Our services team has been reshaped to help meet the increasing demand for our support and has additional casework hours as well as a service advisor who is the first point of contact through our helpline service. The helpline offers support, help, signposting and referral for members of the engineering community, predominantly IET members, past and present and their dependents as well as care and disability support for anyone with an engineering interest. Our caseworkers provide information, advice and ongoing support based on an assessment of individual need and manage a caseload of community members, dealing with applications for financial assistance and support for people with complex needs.

As the service and development manager you would be responsible for bringing this new team together and developing relationships and new services to drive forward our innovative strategy.

Please read the application pack before applying

How to apply

To apply, please send a CV (including current salary level) and a supporting statement of no more than two pages explaining your interest in this post and how you meet the points in the person specification above. Please also give details of two referees who we will contact once a formal offer of employment has been made. Finally, kindly complete the equal opportunities monitoring form attached.

Applications should be submitted by 10am on Wednesday 15 January 2020 

First round interviews will be held on Thursday 24 January 2020 in London.

An industry leading health organisation in London are recruiting a HR Business Partner on a 5-month basis. They are looking for someone to deliver an outstanding HR service

Responsibilities 

• Partner across the organisation and senior leadership team to drive the HR service
• Manage employee relations casework
• Lead on policy review and development
• Provide expert employment law advice and guidance
• Lead on organisational development within the organisation 
• Coach and support the SMT and managers to develop best HR practice and application of HR strategies, policies, procedures and employee relations
• Develop workforce plans alongside senior managers that supports the organisations strategy

Qualifications/experience required

• Developing and implementing HR policies
• Strong employee relation experience
• CIPD qualified
• Experience working with Trade Unions (Desirable)

HR Manager
Watford, Hertfordshire

About Us

New Hope is a charity that exists to support individuals who are homeless or in vulnerable housing. Providing accommodation as well as group and one-to-one support, we seek to transform and rebuild damaged lives. Founded upon Christian values, we support those of any faith. Our accommodation can sleep up to 66 people every night across three buildings and we are fortunate enough to be able to help over 500 people each year.

We are now looking for an HR Manger to join our Head Office team, starting in January 2020.

Your Rewards

- Starting salary of £29,000 per annum
- 33 days’ holiday, including Bank Holidays
- Health care cash plan
- Claimable expenses for any work-related travel
- Discounts on shopping & restaurants
- Training programme

If you are an enthusiastic HR generalist or management professional, this is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation where staff and volunteers are valued and appreciated.

Staff and volunteers are New Hope’s biggest asset in our mission to prevent homelessness and transform lives, so it is essential that they feel motivated, recognised and engaged while working as part of our organisation.

Your role will involve working with different services across the organisation – most of our sites are within walking distance, so you’ll have plenty of chances to get out of the office and get some fresh air while contributing to our success.

So, if you’re looking to play a pivotal part in ensuring that the needs and support of our entire workforce is met, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As the HR Manager, you will be responsible for managing the HR team and overseeing the volunteer function for the charity.

Managing the part-time HR and Volunteering Administrator, you will provide a high-quality HR service, including advice and guidance, best practice, employee regulations, compensation and benefits, recruitment and pensions.

Reporting to the Head of Resources, your other duties may include:

- Providing HR support to Managers, including advising and coaching on people-related matters such as disciplinaries, grievance and performance
- Managing HR administration and projects
- Managing recruitment and induction processes
- Supporting performance management
- Ensuring the HR system (SAGE) is maintained and developed

About You

Interested? To join us as an HR Manager, you will need:

- Prior experience as an HR manager or senior HR generalist
- The ability to buy into New Hope's values and understand our Christian ethos
- Flexibility to work outside of normal hours (on occasion)
- Proficient IT skills

Experience of supporting volunteers would be beneficial to your application, as would any previous knowledge of processing DBS checks.

The working hours are 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday. However, for the right candidate, we are open to considering this role on a part time basis.

Other organisations may call this role Human Resources Manager, Employee Relations Manager, Senior HR Generalist, HR and Office Manager, Charity HR Manager, Talent and HR Manager, or Recruitment Manager.

This role will close on 2nd January 2020.

PLEASE NOTE: We may close the advert and interview early if we receive a sufficient amount of suitable applications before the closing date.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Webrecruit and New Hope are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re looking for to make a positive impact as an HR Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

We are looking for a strong and tenacious HR professional to join the team on an interim basis, to cover a period of maternity leave.  You will work in partnership with Directors of Operations & Quality, Divisional Directors and their management teams, to provide a proactive and customer focused HR service delivering a challenging HR Agenda in a people intensive organisation.

