Energize is our first-class online resource used by 1,400 Christian groups. It enables thousands of leaders to run fun, faith-filled sessions with their children and young people by providing programme content, activity ideas, and personal development resources. The successful applicant will be a key part of the team ensuring Energize continues to offer resources that help young people engage with the Christian faith in ways that are relevant to them and support leaders. The successful applicant will also play a central role in helping us develop new physical and digital resources.

The overall purpose of the role is to maintain and develop high-quality, relevant, exciting resources for those working with children and young people aged 3 to 15+ of all faith levels and provide the very best support for prospective and existing customers.

Salary: £28,472 pro-rata per year FTE 
Hours: Five days a week (37.5 hours). Flexible working hours available. Open to job-share.
Contract: Permanent.
Location: Home-based, with a requirement to attend in-person termly team meetings and gatherings.

When joining Urban Saints, you’ll enjoy benefits including:

• 25 days holiday (pro-rata) plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Pension scheme – For eligible workers, we contribute 6% of gross salary to the Urban Saints pension scheme.
• Life assurance – you will receive life assurance cover to the value of four times your annual pensionable salary.
• Flexible working – we offer flexible working arrangements to optimise work/life balance.
• Volunteering days – you will have an opportunity to volunteer for one of our events or a similar charity of choice for up to eight days (pro-rata).

We highly value a diverse and inclusive team and are committed to an equitable work environment where every person is set up to thrive. Having a diverse workforce allows us to benefit from a variety of perspectives and give us strength in the work that we do. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website. 

The closing date for applications is 20th February 2022. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and applicants invited to interview as appropriate. This post is suitable for job-share and we would welcome applications from those who may be interested in this option.

No agencies, please.

Eligibility to work in the UK

Please note that Urban Saints is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to remain and work in the UK.

Christian Ethos

The role involves curating and editing Christian resources in a culture of prayer, worship, the study of the Bible, and mutual spiritual support, so there is a genuine occupational requirement under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010 for the applicant to be a committed Christian with an active faith.

This is an exciting time to join us at the Medical Research Foundation, where we are expanding our administrative function to support our HR and Executive teams following a period of growth.  If we are to advance medical research, improve human health and change people’s lives we need to be an efficient and effective organisation and this new role is indispensable in achieving this.  Reporting to the HR Operations Manager, you will provide a full administration service across the employee lifecycle and act as first point of contact for HR enquiries from colleagues, job applicants and external representatives.  You will also provide diary management for the Chief Executives of the Medical Research Foundation and the Africa Research Excellence Fund (one of our linked charities).

This could be the opportunity to take the next step in your career and develop your existing administrative skills in an HR and Executive-level setting.  We would like to hear from you if you can demonstrate the following abilities:

• developing, operating and improving administrative procedures
• handling highly-confidential information
• co-ordinating diaries and organising business meetings with multiple participants
• providing excellent customer service to colleagues and external representatives
• working accurately and methodically with a high standard of written work.

We will base our shortlisting decisions entirely on the evidence for these five criteria in your CV and supporting statement, so please set out clearly how you meet each one. 

We will offer you:

• ca. £28,000 per annum (for full-time post) with generous pension contribution
• 30 days annual leave each year, plus public holidays
• hours in the range 0.8-1.0 FTE (28.8 – 36 hours per week), part office-based, part remote
• an opportunity to join a dedicated team to make a difference to human health

Closing date: 2 February 2022 at 12:00
Interview date: 15 February 2022

Application Instuctions

• Provide an up-to-date CV which includes your contact details, education and vocational qualifications and career history 
• Provide a brief supporting statement setting out why you are the right candidate for this role and how you meet the five shortlisting criteria listed above; this is a key part of the selection process
• Complete our equal opportunities monitoring and declaration form
• Let us know if you are not able to make the interview date

Your application will be anonymised prior to shortlisting to reduce any potential bias in the selection process.

About Us

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK – we support people and communities to prosper and thrive.

National Lottery players raise an incredible £36 million a week for good causes. This money funds projects and activities that transform communities, protect our heritage and enrich lives through arts, spots and culture. We are proud to be one of 12 distributors responsible for awarding this funding across the UK.

Thanks to National Lottery players, last year we were able to award over half a billion pounds of life-changing funding to UK communities, supporting thousands of projects making a real difference to people’s lives.

Over eight in ten of our grants were for under £10,000 going to grassroots groups and charities across the UK doing great things to support their communities, during a particularly tough time.

