HR Advisor

Southampton

The Role

The role of the HR Advisor is to provide a professional HR service to all partners and staff within the firm. This is a generalist role covering all aspects of HR within the employee lifecycle with a strong emphasis on HR operations, recruitment and employee relations.

Working Environment

You will be part of a small, busy HR team reporting directly to the HR Director and providing general supervision to the HR Administrator.

You will work alongside like-minded ambitious, friendly and supportive professionals to enable you to succeed in your career.

As a firm we strongly encourage a work-life balance and have various initiatives in place to make sure you are supported. This support is far reaching and includes wellbeing initiatives and social activities.

Both of our offices are situated in the heart of a City, within walking distance from a train station, high street shops and green spaces. Winchester has a cathedral and a river running through it, whilst Southampton has a thriving port, a ten-minute walk from the office.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Dealing with various HR queries throughout the business

• Administering and overseeing payroll instructions with the external payroll provider

• Reviewing and updating job descriptions

• Advising managers on recruitment and selection strategies

• Preparing job adverts, sourcing CVs, arranging interviews and actively engaging with hiring managers/partners, supporting at first stage interviews and managing the candidate until offer, ensuring follow through on any issues.

• Coordinating the appointment process for successful applicants

• Monitoring key recruitment metrics, such as turnover and retention rates

• Working with the business to negotiate terms and conditions of employment with staff

• Providing advice and playing a major role in work reviews and change processes

• Using HR information systems to access, input and compile data

• Suggesting new HR technology solutions to improve day-to-day operations (e.g. HRIS software)

• Managing staff relationships, responding to any queries or problems that they have and managing their expectations

• Supporting the performance development review process (e.g. employee appraisal)

• Monitoring, reviewing and updating all HR policies and ensuring these are in line with current legislation

• Supporting the business with employee relations issues including capability investigations, probationary reviews, grievance and disciplinary

• Assisting in organising employer branding initiatives

• Acting as the first point of contact for hiring managers, employees, advising on the firm's policy and procedures

• Monitoring and tracking of cyclical HR processes e.g. performance reviews, maternity leave, sickness absence, end of probations

• Managing and actively working with employees to assist with their maternity/paternity/family friendly leave

• Providing HR representation for trainee recruitment

• Work with the HR Administrator in relation to the on-boarding process for all new joiners including first day HR induction.

• General support to the HR Director including working on specific projects and other activities as and when required.

The Candidate

You will have a sound background in HR Administration with some two years’ experience in an HR Advisor role. You will have the ability to build and sustain excellent working relationships to enable you to fully support your clients and to become a trusted advisor. You will be creative but also analytical and a great communicator – being able to interpret HR policies and procedures to employees and seek to provide HR solutions to the business.

The ideal candidate will have

• At least two years’ experience in an HR Advisor role

• Educated to degree level and CIPD qualified

• Great communication skills (written and verbal)

• Excellent IT skills including a good level of working knowledge in excel

• A good working knowledge of HR Information Systems

• Strong attention to detail with good organisation skills

• Good teamworking skills

• Knowledge of employment law/employee relations

• Professional Services experience (desirable but not essential)