We are looking for an experienced HR Manager to support our busy but vibrant Birmingham office. This is an exciting new role based full time in our Birmingham offices providing end to end support to the Birmingham based support colleagues (c100 across IT, Finance, Operations and Commercial) and remotely based divisional colleagues (c100) who travel across the 19 sites in England, Northern Ireland & Scotland.
The role will be stand alone with no direct reports but will work closely with our Central payroll team and will have the full support of the HR Centre of Excellence on employment law, system compliance and project matters .
Act as the first point of contact for HR support, advising management/key stakeholders on all HR matters.
Ensure smooth, timely and accurate processing and delivery of all administrative HR task.
Responsible for all offer letters, contract and transactional processes for this population as well as being responsible for all engagement activity and coordinating development activity with the L&D team.
Guide managers through employee relations cases, offering sound advice that aligns with internal policies, employment law and best practices.
Lead the management of absence related casework, including long term sickness. This includes advising managers, facilitating case review meetings and ensuring a timely resolution.
Oversee all recruitment for Birmingham roles, coordinating recruitment and managing process from start to finish.
Lead the local delivery of the people strategy working closely with central HR and L&D to ensure successful implementation.
Support the Heads of HR team to create and deliver processes to deliver timely and compliant employee lifecycle processes.
Ensure central HR team standards are adhered to as a minimum and innovate locally as required.
Manage local employee engagement and recognition initiatives.
Support central talent, performance and succession planning initiatives.
Skills:- Able to maintain a high level of attention to detail and accuracy Professional and confident to interface and support colleagues at all levels including senior directors and their management teams Confident at drafting and proofing confidential / high importance offer documentation Excellent written and spoken communication skills Effective time management and prioritisation would be a huge asset in a fast paced environment Personable and approachable in a very open door / open plan office of professionals Working knowledge of UK employment law to triage day to day HR queries Passion for continuous improvement and efficiencies in HR processes Previous experience or an interest in internal communications would be an advantageous but not critical Success Factors experience would be advantageous but full training will be provided, the HR Manager role will be required to embrace technology CIPD qualified desirable or significant experience in generalist HR