We also distribute non-National Lottery funds, working closely with Government on funding for important issues, such as tackling loneliness, multiple and complex needs, mental health and distributing Dormant Accounts money.

Over the last five years we’ve awarded a total of £3.4 billion, of which £2.7 billion is National Lottery money.

We fund things that matter – whether helping communities respond positively to national, regional or local priorities, or helping the UK achieve its big social ambitions. Our grants range from £500 up to multi-million-pound programmes – supporting people and projects to do extraordinary things and bring great ideas for their community to life.

About the Role

We are excited to be recruiting for a People Advisor to join our People Team. Are you passionate about creating an excellent employee experience? Then you could be our new People Advisor.

Reporting into an experienced a Senior People Business Partner, you’ll be accountable for coaching, facilitating and supporting management teams across the Fund to proactively resolve a variety of People-related matters.

A generalist role, you will become involved in all aspects of the People agenda and work with the Senior People Business Partners to focus on identifying and leading on key initiatives which will make a real difference to out managers and leaders.

You will collaborate with our People specialists in ED&I, Recruitment and ER to develop our employee experience and well-being.

You will be a credible People professional who can demonstrate your ability to use your knowledge and experience to help identify improvements within People policies and procedures, providing recommendations for change.

A supportive, inclusive team-player with a focus on both personal and team learning and development, with a continuous improvement mindset, you will demonstrate a passion for creating an excellent employee experience and role-model the Fund’s values which contribute to an inclusive culture.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Location:Birmingham or Newcastle office, we are homeworking currently but hybrid working moving forward

Interview: W/C 31st January

Essential Criteria

• CIPD qualification or working towards
• An excellent knowledge of HR processes, procedures and employment law
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, collaborative and able to challenge and influence as appropriate
• Previous experience as a generalist People Professional

Desirable Criteria

• Evidence of having successfully led on People based projects
• Works inclusively, to utilise expertise of wider People team and promote the People team to the wider organisation
• Commercially astute, with the ability to tailor approach based on business priorities
• Proactive decision-making and problem-solving skills, ability to use initiative and work autonomously with a solutions-focussed approach

For You

We seek to develop our staff and offer a wide range of personal development opportunities.

We offer a wide range of generous benefits including:

• Generous annual leave and company pension scheme
• Flexible working to support staff with their work/life balance, taking into account things such as caring responsibilities, worship and attendance at religious festivals
• Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Season ticket and cycle to work loans
• Paid volunteering leave

How to Apply

Visit our jobs page on The National Lottery Community Fund website for full details and to apply. 

Equal Opportunities

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. We are committed to being an inclusive and great place to work, and recognise our people come from diverse backgrounds.  As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and will proactively make reasonable adjustments if needed through the recruitment process and during employment. This can be related to a physical and mental health conditions.

We are also proud to be a Stonewall Diversity Champion, supporting our commitment to being a great place to work for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) staff.

Job Title: HR & Executive Assistant
Location: Oxford - hybrid working, 1 day in office per week minimum, flexible hours
Hours of Work: Part time 18-21 hours per week
Contract: 12 months fixed term, with potential to become permanent
Salary: £25,000 - £27,000 per annum pro-rata (Band D or C depending on experience)

Charity People are thrilled to be partnering with a charity that works therapeutically with refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants in Oxfordshire. This local charity aims to relieve stress, improve well-being and facilitate integration by providing psychological, social and practical support. They are looking for an HR & Executive Assistant, this is a key role instrumental in bringing the HR and Business administration functions together at an operational level. The core purpose of the role will be to support and manage all People and Management related administration matters across the organisation.

You will be an effective lead on HR related matters, supporting the CEO and Management team, ensuring it is well-positioned to achieve its vision, current and future business operational plans and performance targets. You will take the lead for data protection and champion compliance across the organisation.

Essential experience needed for the role:

* Arranging formal meetings and committees
* HR administration and operational issues and practical application of UK employment law and GDPR
* Ability to draft policies and procedures, write reports and minutes
* Evidence of commitment to and delivery of high-quality services and commitment to continuous improvements
* Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, HR and payroll IT systems

Key Organisational Accountabilities
Client Focus

* Provide appropriate responses to meet current and future client requirements; ensuring we are well-positioned to respond to meet changing demands.
* Support the management team to ensure that the team has the appropriate knowledge, skills, experience, training, and support in place to ensure that we can achieve our agreed plans, targets and objectives.

