Job Role: Trainee HR Advisor

Reports to: HR Consultant
Reportees: None Location: Based in Swindon with occasional travel to client sites
Hours: Full Time (Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.30pm (30 min break)
Salary: £26,000 - £29,000 DOE /qualifications

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR YOUR FIRST ROLE IN HR OR LOOKING FOR DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR HR KNOWLEDGE, WITH THE SUPPORT OF A GREAT TEAM?

'HR with a difference' - The HR Dept provides outsourced HR support to a range of businesses throughout the UK. Our clients operate in various business sectors including financial services, hospitality, technology, property, professional services and not for profit. We offer a full HR service offering with a major focus on employee relations issues.

Purpose of the role:
The Trainee HR Advisor will provide support to the wider HR Dept team as well as independently provide a range of HR support to our clients. They are also responsible for the review, creation, and updating of employment related documentation, providing general administrative support and referring more complex cases to a relevant team member.

Main responsibilities:

HR Service Delivery

• Answering telephone calls and emails from clients and to deal with queries in line with knowledge and experience
• Creating and issuing documents that supports the specialist advice provided to clients
• Administrative support to clients
• Producing and updating employment contracts
• Creating and updating client policies, procedures, and handbooks to ensure compliance with employment law and good HR practice.
• Manage and support clients with their HR systems.
• Undertaking document reviews for clients and prospective clients
• Escalating HR issues to the appropriate team member as required.
• Supporting formal meetings on behalf of clients as note taker.
• Preparing client payrolls.
• Recording all work undertaken on timesheets, and utilising Dashboards (where applicable).
• Compliance with Company governance procedures.
• Providing additional day support to clients.
• Other duties as per client and HR Dept requirements

Business Relations and Development:

• Liaising with clients to further enhance strong business relations
• Identifying and selling HR Dept services and solutions, where appropriate
• Filing HR and business documentation
• General office support as required

Who are we looking for?
This is a very varied role, in a great small business that requires someone who has strong admin skills and is eager to learn.

Candidate Requirements:

• Graduate calibre
• Strong administration skills
• Good MS Office skills - Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Excellent interpersonal and customer-facing skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to organise own workload to meet targets and deadlines
• Knowledge of and ability to apply relevant Employment law to HR issues
• Part or full CIPD qualified would be advantageous, but would need to be willing to work towards
• While previous experience working within the HR environment would be beneficial, all training is provided.

Please note: We do not possess a sponsorship licence and can therefore only offer employment to those who have the right to work in the UK.