Smiley & Co, Ltd.
HR Associate
Smiley & Co, Ltd.United Kingdom5 days ago
Full-timeHuman Resources
Location: Islington

Salary: £32,000 - £37,000 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

The Role

They are seeking an experienced and proactive HR Associate to take responsibility for delivering a high quality, people centred HR service across the organisation. This is a standalone generalist role, ideal for someone to take the next step int their HR career, with scope to influence people strategy as well as manage day-to-day HR operations.

You will be the go-to person for all HR queries, providing advice, managing core processes, and supporting managers to get the best from their team.

The role requires a high level of professionalism, confidentiality, attention to detail and organisational skills.

The post-holder will also liaise with the Board of Management, preparing board papers with SLT members, minutes, and reports, and maintaining the organisation's records and registers.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team to deliver the over-arching the organisation strategy and culture.
  • Support the Leadership team to learn from the staff survey process and take action to improve engagement in the employee experience.
  • Develop a set of key metrics that highlight priority areas for intervention and transformation that also help to inform decision-making processes.
  • Oversee the progression of any employee relations concerns and
  • provide a timely, accurate and consistent response to queries from managers and staff.
  • Support managers with absence management, OH referrals and reasonable adjustment requirements.
  • Analyse and identify trends from employee relations issues and support the identification of appropriate training interventions to address these.
  • Lead on the implementation of new policy and practice rollout, embedding cultural and performance review processes, and other projects as requested.
  • Work with line managers to ensure effective induction, behaviours, performance management framework, appraisal, talent management and succession planning processes are in place.
  • Manage staff survey and residents survey process.
  • Work with the Senior Leadership Team to arrange Board papers, attend meetings, minutes, and follow up action points.
  • Any ad-hoc tasks

Skills And Qualifications

  • A minimum of 2 years' experience in an HR and Administrator role
  • NVQ Level 5 or CIPD Level 5 qualification in People Management
  • Experience in dealing with the Senior Leadership Team and Board of Management.
  • Experience in delivering excellent results within complex and challenging environments.
  • Experience in managing the people impact of rapid growth and change.
  • Experience in planning and implementing recruitment interventions and hiring a diverse range of roles.
  • The ability to balance priorities and demands on time while working in a fast-moving progressive environment.
  • Experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously
  • Commitment to, and enthusiasm for facilitating cultural and behavioural change.
  • Effective communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information in an engaging and compelling manner using a variety of methods.
  • Ability to manage difficult situations and resolve conflict.
  • Commitment to and focus on quality, promoting high standards to consistently improve outcomes and the experience of staff.
  • Reporting skills, minute taking and proficient Microsoft Office Skills
  • Reliable and Confidential
  • Problem-solving, including being able to identify issues and resolve in a timely manner.
  • Must be able to prioritise and plan work activities to use time efficiently.
  • Must be organised, accurate, thorough, and able to monitor own work for quality.
  • Experience of working in a unionised environment would be beneficial.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please do not hesitate to apply.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check

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