People Advisor

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of People Advisor based in Aberdeen.

Responsibilities:

1. Develops and maintains strong customer focused relationships with employees and Managers, providing a timely and accurate HR service.
2. Drives all day-to-day and common HR queries and requests for information through the HR mailbox to ensure a common, efficient and accessible process.
3. In collaboration with the HR Operations team, supports response to internal and external HR related enquiries- escalating to HR colleagues as needed.
4. Supports the recruitment process, including assisting with interviews, the offer process, and onboarding to ensure a positive candidate experience.
5. Facilitates careers events and coordinates schools outreach, Career Ready and Intern programs.
6. Supports the onboarding of new hires, ensuring they are fully aware of benefits, policies, systems and processes required to effectively settle into the company.
7. With support from People Partners, manages and resolves straightforward employee relations issues, including grievances, performance improvement, etc.
8. Conducts effective, thorough and objective investigations. Supports People Partners with more complex cases. Produces regular overall case management progress update.
9. Support the sickness absence management process. Liaise with the employees impacted, OH, managers and HR team to ensure a smooth and considerate process.
10. Takes on project roles as part of the development or delivery of broader organisational and HR initiatives and programs.
11. Supports projects and initiatives, such as the annual reward review, succession planning, performance reviews.
12. Management of change HR coordinator for organisational changes.
13. Work in partnership with HR team and Managers on performance management and employee development initiatives and actions.
14. Supports monthly vacancy review to ensure accuracy of positions in Workday and recruitment statistics tracking.
15. Liaise with third parties to ensure work permits, residency permits, and relevant support are in place.
16. Work with HR team to coordinate input for the annual plan and headcount reforecasts.
17. Continually looks for and implements more effective and efficient ways of delivering solutions.
18. Proactively works across the team, but particularly with the HR Operations team, to provide robust and coordinated support to the business and wider team.

Requirements:

1. Has a robust knowledge of applicable HR regulation and standards, as well as the company's HR policies and practices.
2. Developing knowledge of HR disciplines and the role HR plays in organisations.
3. Developing a strong contextual understanding of the business and using this to learn to understand how to develop people solutions to business challenges and risks.
4. Developing questioning, coaching and influencing skills.
5. Keeps up to date on developments in the HR profession.
6. Degree qualification in a relevant discipline.
7. CIPD certification or working towards.
8. Graduate with a number of years HR generalist or specialist experience.
9. Demonstrable relationship and HR advisory skills.
10. Experience in supporting projects.
11. Embeds the company's Values and associated behaviours into their everyday work and interactions, continuously learning and developing associated competencies and behaviours.
12. Great communication skills that inform/share knowledge clearly and unambiguously and also implement and embed change. Builds rapport and is able to influence in a constructive way / skilled at influencing decision makers on complex topics.
13. Proven ability to work collaboratively, within their team and across the organisation and externally as required.
14. Networks effectively internally and externally, creating an immediate, positive and credible impression on others.
15. Leads other parties in conversations on the important issues and uses persuasive contributions to influence change and action.

Temporary position.

If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: TR/073971.