About the Role

You will be a key member of the senior HR team, reporting to the Head of HR. You will be supporting our southern divisions in East Anglia, East, South, South East and South West, offering advice and coaching on employee relations matters, absence management, TUPE transfers & broader people management. This is very much an advisory and partnership role, managing a full range of complex ER cases with the aim of building the capability of our management teams. You will be responsible for providing high quality HR advice whilst being mindful of operational needs and will support the Head of HR to ensure our HR policies and processes are kept up to date and relevant to our management teams. You will also have the opportunity to participate in HR projects. As an HR Business Partner, you will be expected to travel regularly to your Divisions (approx. 2 days per week), with flexibility to work from home one day per week.

Interviews will be held on January 7th at our Head Office in Thame

About Us

Affinity Trust is a national charity, employing around 2,000 people dedicated to providing high-quality, personalised support to adults with learning disabilities, so experience in this sector would be an advantage but not essential -– a previous retail or multi-site environment would also be transferable.

Affinity Trust are an equal opportunities employer that promotes diversity within our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of sexual orientation, race, age, gender, disability, religion or belief.

Skills & Experience

It is essential that you have the following skills and experience:

• Ability to develop strong and effective working relationships quickly, at all levels of seniority and on a remote basis
• Demonstrate personal impact, influence and credibility
• Up to date knowledge of employment law and TUPE regulations
• Expertise across a broad range of people management issues including employment law, employee relations and change management
• Strong organisational skills, ability to prioritise effectively and work to deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of managing a sizeable ER caseload
• Confident to challenge and influence others
• Problem solver and demonstrates ability to use own initiative
• Analytical thinker, with the ability to interpret management information and reports
• Able to remain calm under pressure
• Committed to equal opportunities and diversity
• Strong IT skills

Benefits

• 23 days annual leave (increasing with service) plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
• contributory pension scheme
• excellent training and development opportunities
• employee assistance scheme and occupational health support,
• Affinity4you reward scheme.

Department: Service Management and Improvement

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in-person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

The role is within a Citizens Advice Support team which ensures the smooth running of an operationally focused department. The role provides an exciting opportunity to deliver and continuously improve support services to the department; to act as the first point of contact for stakeholders and partners requiring support, as well as developing operational relationships within the organisation.
 
Working within a friendly, diverse and dynamic team based in our regional office in Leeds city centre, you’ll manage a small team and play a key role in supporting the department, stakeholders, and partners; enabling the effective and efficient delivery of all departmental activities. This includes supporting the management of the department’s finances, compiling management information, introducing new systems and processes to ensure best practice and providing support to our partners.  

If you have managed a team in a business support role this would present an opportunity to enhance your organisational, communication and technical skills through offering support to the team, department, stakeholders and partners.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Sayer Vincent is an award-winning firm of chartered accountants with a clear focus on charities and social enterprises. If you are looking for an interesting HR role with an organisation where flexible working is both supported and encouraged right through to partner level, read on.

Our HR Business Partner works in close partnership with managers and partners, alongside delivering an end to end HR role across all HR needs and managing our HR Co-ordinator. We’re looking for someone who can become a specialist in whichever area of HR we need – so definitely on best practice support for our ACA trainees and how we plan and deliver staff capacity, but then on whatever HR projects go into our priority plan.

You’ll apply your strategic and business awareness to supporting our HR direction and decisions, but in a firm our size you will also build relationships with individual managers so that they are supported and encouraged to proactively manage and develop their staff. There is a real opportunity to make this job your own and grow our understanding of how HR can influence and support our performance.

To find out more about us, and to apply - visit our website.

Interim HR/ER Manager job paying £180-£200per day

Your new company
You will be working for Healthcare charity located in Marylebone.

Your new role
The organisation is currently undergoing change and restructure, so as Interim ER manager, you will be required to manage the redundancy process via consultations. You will also be required to lead with any ER issues which may arise.

What you'll need to succeed

You must demonstrate strong employment legislation knowledge. You must also have a track record in managing complex ER cases during change.

What you need to do now
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Are you an experienced HR generalist that would succeed in a start-up environment?

Prospectus is thrilled to be partnering with a progressive organisation as we lead the search for an HR Manager, this person will join a division of experienced HR professionals within an emerging team as they continue in their journey through a period of change.

