HR Advisor

Role: HR Advisor
Salary: Flexible & Fantastic Benefits
Location: Woking (Office Based)

At Impact Food Group, we are more than a school caterer. We are driven by creating a positive food culture and helping more students eat better food. Making a positive social impact is at the centre of our identity. We tirelessly learn, develop and make improvements in every way, every day.

Delivered by our distinct and industry leading brands; Innovate, Cucina and IFG Independent, we cater for over 550,000 students.

Due to continued business growth, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Advisor to join the brilliant People team with a focus on providing support to the wider business. You will join a growing People team that is making a real impact on the success of Impact Food Group.

What you will be doing

To assist in the provision of a professional Employee Relations advisory service across Impact Food Group covering 4,600 employees.

• Providing advice to Operations Managers on all areas of ER including disciplinary, absence management, flexible working, performance management, maternity and redundancy.
• Recording all calls and emails received on a database.
• Ensure appropriate timescales for all employee relations issues are adhered to.
• Developing effective relationships with the business to promote good employee relations across the organisation.
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation to implement and advise on best practice and procedure and utilising tools and templates to ensure policies are adhered to correctly.
• Delivering appropriate training to enable line managers to proactively manage issues and develop ER skills.
• Ad hoc projects as directed by the People Director & HRBPs.
• Working closely with Regional Ops Directors, Regional Ops Managers, Business Support and all Chef / Ops employees.

What we are looking for

• Education to degree level or equivalent is desirable but not essential.
• Experience as an ER Advisor or as a generalist HR Advisor / Officer with experience of employee relations and employment legislation implementation.
• Preferably CIPD qualified/part qualified or equivalent.
• Team player with good interpersonal skills and customer-focused.
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative.
• Proven organisational and time management skills.
• A good working knowledge of current UK employment legislation and case law.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

What We’d Love To Give You

Competitive salary
25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays
Company pension scheme.
Access to our extensive online Learning platform and development opportunities.
An employee wellbeing platform.
IFG rewards for high street discounts.
Annual Summer Party with company awards.

Additional Details

IFG are committed to the safeguarding of children and our employees share this commitment. Successful candidates are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check, which we supply the cost for.

We are a committed equal opportunities employer - if you require any assistance for the interview process, please detail within your application. All information is kept confidential and in compliance with GDPR requirements.