Key Functional Responsibilities/ HR

* Manage the HR processes and administration and support the CEO in implementing the Organisation Development Strategy across the organisation.
* Provide managers with up-to-date advice and information on employee relations, disciplinary and grievance procedures and other ER issues that may arise, including facilitating the arrangement for hearings and appeals proceedings.
* Oversee the monthly generation of the payroll and related employee benefits information.
* Support the CEO in budget setting and monitoring spending for the HR and business including recruitments and training budgets.
* Manage the full employee life cycle including recruitment & selection, onboarding process performance management and exit interviews.
* Oversee the administration of employee records including checking of employee work references and liaison with the Disclosure and Barring Service where sensitivity checks are required for employees working with vulnerable people.
* Collating HR and business planning metrics, reports and analysis to Management and Board.
* Provide input on strategic employee issues and take ownership of HR projects such as employee surveys and employee forums.
* Provide HR and Executive support and have a presence in the office.

Administration

* Provide effective administration support and undertake projects to support the Chief Executive and Management Team, developing, reviewing and maintaining effective record-keeping systems and procedures.
* Plan, organise and support the Chief Executive's meetings, seminars and conferences and Management Team.
* Prepare and issue minutes of meetings and assist with follow up actions and meeting outcomes.

How to apply:
We are looking to move quickly with this role, please share your CV.
CV deadline: 17th January 2022
Interviews: 21st January 2022

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

HR Operations Coordinator
The HR Operations Coordinator, through the line management of the HR Assistant and HR Administrator and a team of volunteers, is responsible for managing and coordinating all aspects of HR operations ensuring a smooth running function that is responsive to the needs of employees and managers. The role is responsible for overseeing the main HR processes and systems across the employee lifecycle, including: supporting recruitment administration; pre-employment checks; processing new starters, changes in terms and conditions, and leavers including all relevant correspondence; payroll collation and the management and ongoing development of the HR and payroll system, Cascade which underpins them. This role is also responsible for providing management information (MI) and data to senior managers and using it to deliver improvements in HR operations process.

Experience
Experience of delivering HR operations in a busy complex organisation ideally including most of the following:
Recruitment
Vetting / pre-employment checks
Employee lifecycle: onboarding; variations to contract and offboard
HR aspects of payroll
Correspondence and contracts
Providing advice and guidance to line managers

Experience of using technology (in particular HR systems) to enhance and modernise HR operations.

Experience of line management

Blind Veterans UK helps vision-impaired ex-Service people of every generation rebuild their lives after sight loss. Since 1915 we have provided rehabilitation, training, practical advice and emotional support to tens of thousands of blind veterans.

We have a new corporate strategy, Victory over Blindness 21, which aims to future proof the charity and provide the best possible support to blind veterans today and for decades to come.

With this comes a new people strategy which has been designed to enable us to deliver on these long-term transformation projects and build on a strong foundation to further develop a first-class people partnering model that supports our overall strategic objectives.

To help us on this exciting journey, we’re looking for an experienced, committed and proactive CIPD-qualified HR People Partner to join our People Development team.

In this role, you will be responsible for providing day to day strategic and operational support for our senior managers, using your well-rounded HR experience to help identify the people requirements and outputs of change and transformation.

You will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and collaboration skills to build and develop respected working relationships with your stakeholders – coaching, mentoring and influencing decisions that help develop our people management/leadership capabilities. And working with the wider People Development team, you will design effective people related programmes that support performance and talent management as well as ongoing succession and development plans for our people.

As HR People Partner you will also be responsible for leading and developing our HR Advisors and support the implementation of an effective HR partner and shared services model.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone enthused by change, innovative in their thinking, results oriented and eager to make a positive impact. In doing this successfully, you will play a key role in delivering a People Strategy that aligns our key priorities across the charity and supports our people through a period of transformation.

Follow the link below to see the full job description. To apply for this opportunity, we just ask for a copy of your latest CV as well as a supporting statement that tells us a bit more about the expertise you will bring to Blind Veterans UK. Please submit your application by 23 January 2022.

If any part of the application process is inaccessible to you, please let us know by contacting Julie Perry (email above). No agencies. 

The Volunteering Coordinator helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by attracting and onboarding sufficient volunteers to support and grow our services and income. You will support your local team to deliver a positive volunteering experience and to attract and retain experienced volunteers. We currently have 2 roles available - 1x Leamington Spa at the National Centre and 1x in Birmingham. 

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. This role will be office based with a home start. 

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people. 

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Proven experience of supporting and advising others on policies and procedures.

• An understanding of good practice in volunteer management.

