ABOUT US
The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for around 140,000 customers nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our customers, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.
The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Are you an experienced HR professional with a passion for ER case management and employment law? We are seeking a HR Advisor to join our Oldham based team on a full time, permanent basis.
As a function our aim is to cultivate and improve the employee experience by ensuring engagement, productivity & trust. Reporting to the ER and Change Manager you will play a pivotal role in supporting the wider team to provide a pro-active, professional & consistent advice and support service on all aspects of employee relations and change initiatives. We operate a hybrid working model which requires employees to work in the office for three days per week with the remaining two being from home.
Key Responsibilities
Employee engagement: You will assist in creating & implementing programmes with a focus on improving the employee experience.
Relationship building: Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including managers, employees and the HR Management team, demonstrating professionalism and sound HR knowledge.
Problem solving: Develop solutions or recommendations to meet business needs, in line with leading HR practice and HR policies and procedures.
Project work: Supporting with exciting and often complex projects that involve employee relations cases.
Employment law: You will act as a point of contact for all employment law queries and will seek legal advice and / or escalate concerns as required to ensure risks are understood and appropriate action is taken in a timely way to protect the business.
Performance management: Help managers to develop their performance management skills by guiding and advising on the practical application of relevant policies and procedures.
Data & reporting: You will be competent working with datasets and producing excel reports.
Role Criteria
Essential:
You will hold a Level 5 CIPD.
Excellent case management experience.
Extensive knowledge of Employment Law and experience of advising on its practical application.
Experience of delivering high quality HR advice and guidance to a range of stakeholders.
Experience in conduct and capability matters, absence, dismissals, and appeals.
Customer focused, with the ability to listen to and understand the viewpoints and needs of a range of stakeholders whilst handling a high case load in a fast-paced environment.
Good multi-tasking and organisational skills.
Good oral and written communications.
Desirable:
A working knowledge of HR systems, particularly with Oracle.
Experience of providing advice in a Housing Association environment.
If you're interested in joining us and would like to apply for this role, please review the role profile to view all of the key responsibilities and to ensure you meet the essential criteria.
Benefits
• Holidays We offer 25 27 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays. We will also give you the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days. You will also receive additional holiday in line with your length of service (1 extra day per 5 years service, capped at 4 days).
• Competitive Pension Scheme We will help you save for your retirement through our workplace pension scheme. Guinness match your contribution up to 9%. To help you get the most out of your pension contributions, we operate a salary sacrifice arrangement that means you will pay less National Insurance contributions.
• Benefits Portal We have a lifestyle benefits scheme, pulling together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make some great savings on everyday shopping from fashion and electronics to travel, leisure and days out and weekly supermarket shopping.
• Performance Pay Annual Performance Score bonus subject to eligibility
• Life Assurance For peace of mind Guinness provides three times salary life cover in the event of your death
• Health Plan Options There are a couple of health care schemes available depending on the post grade
• VDU/DSE Free eye test vouchers every 2 years with £55 contribution to glasses if requires for VDU work
• Access to the Finance wellbeing portal
• Professional subscription annual payment
• Travel season ticket loan
• Car lease scheme
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