM) system at the same time as discussing the case so this role would suit an individual who is able to multitask, think on their feet, and record information accurately.
The team cover an operational window on a rota basis:
Earliest start: 08:00
Latest finish: 18:00
Saturday working on a rotational basis - 09:00 - 17:00
Some night shifts on a rotational basis Monday and Thursdays 9pm to Midnight
The core working hours for this position will be Monday to Friday, with Saturday and evening shift work agreed depending upon availability
Requirements include, but are not exclusive to:
Responding to all People manager and Partner requests for People Policy advice.
Ensuring People managers understand the appropriate Partnership People policies and the potential risk involved in their decision making
Provision of coaching and advice which enables People managers to make an appropriate judgement based decision on the next steps
Provision of People policy advice and guidance for ad hoc requests such as drafting Gazette letter responses
Develops new areas of knowledge and keeps up to date with current employment legislation and the impact on the Partnership.
Contributes to allocated case management groups , keeping up to date and liaising with other teams where necessary, cascading knowledge within the team
Essential skills you’ll need
Relevant CIPD qualification or working towards this
People Manager / HR experience of employee lifecycle
Knowledge of Employee Relations best practice
Team working skills or operational environment experience
A good understanding of UK employment legislation and People policy and procedures.
Sound understanding of the Partner lifecycle and proposition.
Demonstrates great coaching skills and likes supporting others
Desirable skills you could bring
Consistent track record of delivering against SLAs
Working in a HR/Customer Service Centre
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and service management tools and processes
HR Information System experience
Benefits of the Partnership and the role
You will enjoy 25% discount at John Lewis and 20% in Waitrose
The Partnership has a competitive pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay)
Excellent work life balance, including a focus on well-being and flexible working and our market leading equal parenthood leave Policy
Find out more about the extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us on our website under About the Partnership; Benefits.
Next Steps
The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process").
Please note we reserve the right to close early if we receive high levels of applications.
Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include a 1 stage interview.
Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining the John Lewis Partnership.
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