• Demonstrable and up to date knowledge of good practice in equality, diversity and inclusion. Demonstrable and up to date knowledge of GDPR and use of Customer Relationship Management systems. 

• Relevant and up to date knowledge of safeguarding principles.

Desirable 

• Experience of creating an inclusive work environment for people with a disability.

• Facilitation and/or training skills.

• Personal experience of volunteering.

• Relevant qualification in volunteer management or equivalent.

Interviews/Assessments will be held on the 10th & 11th of February 2022.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

Diversity 
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding 
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply 
 

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above. 

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description. 

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

We are an organisation with exciting people ambitions looking to appoint a Business Partner- Policy and Change on a one year appointment, with a possible view to extension or permanency. This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference and, if you are an experienced Human Resource professional who would enjoy sharing their expertise and leadership across an emerging international Human Resource team, then we would like to hear from you.

About the role
As our HR Business Partner- Policy and Projects, your role will sit within our wider Global People and Culture Unit, and will work across a number of areas to facilitate the people agenda in support of the achievement of our strategic business plan.
You will help support the global HR team in their delivery across the full range of HR people matters and will be responsible for the overall delivery of day to day Human Resources in the UK. As well as focusing on building operational excellence, a key focus will be to lead on policy development, and to design new ways of working, which encourage purposeful integration and collaboration across our global organisation. In addition, to contributing to the delivery of a broad range of strategic projects, and leading and implementing key activities arising out of these projects.
It will also provide strategic and operational expertise and leadership in partnering, coaching and supporting UK teams in building capabilities which support and facilitate a high-performance culture in achievement of our global change ambitions. In addition to lending support to our emerging Global HR teams to enable good people management, empowering others to lead, and deliver on our strategic objectives relating to People and Culture.
The role offers a unique opportunity to play a key role in helping to build a strong Human Resource infrastructure across a range of geographies and cultures. Covering the UK and our regional country offices, this is a challenging and rewarding opportunity to have operational responsibilities in support of the organisation’s strategic ambition to put ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

About you
Having the drive and commitment to build good practices and create impact through our people strategies, you will have demonstrated operational excellence and management capabilities. Confident at building strong trusting relationships and communicating across different cultures and professions, you will have the tenacity and adaptability to make a difference.
Building global people practices that enable success, you will enjoy partnering, coaching and supporting others to enable good people management, empowering others to lead, and delivering on strategic ambitions relating to people and culture.
Critical to the success of the role will be the ability to demonstrate a drive to improve people practices and balance a range of different priorities. Passionate for the cause, you will also need to keep a calm head and be resilient when things don’t go right first time.

Why join us?
You will join a high performing team of HR professionals, all committed to making the world work better for everyone. You will experience and contribute to a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged teams, and where work life balance and agile working is valued.
Our brand-new open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby and near to Rugby train station but we also offer free parking.
In addition, we offer the following benefits:
• Full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week.
• Most staff in the UK are currently working from home due to coronavirus and we expect to it be this way for
the next few months. It is however our normal practice to operate an agile working policy, where flexible
working hours are enabled as well as remote working (2 days per week depending on the role).
• 26 days holiday rising with continuous service, in addition to public holidays
• Pension scheme - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes 5%.
• Enhanced family friendly policies, including maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental leave.
• Life assurance (3 x annual salary).
• Bike to Work scheme.

About us
We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change
their world.
We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic
climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and
locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we
share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.
We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in
Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service.
We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.
Additional information
We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not
relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
Practical Action are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates
will be subject to pre-employment checks, including criminal checks and terrorist financing.
Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier
than the specified date.
The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.

Closing Date- Friday 28th January 2022
First round of interviews – second and third week of February 2022

Position Summary:

The post-holder will play a key role in ensuring that the operational and HR aspects of the SFT run smoothly. With an expanding team and increasing partnership work the post-holder will provide strong background support; bringing consistency, continuity and a high level of professionalism to the role.The post-holder will have day to day responsibility for HR tasks, internal policies and procedures, IT and systems management, internal communications, GDPR, insurance and office management. Alongside specific HR and operations responsibilities the post holder will also be required to provide general administrative support to the team from time to time.

Key Responsibilities: 

HR 

• Recruitment and Retention:Oversee and administer HR systems and support recruitment processes and the onboarding of new staff, as may be required from time to time. Ensure Job Descriptions are up to date. Manage annual review process.
• Internal Communications: Ensure team members are regularly updated on relevant organizational changes and developments, with particular focus on ensuring remote working staff feel connected. 
• Policies and Procedures:Oversee and implement SFT policies and procedures, working with others as required. Develop new policies as required.

