HR Advisor Salary: c. £35,000per annum Hours: Full time - 35hours Contract: Permanent Location: Hybrid (Head Office, West Bromwich) The West Brom are looking to recruit a HR Advisorto join our Human Resources team.The HR Advisor willprovide generalist advice and guidance to managers and colleagues on a range of issues relating to the Societys terms and conditions of employment and employee relations matters including, disciplinary, grievance, performance management, attendance management and employment law. This role includes a broad range of duties to support the HR Business Partner and the broader HR team to deliver the overall People strategy. The HR Advisor supports stakeholders by supplying relevant management information to assist in their decision making. This includes providing expert advice and guidance on a wide range of generalist HR issues to support them in delivering their key strategic objectives, ensuring this is done in line with policies, procedures, best practice and employment legislation. Coaching and advising managers to ensure alignment with the overall Society goals, values and behaviours. Key Responsibilities: Coach and develop managers on all aspects of employee relations matters in line with the Societys policies and procedures, best practice and employment legislation. Advise and assist managers with investigations i.e. relating to disciplinary and grievance cases as required and attend disciplinary and grievance hearings to ensure they are managed consistently and in line with Society policy and procedures. Advise and assist managers through change programmes including redundancies, consultations and negotiations. Provide guidance and support to managers in dealing with flexible working applications. Provide support and guidance to managers in relation to the absence management process including attending welfare meetings and arranging Occupational Health referrals. Provide support and guidance to managers in relation to the performance management process including probation reviews, career conversations and end of year moderation. Attend regular meetings with business stakeholders, including branch visits. Oversee the management of maternity/paternity/parental leave with HR Admin to ensure it is completed within relevant timeframes. Maintain effective employee relations with the recognised Trade Union. Reviewing and updating E, I &D policies, procedures and communications to ensure inclusivity and compliance in line with the Equality Act 2010. Skills and Experience Required: Previous experience of working within a HR function. A relevant CIPD qualification (ideally level 5) Up-to-date knowledge of employment law Comprehensive experience of redundancies, consultations, and negotiations. Experience of providing complex advice and guidance on a wide range of personnel issues and policies to colleagues, managers, and Executives. Effective and confident communication with all levels on a wide range of personnel issues, always ensuring confidentiality. Build and maintain strong working relationships, at all levels. Strong people skills, in particular well-developed verbal and written communication skills. Fully PC literate, up to date with all core Microsoft applications; Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Whats in it for you? We wholeheartedly believe that our people are our greatest asset, thats why in addition to your salary you will be rewarded with a wide range of other benefits: Generous annual leave starting at 25 days 8 bank holidays, (pro rata) Pension scheme where we will augment your contribution by 0.6% (Up to 10.6%) Social club membership dozens of discounts available for a wide variety of family days out and events Performance related pay scheme Corporate health plan with the option to include family members Discounted travel cards Life assurance provided by the Society at 4 times your salary When we say our people are the West Broms biggest asset that doesnt mean just viewing them as employees. We also recognise they have a life outside work, one that has responsibilities and rewards which the Society respects and supports in ways that aim to bring the best out of them. We operate flexible/hybrid working at our Head Office, our Recruitment team will be happy to share further details of this with you if you are interested in applying for a role. Why choose the West Brom? At the West Brom we appreciate that our employees are unique individuals with differing needs depending on their specific circumstances and stages in life. When we say our people are the West Broms biggest asset that doesnt mean just viewing them as employees. We are proud of our heritage and absolutely believe that the West Brom is a great place to work. The West Brom are a Disability Leader employer and encourage disabled applicants and applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. We will consider requests to make adjustments to our recruitment process and offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants meeting the essential criteria. Should you require assistance please do not hesitate to email. Check out our careers page to find out more about our culture, values and benefits. If you share our values and our enthusiasm, then you will find a home at the West Brom. Do it today and click apply Please note We reserve the right to withdraw our adverts earlier than the original published expiry date, therefore if you are interested please submit your application as soon as possible Head Office: 2 Providence Place West Bromwich B70 8AF. The West Brom is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. Register no. 104877. the West Brom is a trading name of West Bromwich Building Society.