Reporting to the Head of People, the post holder will advance the delivery of our client's operational HR services while also having the opportunity to develop impactful HR policies and procedures that will be effective across the organisation. The objective being the promoting and instilling of best practices. You will also play a crucial role in defining their approach to employee relations and talent acquisition as well as ensuring that all HR procedures are compliant within the HR legal framework. You will also help oversee and collaborate with the business partner throughout the implementation of their annual business plan and HR strategy.

To be successful, you will be a solid HR generalist with demonstrable experience across employee relations and in defining organisation wide policies and procedures. A strong and practical knowledge of employment law is absolutely crucial to the success of this post, and it would be beneficial that you are CIPD qualified up to level 7. You will be an outstanding problem solver with the capability to transform strategy in to tangible operational plans, while also having an incredibly collaborative and supportive approach to those within your team.

In order to apply, please submit your CV in Word format. We are moving forward swiftly and would highly recommend expressing an interest ahead of the closing date. Cover letters are not required at this stage. Prospectus will provide a full job description to candidates that are shortlisted.

Are you a business-focused HR Advisor with experience of working autonomously on complex HR cases?  Are you discreet and professional, with up-to-date knowledge of employment law and best HR practice and experience of business partnering?

We are recruiting for an experienced HR Advisor to join our growing team, providing professional HR guidance, advice and coaching, with a focus on our Retail and Dog School business areas. You will work in partnership with the managers of these areas to enable them to manage and continuously improve the performance of their teams and achieve the best outcomes for both business and employees. As an experienced member of our team, we expect that you will identify and share best practice, will mentor and coach in areas of particular interest and identify opportunities to develop our HR practice with colleagues and managers.  

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 15,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

HR is a growing team of 30 friendly, hardworking colleagues delivering a first-class service to the organisation and its 1,500+ employees in more than 70 workplaces.  We work across all HR activities including recruitment, pay and benefits, payroll, learning and development and employee engagement, as well as providing pragmatic and principled guidance on people issues.

You must have a CIPD qualification, ideally to CIPD level 7, and you will have an exceptional track record of successfully analysing data and trends and resolving HR issues. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and will be experienced in the partnership / advisory role, exercising good judgement at all times. You will be able to evidence good decision-making ability and, as you will need to draft complex correspondence, excellent written English is essential in this role.

The successful candidate will undertake a senior role within the HR team and be confident, self-motivated, working collaboratively with the rest of the advisory team and actively managing their areas and individual casework. Experience of supporting a retail environment would be ideal. Travel to other sites throughout the UK is an essential part of the role, with occasional overnight stays.

Are you a business focused, driven HR professional? Are you looking to enhance your existing skills in a passionate and fast paced environment? 

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 15,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down. 

Working as part of the HR Advisory team, the HR Officer will join a rapidly growing Human Resources department.  The current team of is hard working and committed to delivering a first class service to the charity and its 1,500 employees across the full range of Human Resource activities, including case management, business partnering, recruitment and training and development.   

In this busy role you will be responsible for supporting a team of HR business partners to provide HR advice and guidance to line managers across the UK.  You will maintain your own case load and will need to build strong professional relationships with managers.  You will contribute to the development of our policies and processes and ensuring that we deliver a fast and effective solution to managers and employees.   

To be successful in this position, you will have a proven track record of achievement in HR, consistently giving sound professional advice.  You will have up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and best practice, resolving HR issues in a business-focused fashion.  You will have excellent written English and you will have experience of note taking during formal meetings, including disciplinary and grievance hearings, drafting outcome letters and managing cases through a process. 

Ideally, we would love you to have some experience of preparing and analysing HR data and be able to report on trends in absence, processes and turnover for example. 

Dogs Trust is a professional and friendly organisation and the HR team of over 30 works well together.  You need to be conscientious, very well organised, flexible, friendly and discreet with a genuine interest in and commitment to Dogs Trust’s ethos and aims.  In this post there will be a requirement for regular travel throughout the UK, with occasional overnight stays. 

In return for all of this, we have a comprehensive benefits package, which includes excellent annual leave and pension allowances, and you will you join a team of highly professional and driven colleagues in a brilliant upbeat and collaborative environment, all with a genuine passion for dog welfare.    

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button.  Our application process requires you to submit a CV and cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role. 

HR Business Partner (Head Office/Regions)

Competitive salary plus benefits

As part of the current HR Transformation Programme, one of the new positions created is for a HR Business Partner to be recruited and work at Head Office.

The role will be to provide a proactive, responsive, business-focussed generalist HR service to support the Head Office and Regional staff.  

You will have a strong generalist HR background and be CIPD qualified. The focus for the role includes building and developing a range of interpersonal skills including communication, listening, relationship management and influencing. Reporting to the  Head of HR, the HRBP will be responsible for the delivery of the HR practices and promoting best practice wherever possible.

Overall, the HRBP has a wide range of HR responsibilities including all HR aspects of the employee lifecycle, the updating and application of HR policies and procedures and dealing with all HR queries promptly and reliably.

To apply, please send your CV together with a covering letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role to Pete Thompson, Head of HR, RAF Benevolent Fund, 67 Portland Place, London W1B 1PH, or email.

Only successful candidates asked to attend an interview will be contacted.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 1081009) which encourages applications from all sections of the community

MAIN SUMMARY OF ROLE:

The HR Business Partner will carry out operational day-to-day HR tasks to deliver a best practice HR service to the Fund. This is a truly generalist HRBP role covering everything from administration to HR projects and Human Resource strategy.

As an HR Business Partner, you will have solid technical knowledge of HR, employee relations, and recruitment drives. You’ll provide expert advice to line managers in the Fund – building their confidence and capability.

Working directly with and reporting to the Head of HR, you will be involved in a wide variety of HR tasks including the strategic focus on enhanced research and drafting skills to develop current and future HR policies and have the involvement with the implementation of a new HRIS.   

As a vital member of a growing HR team, you’ll have the opportunity to handle more complex queries in depth, advising and supporting senior stakeholders. You’ll have the opportunity to manage some of the HR core activities, which include policy development, the induction programme, management development programme, supporting and increase wellbeing awareness and mental health to promote the Fund in becoming an even more inclusive and diverse organisation.

The HR team believes in supporting each other to continually develop and stretch our skills and experiences whilst maintaining a highly credible and professional appearance to the Fund. You’ll have the opportunity to partner with Heads of Department/managers and build strong relationships to ensure the high performing teams and individuals are able to deliver at pace.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The responsibilities of this role are both staff-facing and project-based work. Project work is split across the team.

• You will be the primary interface with employing Directors and Heads of department.
• Lead on the Training Needs Analysis for the Fund.
• Create and execute a ‘People Plan’, that will be aligned to the Fund’s overarching strategic objectives and the HR Strategy - being able to clearly identify the outcomes and impacts of such a plan.
• Support workforce planning and talent management (specifically succession planning) across the Fund
• Assist managers in developing interventions, performance improvement plans, including support on managing absence, grievances and sickness concerns and change management strategies to promote positive employee relations
• Lead the recruitment drives for the Fund, managing the recruitment process ensuring suitable candidates with the right talent is attracted to the Fund.
• Effective liaison with internal and external stakeholders, which can include legal counsel, occupational health services and trade union representatives.
• In partnership with managers, identifying development and training interventions to enhance the capacity, capability and commitment of the staff to drive a high-performance culture
• Be able to design and develop people policies that meet the needs of our staff and support HR strategic goals.
• Provide HR expertise to monitor and interpret HR analytics and provide recommendations for action or solutions.
• Implement interventions by supporting changes to processes, structure, leadership, culture change and people capabilities.
• Support the Head of HR and Heads of Department with business change and organisational development work.
• Where necessary support the Head of HR on change management and re-structuring plans including the implementation of a new HRIS Fund wide integration programme.
• Where necessary support the Head of HR on Strategic projects and people resourcing across the Fund.
• Keep abreast of changes in HR Legislation.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent with relevance to HR (Business administration)
• CIPD qualified with evidence of continued professional development

• Significant relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a formal qualification.

Desirable

• Member of a professional body related to HR

Knowledge / Experience

Essential

• HR Generalist experience with ideally 3-5 years experience in a Business Partnering role.
• Able to problem solve and demonstrate a willingness to ‘get your hands dirty’ approach to work.
• Solid employment law knowledge and proven experience of applying updated legislation to a variety of HR situations.
• Evidence of having a passion for working in a team environment with a high team ethos and values.
• Proven organisation skills and ability to priortise a varied workload.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Experience of working in an environment with transformation projects and change programmes.  
• Experience of managing stakeholders at varying levels of seniority; particularly engaging and coaching managers through employee relations issues and advising on any casework.
• Evidence of adopting a pro-active and analytical approach to resolving issues and identifying and overcoming the barriers to change.
• Experience of implementing continuous improvement projects.
• Demonstration of strong drafting skills in preparing written documents such as new policies, formal minutes or advice to senior stakeholders.
• Demonstration of competent IT skills in the use of Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word.

Desirable

• Experience of working in the Charity sector
• Experience of working within a forward thinking environment

Competencies

• Adapting and responding to change – demonstrating flexibility in adapting to changing circumstances, accepting new ideas.
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks – works productively in a pressured environment and keeps emotions under control during difficult situations.
• Planning and Organising – managing time effectively, meeting deadlines and prioritising workload. Ability to multi-task across various disciplines.
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations – focuses on customer needs and satisfaction.
• Deciding and Initiating Action – takes initiative, and acts with confidence.
• Writing and Reporting – writes clearly, succinctly and correctly.

Interim HR Project Manager job paying £37,000-£45,000 (6 months FTC).

Your new company
You will be working for a University in West London.

Your new role
As HR Project Manager, you will report directly into the Director of HR, and work with HR colleagues and other staff across the university to oversee and run a review of the internal HR and payroll processes. You will review their current approach to recruitment to devise new procedures, guidance and support for recruiting managers. You will also be responsible for reviewing the systems in place including HR system (Resource Link) and Recruitment system (Stonefish) to ensure they are being effectively utilised to support more efficient workflows. Other process to be improved include onboarding and compliance checks which you will be responsible for evaluating. This is a part time role (3days a week) for a period of 6 months paying £37,000-£45,000. What you'll need to succeed

You will have a track record in leading and coordinating projects within an HR environment. Previous experience working with and improving the processes of Resourcelink and Stonefish are highly desirable for this role. You will demonstrate significant work experience within a HR Services / Operations / Systems role and you will have good experience of delivering excellent customer service. Previous experience working within Higher Education or within the Public Sector is highly desirable for this role but please apply if you have relevant skills as outlined above.

What you'll get in return
This is an excellent opportunity if you are looking for the flexibility of working part time. It's also a great opportunity to get involved in an exciting project where you will have autonomy to influence efficient processes.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Office Relocation HR Manager

London

• 19.82 PAYE, 24.66 Ltd/Umbrella

You will be working within the Employee Relations Centre of Expertise which will deliver critical HR support for this organisations office relocation programme.

Main accountabilities

• To contribute to effective communications and engagement with line managers and members of staff, working with Programme and HR Communications teams
• To contribute to consultation by providing slide packs and reports as required by the HR Lead.
• To manage delivery of line manager briefings and support to enable them to fulfil their role in the Move. This would include contributing to design of packs and supporting materials, management of the schedule of briefings, supported by HR Coordinator, and delivering some briefings.
• To manage and support individual conversations between line managers and direct reports. Provide advice and guidance to managers, attend individual consultations as required (exceptional) in support of managers.
• To analyse results of individual conversations and determine next steps, providing guidance and problem solving as required. Liaising with ER to provide solutions in exceptional cases. Ensure accurate records are kept and updated.
• Ensure employees receive correct documentation regarding their move of office.
• To ensure accurate and timely reporting of progress to the Programme Team.

Skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications

• MCIPD or equivalent experience or relevant qualification
• Experience of managing employee and union consultation both formal and informal
• Sound knowledge of employee relations policies and procedures
• Experience of advising and supporting redundancy process, ideally in the public sector
• Experience of managing organisational change, ideally including large scale relocation's
• Experience of working in a project/programme environment

This is a 6 month role working for a global organisation and on a key office move programme.

The consists of five distinct brands: , , , and .

PHG Foundation is looking for an experienced manager to lead and operate our corporate services including finance, facilities, HR and governance. We are a well-respected policy think tank, advocating for and providing leadership on the translation of modern and emerging biomedical technologies to improve healthcare. 

You will be educated to degree-level with relevant continuing professional development and have a good record of successfully managing people and corporate services. You will be able to demonstrate strong financial literacy, excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a very professional team. A clear thinker, planner and practical problem solver, you will be pro-active, adaptable and resilient. Knowledge of the company secretary role and/or charity governance requirements would be highly desirable.

The Foundation is a linked exempt charity of the University of Cambridge

The deadline for applications is 3 January 2020

Interviews will be held in Cambridge on 15 January 2020.