Operations

•  IT:Ensure all staff have the adequate IT support, hardware, software and training.
• Premises: Ensure the organisation has adequate premises, equipment, insurance etc. in place to ensure it can run effectively.
• GDPR: Ensure the SFT is GDPR compliant. Review compliance on an annual basis.
• Insurance:Keep the SFT’s insurance up to date and regularly reviewed and be responsible for insurance claims and queries.
• Office Management:Ensure the office is a welcoming working environment, by ensuring administrative and maintenance tasks are attended to. 
• Budget Control: Control expenditure on office supplies, equipment and other relevant expenditure categories.
• General Support: Provide administrative support to the wider team, and assist with finance tasks from time to time.

Note: This job description does not form part of the contract of employment but indicates how the contract should be performed. The job description may be subject to amendment.

About the Sustainable Food Trust

The Sustainable Food Trust is a UK-based charity that works to accelerate the transition to more sustainable food systems globally.

We work in a range of ways, from broad-based public engagement through our various communication channels and events, to high level influencing through coalitions and campaigns. We also work at a research level, publishing ground-breaking reports and policy briefings.

Some of our key work areas include:

• True Cost Accounting
• Sustainability Metrics
• Sustainable livestock
• Local food systems
• Linking diet, health and sustainability

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience 

We are looking for applicants to evidence strong administration, HR and office management skills. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are a must.

Specifically, we are looking for candidates who have experience with or can demonstrate the following.

Essential Qualifications and Experience 

• Educated to A-level or above, or equivalent experience
• GCSEs in Maths and English at Grade C or above
• Experience in an administrative environment and of setting up and maintaining office administration procedures and systems.
• Writing and implementing procedures, including office and health and safety procedures.
• Accurate data input
• HR administration
• Office management and administration
• Understanding of GDPR, and overseeing the data protection needs of an organisation

Essentail Skills and Abilities

• Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills 
• A flexible working style, with the ability to communicate with authority whilst retaining a sensitive and good-humoured approach to working with others
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Highly motivated with the ability to act in your own initiative
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Good judgment, and analytic and problem-solving skills
• Ability to be tactful and diplomatic and to represent and be an ambassador for SFT.
• Excellent IT skills including word processing and spreadsheets
• A positive and enthusiastic attitude.

Other

• Commitment to equal opportunities and diversity and experience of implementing good practice.
• Commitment to SFT principles and ethos

Desirable Qualifications

• HR qualifications

Desriable Experience

• Previous experience in a charity or voluntary environment.
• Basic book-keeping knowledge
• Budget management 
• Charity operations and governance.

We are a small, friendly team providing generalist HR support to the charity – Ormiston Families - and to our commercial subsidiary, Play Out Nurseries. The team is led by our Director of People and Organisational Development and managed by our HR Manager. We also have 3 HR Business Partners and an HR Officer, all of whom have a wealth of experience. We are supported by a business admin apprentice for two days a week. We mostly work from home, but we have the option of using our office in Ipswich and it’s most likely that you will be doing a mixture of both, with more time in the office while you are learning our processes and procedures with some time at home for study and work, when you’re more familiar with how we do things. Those of us who work from home are generally available via videoconference or phone when needed and we meet every Monday afternoon as a team – usually using Teams.

We support colleagues throughout the charity which means that there’s occasional travel to one of our regional offices (Norwich, March, Huntingdon) or other sites within the Eastern Region, although we do make use of videoconferencing where practical.

The post holder will learn how to provide efficient and effective support to the HR team. The outcome of this role will be achieving a HR qualification, gaining administrative experience, understanding HR functionalities, experience of working within central office function, and experience of work for a not-for-profit organisation.

The post holder will be undertaking level 3 in HR Support Apprenticeship, Data Protection, Safeguarding. Applicants must have experience in administration and be IT literate with knowledge in using Microsoft software. Accuracy and attention to detail is crucial within this role.

For further information and to apply please visit our website via the Apply button.

This advert will remain open until filled by a suitable applicant

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

Lead HR Advisor

Salary: £32,000 - £37,000 p.a.

Location: Stratford (highly flexible)

Working pattern: 1 year contract, 35 hours

We are looking for an experienced HR Advisor to support the wider HR team to deliver and exceptional service to the organisation.

