HR Advisor - FTC

Job Title: HR Advisor - FTC

Department: HR

Reports To: HR Business Partner

Location: Gillingham/Hybrid

Contract: 1 year FTC (Maternity cover)

Overview:

As an HR Advisor, you will support and assist the wider HR team to deliver support and advice to managers across the business. You’ll play a key role in helping achieve the HR strategy goals whilst being a first point of contact for many Team Schein Members (TSMs) around the organisation.

With sound and trusted knowledge of good people practice, employment legislation and the employee lifecycle, the HR Advisor will work closely with TSMs, managers and other business stakeholders to guide, advise and support in accordance with our established people policies and procedures. This role requires excellent organisation skills, effective time management, the ability to build and maintain strong relationships and a people first attitude to business interactions.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide professional and credible support on employee relations matters to TSM and business leaders.
• Maintain and deploy up to date knowledge of relevant HR legislation that impacts our TSMs and our business.
• Ensure that our established policies and procedures are effectively communicated and followed for matters within the employee lifecycle.
• Complete contractual related business administration to ensure all TSMs receive accurate and compliant information related to their contracts of employment with the company.
• Partner with managers on their talent acquisition and onboarding needs, offering support with talent searches and Workday onboarding processes in collaboration with the HR Business Partners and HR Advisors.
• Assist with the development, deployment and adoption of HR strategic initiatives that increase the TSM experience.
• Support in the deployment of business training and development opportunities.
• Coordinate team administration to ensure we deliver our strategic goals in a credible manner.

This role is extremely varied; therefore, the job description is not exhaustive, and the role holder will be required to participate in other duties as required by the business.

Job Skills & Experience Required:

To succeed in this role, you’ll need the following:

Qualifications:

• Good standard of education up to
• Full or partial CIPD qualification desirable

Required Training or Qualifications:

• Henry Schein suite of compliance training upon commencement of role

Skill & Experience:

• Sound working knowledge of employment law practices and legislation.
• Experience working within an HR generalist team, where it’s necessary to support the delivery of all areas of the employee lifecycle without becoming siloed.
• Working knowledge of all aspects of the employee lifecycle, and competent in managing risks and the competing elements of the employee experience.
• Can confidently practice sound, evidence-based decision-making approaches when it comes to people-related matters.
• Proven persuader who has experience in influencing and leading business managers of all levels.
• An experienced organiser who can effectively manage the people administration tasks that are necessary with this role.
• An excellent time manager, with the ability to juggle competing priorities.
• Familiarity with Workday is desirable, but not a requirement.

Person Specification:

We believe the type of person best suited to this role will be:

• An effective communicator, someone who is able to stimulate and motivate others while being aware of and responsive to their needs and concerns.
• An individual focused on delivering high quality service within their area of expertise.
• Has a persuasive, teaching/selling style way of interacting with others to effectively communicate the company's policies, programs, and systems.
• An eye for detail and the ability to handle large amounts of information quickly, effectively, and accurately. Likes working in environments where guidelines and procedures are already well established.
• Very socially focused with a 'how can I help you?' attitude.

Our benefits include:

• A competitive salary
• 25 days holiday a year, with the ability to buy up to 5 days holiday each year
• Life Insurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Subsidised gym membership
• Access to Health & Wellbeing Apps
• Employee discounts
• A hybrid, flexible working culture

About Henry Schein:

At Henry Schein, our mission is to provide innovative, integrated health care products and services; and to be trusted advisors and consultants to our customers - enabling them to deliver the best quality patient care and enhance their practice management efficiency and profitability.

We know that our Team Schein Members (TSMs) are integral to bringing our mission to life and our success has been built on the commitment of Team Schein, a highly motivated and diverse group of professionals who are dedicated to meeting the needs of our customers. Every TSM shares a singular focus, fostering an environment that allows each of us to achieve our goals.

Henry Schein offers a diverse range of career opportunities, and we firmly believe that by fostering an environment built on ethics, open communications, mutual benefits, creativity, and recognition of the contributions of all TSMs—at all levels—we can help ensure that our best years are yet to come. As such, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and our integrated approach to diversity and inclusion ensures success by cultivating our Culture, recruiting, and retaining diverse Talent, supporting our Marketplace, and continuing our commitment to Society.

As a business, we are committed to fulfilling our responsibilities as a Corporate Citizen, and we’ve been recognised for nine consecutive years by Ethisphere as one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies.