The Alan Turing Institute

The Alan Turing Institute is the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence. The Institute is named in honour of the scientist Alan Turing and its mission is to make great leaps in data science and artificial intelligence research in order to change the world for the better.

The Role

The HR & Payroll Administrator will be responsible for providing the full range of people and payroll administrative services for the Alan Turing Institute. They will be responsible for timely, accurate and efficient administration, logistics, and record-keeping, while working closely with the rest of the team to deliver efficient and engaging support to both research and operational staff.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

HR Administration

• Maintain and update the HR system (Cezanne) & personal files for all employees, ensuring they are up to date and accurate;
• Manage both internal and external HR & Benefits systems, ensuring employees are added and removed in a timely fashion;
• Ad hoc support across the HR & Operations teams;
• Monitoring proof of right to work to ensure that this is up to date and valid;
• Typing, processing, and sending contract changes e.g. changes in hours and recalculating holiday entitlement;
• Raise purchase orders in relations to invoices raised for recruitment and core overhead costs.

New Starter Administration

• Ensure all pre-employment, reference & background checks are completed, this includes ensuring timely submission of candidates' screening and identity documentation, and monitoring completion; as well as completing audits and monitoring expiry;
• Management of the HR Inbox, ensuring all emails are responded to in a timely and engaging manner;
• Ensure that general enquiries and correspondence such as reference letters, mortgage/tenancy applications etc are dealt with promptly.

Payroll Administration

• Maintain and update the payroll system;
• Ensure all changes are inputted and recorded correctly in line with agreed payroll processes and procedures;
• Acting as first point of contact for all payroll queries, liaising with the HR Advisor and the HR Business Partner and escalating more complex queries to payroll provider Moorepay.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience in a HR/Payroll Administration role or similar
• Strong attention to detail
• Basic knowledge of employment law legislation and best practice
• Proficient IT skills, including Microsoft excel
• Experience of HR databases
• Proven track record of working in a dynamic and growing business
• Proactive and engaging approach to building stakeholder relationships at all levels
• Process driven with an organised approach to work
• The ability to multitask and prioritise a large workload
• A professional approach to work

Desirable

• Experience in a Research/Higher Education institution

Term and Conditions

This full-time post is offered on a permanent basis.  The annual salary for this post is £25,000 plus excellent benefits, including flexible working and family friendly policies.

Application procedure

If you are interested in this opportunity, please click the apply button below. You will need to register on the applicant portal and complete the application form including your CV, covering letter and contact details for your referees. 

Closing date for applications:  21 July 2020

Equality Diversity and Inclusion

The Alan Turing Institute is committed to creating an environment where diversity is valued and everyone is treated fairly.  In accordance with the Equality Act, we welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments are available to support candidates through the application and interview process. Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Please note all offers of employment are subject to continuous eligibility to work in the UK and satisfactory pre-employment security screening which includes a DBS Check.

JOB PURPOSE

To provide a comprehensive, effective and efficient best practice UK and International human resources (HR) service to support the provision of people management services.

To support the development of high performing, motivated teams within Amnesty International's head office in London and our regional and local offices globally in Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, as allocated to you.

To further support Amnesty International sections as and where they are supported internally by the International Secretariat.

ABOUT YOU

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To provide advice to a diverse client group with all queries regarding their employment in London and regional office locations.
• Manage employee relations cases as directed by HRBP (disciplinaries, grievances, absence management, performance management, flexible working requests and maternity, paternity and parental leave) using region specific employment legislation.
• To deputise for the HRBP's in their absence when required.
• Support and provide comprehensive employment advice to staff impacted by internal processes.
• To review and update the policies and procedures of the organisation in line with employment legislation and business requirements as directed by the HRBP's.
• To ensure all contractual changes for starters, leavers and transfers ensuring all KPI's are met and required paperwork is accurately completed.
• To manage all processes relating to payroll are implemented globally.
• To advise relevant stakeholders on areas such as specific payroll, pension and medical insurance providers.
• Draft employment contracts, employee handbooks (where relevant) in consultation with staff, members of the trade union and relevant Programme Directors.
• To accurately update the HRIS system, with staff records including salary increments, benefits administration and carry out regular audits to ensure staff eligibility for benefits.
• Generate reports from HRIS to aid with metric reporting and ensuring KPIs.
• To work closely with colleagues in recruitment and global mobility to ensure streamlined selection and on boarding processes.
• To manage Occupational Health referrals for all locations. Identify and refer complex cases to the HRBP or HR Director
• Involvement and lead (where appropriate) in ad hoc HR projects which form part of the annual HR imperatives and galvanise change programmes globally. streamlined selection and on boarding processes.
• Generate relevant admin in support of the above from generating purchase orders, to ensuring accurate documentation is issued to staff and submitted for payroll. From generating redundancy figures to reviewing accurate retention of information.
• This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility is required and the post holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee's skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.

For a full Job Description, please follow this link :

The Human Resources Coordinator will be a core role within WGN. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive, proactive support which contributes to the delivery of an efficient people orientated function. Ensuring all beneficiaries and stakeholders have an excellent experience of the service and WGN. As with all WGN team members, the Human Resources Coordinator will be responsible for actively contributing to a culture that values and respects diversity, learning, improvement, striving for quality and best practice.

The ideal candidate will have relevant in-depth experience in human resources operations and administration, with an up to date knowledge of employment law and understanding of best practice. She will have the ability to coordinate a sensitive and confidential people focused service confidently. She will also need to be resilient, collaborative and innovative in her approach and have a ‘can-do’ solution focused attitude.

WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced leave entitlement, an Employee Assistance Scheme and a commitment to learning and development.  

Interviews to be held on 28/07/2020.

This post is subject to satisfactory references and DBS check.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer. The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1

We are recruiting for a HR Operations coordinator for a passionate support based charity for Prisoners , you will be responsible for managing and coordinating all aspects of HR operations .

Charity Is a national charity that provides support to prisoners, people with convictions, and their families. We support people to make a fresh start, and minimise the harm that can be caused by imprisonment to people who have committed offences, to families and to communities.

The Role
Deliver HR helpdesk
Line management of the HR Administrator and HR volunteers
Cascade and HR processes
Operational delivery of recruitment
Contracts and HR correspondence
To oversee the timely production of all routine HR correspondence (offer letters, contracts of employment, variations to contracts and so on) delivered in the most effective way (e.g. via post/ email/ Cascade).
Oversee key routine HR processes, To work with the HR Manager to deliver and develop Pacts HR processes ensuring they are as effective as possible
To take ownership of key employee information
Analysis and reporting
General support to other HR activities

The Candidate
Experience of delivering HR operations in a busy complex organisation ideally including most of the following
Recruitment
Vetting / pre-employment checks
Onboarding and employee lifecycle
HR aspects of payroll
Correspondence and contracts
Providing advice and guidance to line managers
Experience of training or guiding line managers in HR processes
Experience of using technology (in particular HR systems) to enhance and modernise HR operations.
Experience of line management
Competent knowledge of HR processes within the employee lifecycle

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

We are recruiting for a temp to perm HR Operations coordinator for a passionate support based charity for Prisoners , you will be responsible for managing and coordinating all aspects of HR operations .

Charity Is a national charity that provides support to prisoners, people with convictions, and their families. We support people to make a fresh start, and minimise the harm that can be caused by imprisonment to people who have committed offences, to families and to communities.

The Role
Deliver HR helpdesk
Line management of the HR Administrator and HR volunteers
Cascade and HR processes
Operational delivery of recruitment
Contracts and HR correspondence
To oversee the timely production of all routine HR correspondence (offer letters, contracts of employment, variations to contracts and so on) delivered in the most effective way (e.g. via post/ email/ Cascade).
Oversee key routine HR processes, To work with the HR Manager to deliver and develop Pacts HR processes ensuring they are as effective as possible
To take ownership of key employee information
Analysis and reporting
General support to other HR activities

The Candidate
Experience of delivering HR operations in a busy complex organisation ideally including most of the following
Recruitment
Vetting / pre-employment checks
Onboarding and employee lifecycle
HR aspects of payroll
Correspondence and contracts
Providing advice and guidance to line managers
Experience of training or guiding line managers in HR processes
Experience of using technology (in particular HR systems) to enhance and modernise HR operations.
Experience of line management
Competent knowledge of HR processes within the employee lifecycle

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Senior HR Advisor - £40K-£45K plus excellent benefits

6-month contract

The memcom recruitment team are looking for a Senior HR Advisor on behalf of a professional body based in Central London.

Working closely with the Director of People, your role will be to advise senior staff on policies and procedures, handle complex disciplinaries or grievances and play an active role in implementing forward-thinking HR projects to drive the Association forward.

You will be the key point of contact for any ER-related queries as well as salary/job terms and conditions, and generally assist others in the HR team to ensure a smooth-running, sleek and professional HR service.

MCIPD qualified (or equivalent), the successful candidate will be highly experienced in policies and procedures pertaining to employee relations, redundancies, writing and implementing HR policies and procedures, reporting and restructures.

You should also be able to start within a couple of weeks and be interested in a 6-month contract with a chance of extension.

Full Circle is a service delivered by the Phoenix Futures Group, a charity with over 40 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment. We have a passion for recovery and believe in supporting our staff and volunteers to be the best they can. Full Circle is seeking an experienced practitioner to undertake a recovery coordinator role within Essex (but primarily based in the Tendring area) for a fixed term period until March 2021. You will be part of a wider team who work with Offenders with Complex and Additional Needs across the County of Essex in the community.

We are looking for an individual who has experience of working within the substance misuse sector or health care profession to fulfil a range of tasks from case management to group work. You will need to be passionate about recovery and work with clients to support, motivate and manage them to access a wide variety of services. You must have good communication skills and an ability to work as part of a team as well as being able to use you own initiative when required and to manage your time independently.

We believe in being the best and that is why we strive to create a supportive and engaging working environment for our staff, which is evidenced by our Best Companies One Star rating and Investors in People Gold accreditation.

Purpose
The role is ideal for a person who relishes the opportunity to work in a friendly, innovative, medium-sized charity which occupies a very distinctive place at the interface between the NHS and health services across Africa and Asia. It is vital that you have experience of working in an international charity. As the HR and Operations Officer, you will work as part of the Finance and Operations team and interact regularly with the 40 or so members of the staff team.

The HR & Operations Officer takes responsibility for all aspects of the administration for the charity, including supporting HR, Operations and IT processes. We have additional outsourced support for IT and HR functions. This post plays a key role in ensuring the efficient management and upkeep of the charity’s office. 2020 is a very exciting time of growth for the charity which will see increase in staff resources.

Accountability and working relationships
The HR & Operations Officer is accountable to the Director of Finance and Operations and will work closely with the SMT and Finance team. In addition, this post has considerable interaction with members of the UK Head office and Country staff based overseas.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Human Resources
1. To be the first point of contact for managers and staff on all general HR operational enquiries in adherence to THET’s policies and procedures, legislation and best practice.
2. To oversee recruitment including advertising vacancies, organising shortlisting and assessment panels.
3. To manage staff Inductions: work with colleagues to implement a robust induction plan for all new employees, process references, background checks, payroll details, right to work checks, contracts etc.
4. Absence Management: manage online system to record absence (sickness, holiday, TOIL)
5. To support the Training and development function and needs arising from the appraisals process including the administration and co-ordination of internal training.
6. To ensure HR Records are up to date, accurate and compliant with legislation.
7. To support the Senior Management Team in drafting HR related reports when required.
8. Provide the monthly payroll data and liaise with the external payroll service provider to provide the smooth running of the monthly payroll.
9. To carry out project work and assist with the implementation of HR policies and procedures.
10. Manage the administration of employee benefits, including pensions, eye care vouchers and season-ticket loans, liaising with any external benefits providers as needed.
11. Coordinate meetings with Trustees and ensure all paperwork relating to meetings are properly managed.

Administration and Facilities
1. To provide general administrative support to senior management ensuring the smooth running of the UK office.
2. To procure stationery and office equipment in line with budget.
3. To distribute post and arrange courier deliveries.
4. To be the first point of contact for the landlord ensuring high standards of health and safety and services for THET.
5. Liaising with building management to ensure safety to the work environment in line with government COVID 19 return to work guidelines.
6. To coordinate any London Office relocations.
7. To support staff working remotely to be able to work efficiently.
8. To be the main contact for Health & Safety for the UK office, developing and implementing the Health and safety policy and ensuring that staff comply with this.
9. Support the Director of Finance and Operations in making insurance claims and ensuring that THET has appropriate insurance cover.
10. To undertake any other duties that may reasonably be requested commensurate with experience and THET requirements.

ICT
1. To support IT function and security of THET’s electronic records.
2. To act as the main point of contact for the outsourced supplier.
3. To support the team in sourcing for essential IT equipment.

Benefits

Annual Leave: 25 days annual leave, plus 3 additional days between Christmas & New Year plus bank holidays
Pension: Three months probationary period after which the post-holder will be eligible to join the contributory pension scheme. Eye care voucher scheme, Cycle to work scheme, Subsidised staff canteen.

How to Apply
Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining precisely how you satisfy the person specification through the link provided on or before Wednesday, 08th July 2020.

Closing Date: Sunday, Wednesday 08th July 2020.

This post is UK based. Non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK

Programme Coordinator – maternity cover

Location: Holborn, Central London (remote working during COVID- 19 lockdown)

Salary: £31,000 - £33,000 per annum (depending on experience) plus benefits

Type of contract: maternity cover (up to 1-year fixed term contract)

Hours: Full- time (37.5 hours per week)

Closing date: 15 July 2020 at noon

The Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC) is a small, independent, nationally and internationally respected, scientific, not-for-profit organisation (c40 staff in total), using accurate data to help improve the quality of critical care through audit, research and education, conducted with, and in the interests of, patients and those who care for them. Most recently, ICNARC has been centrally involved in the response to COVID-19 through weekly reporting on admissions to, and outcomes from, intensive care and as the UK methods centre for the CMO endorsed REMAP-CAP trial which is currently recruiting in 120 centres in the UK.

About the role

Providing maternity cover for the National Cardiac Arrest Audit (NCAA) Project Coordinator, this is an ideal role ideal role for someone who enjoys utilising their experience, knowledge and skills to make a significant impact across data processing and reporting. The successful candidate will be a proactive individual who has experience of working with databases or information systems.

What you’ll be doing

We are looking for an experienced Programme Coordinator to join our clinical audit team. You will be responsible for providing leadership and support in the development and delivery of high quality accurate clinical audit. You will be liaising with hospitals across the UK to facilitate their successful participation in the National Cardiac Arrest Audit programme.

You will be responsible for:

• ensuring that effective and efficient working practices are in place for supporting accurate and timely data processing and reporting.

• Ensuring effective day-to-day management of clinical audit activities and tasks; managing team workloads to ensure deadlines are met.

• Monitoring and performance managing participating hospitals for NCAA to ensure agreed participation standards are met; escalate issues when required.

• Contributing to the ongoing development and improvement of existing and new clinical audits, including project work on datasets and systems.

• Content and delivery of audit training courses and resources.

• Providing direction and support for external events and meetings for a range of external stakeholders.

• Ensuring internal staff and external stakeholders understand and adhere to strict Information Governance and Data Protection requirements.

• Providing effective leadership and management by promoting and supporting development of audit staff through mentorship, training and education.

What you’ll need to succeed

In order to succeed, it is essential that you have experience of working in a similar role and have in depth knowledge of information security practices and principles.

Knowledge of human biology and medical terminology and knowledge of the health sector and working with hospitals or similar are desirable but not essential.

What you’ll get in return

In return you will receive an annual salary of £31,000 -£33,000 per annum working for a well-established, scientific organisation in the centre of London. You will also receive a generous benefits package including:

• 25 days holiday per year and the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave;

• flexible working which is fully embedded in our culture;

• interest-free season ticket loans;

• support with further academic/professional development.

How to apply

Please read the job description for the role. The person specification sets out the skills and experience we are looking for.

For further information and to apply, please visit our careers site.

Closing date: 15 July 2020 at noon

 “We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals

are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation,

pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships."

We are looking for an experienced Administrator and HR Officer to co-ordinate our HR functions. You will provide active support to the Deputy CEO across all areas and especially in relation to HR procedures and processes. You will co-ordinate our recruitment and induciton process, manage our data and enable us to support our team effectively.

Part of the role can be home-based - but (when allowed) it will require regular attendance at our offices in Watford, Herts. If you are not based within reasonable commuting distance, please say how you will manage the travel / relocation. 

You must have previous experience in a similar HR role. You will be an excellent communicator and confident at communicating with staff, volunteers and external stakeholders. Due to the nature of the role you will be efficient, professional and able to maintain confidentiality. 

The successful candidate will:

• Have a good understanding of employment law and practice.
• Have a good understanding of business and office practices and standards.
• Have a good understanding of GDPR and best practice on data protection and confidentiality.
• Be able to establish and maintain professional relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Have an excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, SharePoint
• Be an excellent administrator including recording, filing, completing and finishing, retrieving information, preparing and providing reports.
• Be able to collect, record, analyse and report on data.
• Be able to plan and deliver short informal training programmes.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including effective listening and questioning to clarify and interpret expectations, needs and requirements.
• Be able to manage competing demands and effectively prioritise tasks and projects.

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ABOUT US

The Diana Award is proud to be the only charity set up in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales and her belief that young people have the power to change the world. It’s a big mission but there are two things within it that we focus our charity’s efforts on – young people and change.

Throughout all of our programmes and initiatives ‘change’ for and by young people is central. We all play our part to help realise this vision and our team is diverse in its talents and roles. Day-to-day we can be found working out in the community with young people through our anti-bullying and mentoring initiatives, fundraising, managing our valued corporate partners, providing vital HR and communications support, celebrating young people in memory of Princess Diana and plenty more.

We’re not your typical organisation. From the moment that you join The Diana Award, you’re part of our family. Together, we are united by our shared belief that young people can change the world, and, by our values: passion, collaboration, integrity, ambition and unity.

THE ROLE

The The Diana Award’s Mentoring Programme works with schools to target young people (aged 11-18yrs) who are at risk of becoming NEET (Not in education or employment) and who may benefit from having a positive role model.  We support these young people by collaborating with local partners and businesses who provide mentors to give them life-changing experiences and insights into the world of work.

The programme places a strong emphasis on social action; in addition to career skills training, mentors and mentees work together to develop a campaign around a social issue that affects their community. This two pronged approach prepares young people for their post-secondary future and instils a sense of active citizenship. Your role is key to the success of our Mentoring Programme as you will be working with our inspiring corporate mentors. You will be responsible for facilitating their induction and training, supporting them on their individual journey's through the programme and ensuring relevant feedback is given for them to share with their employer.

In addition to supporting our volunteer mentors, you will also play a vital role in ensuring that all participants involved in the programme are safeguarded effectively, as Mentoring Programme Safeguarding Lead.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Volunteer Coordination

This role will be responsible for supporting mentors across Leeds, Birmingham, London and Jersey. Travel to those regions will be required for meetings and training sessions.

• Coordinate all aspects of the volunteer mentor journey from attracting businesses and individuals, safe recruitment and selection (including DBS checks), training and ongoing support

• Design and facilitate a high quality bespoke training programme designed for Mentors, both online and face to face

• Act as a central point of contact for mentoring enquiries

• Coordinate communications to corporate partners and mentors about the mentoring programme

• Work with the Programme Manager and Communications Team to promote mentor opportunities across owned channels, and more widely

• Work with the Impact and Evaluation Team to deliver an effective evaluation framework which captures the mentor journey/experience and the impact of the programme more widely

• Develop robust volunteer policies and procedures which comply with Diana Award organisational policies, and current legislation (including risk management, health and safety, safeguarding and data protection)

• Coordinate workplace visits, career days and work experience opportunities for mentees (with support from the wider Mentoring Team)

Safeguarding Officer

Act as Safeguarding Lead for the Mentoring Programme, duties and responsibilities as follows.

Mentoring Programme Safeguarding Lead

• Act as the first point of contact for any safeguarding concerns for the Mentoring Programme, and in the absence of other programme leads more organisation wide, as is required

• Lead on the design and review of capturing informed consent from programme participants

• Ensure all safeguarding issues concerning mentees are responded to appropriately

• Ensure that mentors understand our safeguarding policy and procedures and know what to do if they have concerns about a mentee’s welfare, delivered both through the training programme, and on an ongoing basis

• Receive and record information from anyone who has concerns about a mentee taking part in the programme

• Take the lead on responding to information that may constitute a safeguarding concern, including a concern that an adult involved in the programme may present a risk to beneficiaries

• Liaise with/pass on information to and receive information from statutory agencies where required

General Safeguarding Duties 

• Work with fellow safeguarding officers in developing and reviewing The Diana Award’s safeguarding policies and procedures

• Store and retain records according to legal requirements and The Diana Award’s safeguarding policy and procedures

• Be familiar with issues relating to child protection, safeguarding and abuse, and keep up to date with new developments in this area

• Attend regular training in issues relevant to safeguarding and share knowledge from that training with everyone who works or volunteers with or for children, young people and adults at risk at The Diana Award

• Attend monthly safeguarding forum meetings, and other meetings as arranged

• Work flexibly as may be required and carry out any other reasonable duties

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including verbal and written communication

• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail

• Excellent IT skills, including MS Office Suite

• Excellent public speaking and presentation skills

• Ability to prioritise own workload and deal with competing demands

• Ability to build relationships and work successfully with people at all levels

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Experience/Knowledge

• Experience of volunteer management (experience working with corporate volunteers is a bonus)

• Knowledge and experience in safeguarding and child protection (or willingness to undertake training)

• Experience of writing clear, concise and engaging policies and procedures

• A proven track record in designing and delivering effective and engaging training to volunteers

Personal Attributes

• Commitment to and ability to inspire commitment to The Diana Award’s vision, values and mission

• Personal integrity and credibility

• Resilience

• A ‘can do’ attitude

• Commitment to self-development

• Commitment to keeping up to date with key trends/developments in the sector

• Good judgement

• Driven to achieve great results

• Ability to work well under pressure

• Energetic, flexible, willingness to work outside of ‘normal’ office hours

SAFER RECRUITMENT

The Diana Award is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all. This is a responsibility that is shared by all members of staff the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS or equivalent police check.

Our client now urgently requires an Employee Relations Specialist with strong experience in HR policy development to plan, develop and programme manage the delivery of a suite of priority HR policies and a comprehensive approach to case management. This assignment will be for an initial period of 3 to 4 months and is being offered on a fixed term contract basis.

The focus will include:

• Development of a delivery plan for each HR policy setting out high level milestones as well as underpinning activities to deliver 
• Development and implementation of a programme of stakeholder engagement activity pre; during and post implementation 
• Development and delivery of a range of products: Policy, Procedure; Guidance; FAQs; checklists; templates etc.
• Development and delivery of training / briefing workshops for managers on new policies to include practical application of the policy and additional support.
• Review of processes for management of all ER cases 
• Creation of clear process flows and underpinning guidance and training, briefing and engagement with key stakeholders 

This assignment requires an experienced HR professional with a strong background in Employee Relations and HR policy development and excellent project management and stakeholder engagement skills.

Please note that applicants are required to be available for an immediate start. 

The Volunteer Coordinator role is a new position at Katherine Low Settlement which has been formed as a key component of Big Local SW11's (BLSW11) three year strategy. 

Volunteering has been widely evidenced to provide a wide range of benefits improving confidence, health, sense of purpose, community belonging, expanding social networks, gaining skills and moving towards employment. This new project is about enabling, empowering and mobilising local residents to volunteer and get more involved with the local community here in Battersea.

There are 55+ local charities and community organisation’s working in Battersea. They depend on volunteers to help provide their services and govern their organisations. To meet the growing demand for these services and make the biggest difference we can with our resources, the Alliance aims to expand the number of people volunteering across Battersea with the support of a new post of Volunteer Co-ordinator. 

Key Objectives of the Role

• Develop and expand volunteering engagement across Battersea to assist in the pursuit of the BLSW11 Alliance’s vision, mission, values and objectives. 
• Develop and implement yearly volunteering delivery plans with the Alliance; review, monitor and report on progress.
• Ensure a consistent and high standard of volunteering engagement and support across Battersea.  
• Ensure effective knowledge collection and feedback systems are in place to monitor the quality and effectiveness of volunteer engagement in Battersea.  

Note: The Alliance has been formed by the Big Local SW11 (which is an independent, resident-led group that has been awarded £1m over 10 years to invest in projects that improve opportunities for local people and strengthen our community) to help deliver its own strategy of building a stronger, more self-reliant Battersea. 

The Project Coordinator report to the Lead Project Manager delivering key capital projects to support the delivery of capital works programme as part of The Children’s Trust Estates Strategy. Working with the managers and engaging with stakeholders across different areas of the business as required, the Project Coordinator will manage the agreed projects through the whole project lifecycle from scope to successful delivery, delivering on time and within budget.

Duties  & Responsibilities

Working to the Lead Project Manager the Project Coordinator will undertake the following:

Project scope and objectives

• Understand and determine project deliverables, objectives, scope and technical user requirements, providing detailed specification, cost estimates and time scale for delivery in readiness for approval.
• Prioritise projects according to organisational priorities, availability of funds and accessibility to work areas ensuring that relevant stakeholders are included within discussions.
• Manage the delivery of projects as agreed.
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress.
• Deliver projects within scope, on-time and on budget.
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs.

Measure project performance / outcomes using appropriate tools and techniques

• Working with the Lead Project Manager define project outcomes and milestones.
• Track, monitor and report on project outcomes.
• Ensure project documentation is complete, current and appropriately stored.

Procurement and Contract Management

• Procurement & engagement of contractors and services in accordance with Financial Regulations and TCT policy
• Review of contractor and team risk assessments and method statements, seeking approval as required, prior to engagement.
• Management of Contractors ensuring compliance with agreed risk assessments and method statements.
• Supervision of works, ensuring completion in accordance with agreed specification of works and sign off, prior to completion.

Report and escalate issues to line manager

• Ensure timely escalation to the Lead Project Manager as appropriate, of any key risks, issues or changes with a clear plan for resolution, or where input to finding resolution is needed.

Limits of Authority and Problem Solving

• In this role you will be expected to manage and run agreed projects within their scope, raising any issues / risks and reporting progress on a regular basis. 
• You will be responsible for delivering agreed projects within their remit and to budget, with spend approved by the individual with the appropriate authority.
• You will be expected to deliver projects within their agreed parameters, escalating any deviations to the agreed scope within regular project management meetings, or to the Lead Project Manager or Head of Estates as appropriate.
• You will be expected to be a self-starter, who can set their own priorities and manage their own work load within time constraints.

Coordinate and manage stakeholders to ensure effective execution of projects

• Understand stakeholder requirement and expectations.
• Work closely with relevant stake holders to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the project(s).
• Manage stakeholder expectations throughout the project; communicating with stakeholders and winning their confidence.
• Ensure line manager is appraised of any key issues, with a clear plan for resolution or provide input to finding resolution where required.
• Hold regular project meetings with the project delivery team and stakeholders