We have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Lead HR Advisor, providing subject matter expertise on employee relations (ER) cases and coaching team members to deliver an exceptional HR service. Working closely with the People Services Manager, deputising for them as required, you will take a lead in process improvement within the team and conduct quality assurance across the teams' performance. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to take their next step into the HR Manager and Operations career.

What will I be doing?

Make an impact every day by:

• Support the HR Specialists and People Services Advisors on all employee relations (ER) cases as required and provide expert support for complex or contention cases and escalations/appeals.

• Take a lead role in the team on process improvement, ensuring we embed a continuous improvement mindset and the regular review and improvement of our processes, templates and guidance documents.

• Conduct regular weekly quality assurance (QA) on HR cases and transactional work and shadow team members to measure effectiveness of support provided; provide insight on focussed coaching required to improve performance and overall offering.

• Take an active role in developing, mentoring, coaching and training the team using quality assurance, one to one coaching and casework surgeries.

• Deputise in the absence of the People Services Manager.

• As required, take on more complex ER cases and manage an active caseload

What skills are you looking for?

You'll be able to bring to the role:

• Significant experience, and understanding, of HR shared services processes and procedures as well as appropriate policies and guidance

• Proven ability to nurture and develop team members by guiding, coaching and mentoring

• Experienced HR generalist with a developed understanding of the employee lifecycle and how HR shared services joins up with Business Partnering and Centres of Excellence

• Excellent knowledge of, and ability to interpret and apply, employment law

• Developed experience of the full range of employee relations (ER) with the ability to coach and advise line managers and team members and to act as a decision maker or escalation point

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop strong working relationships and to influence a wide range of stakeholders

What will I gain?

Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So, we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, gym membership, and much more. We want to ensure that you have the best work/life balance possible, so we actively encourage a flexible working culture for all our roles wherever possible. For most of our office-based roles you'll only be required to work from a specific location for 1 or 2 days a week on average. You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately, you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.

If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.

The WI is the largest women’s organisation, with around 190,000 members. It plays a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and a chance to build new skills and campaign on issues that matter to them.

The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (the NFWI) is an umbrella body providing support and advice to members at both regional and local levels.

About the Lead HR Officer – Policy and Engagement

As our Lead HR Officer, you will be at the heart of our small HR team, and provide a generalist HR service, with particular focus on policy development and engagement. You will work with the Head of Human Resources to support organisational diversity and inclusion and continue to spearhead a healthy workplace culture through our employment policies, reward and recognition, wellbeing, and other people-related initiatives, whilst ensuring legal compliance. 

You will cover all aspects of the employee life cycle with a commitment to the recruitment and retention of talented staff that underpin our vision to be Bold and Inspiring, Growing and Relevant, Inclusive and Flexible.

About you

You will be confident in your HR policy work both from a legal and cultural perspective, understanding the best fit for the NFWI and have experience of staff engagement to help shape an inclusive and diverse working environment. You must also have passion for this type of role with an ability to build trust-based relationships and inspire others, taking an empathetic approach, yet confident to deliver difficult messages when necessary. You need to be a confident and engaging presenter to lead on focus groups and informal educational sessions with staff and federations.

We would like an HR professional with sound generalist experience in a similar role and a CIPD level 5, qualification.

You will be familiar with supervising a team and be an excellent relationship builder, with the confidence and determination to make things happen, and you will be ready to drive continuous improvement during your time with us.

Benefits

In return, we will offer you a hybrid working arrangement, which means a minimum of one day a week in the office and the rest from home although you can work up to three days in the office if preferred, 28 days’ annual leave, membership of our Healthcare scheme, Cycle to Work scheme, and more.

How to apply

For further information about this Lead HR Officer role, please click the Quick Apply button where you can download the recruitment pack which includes the job description and person specification.

To apply, please submit your current CV with a covering letter clearly explaining why you would be suitable for the role.

Closing date: 23 January 2022.

Interview date: 26 January 2022.

No other media or agencies, please.

The WI is an equal opportunities employer. Reg. Charity No. 803793.

HR Training Lead - £30,000 - £38,000 per annum - Vauxhall, London - Full Time, Permanent

For more than 25 years, The Forward Trust has been supporting people to break the cycle of crime or addiction to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community. We believe that anyone, whatever their past, is capable of lasting change.

The Role - HR Training Lead:

This role involves working closely with HR colleagues, Managers and the Head of Therapeutic Training to develop and deliver core mandatory training modules appropriate to the organisations various divisions (including but not limited to; substance misuse, probation wellbeing services, clinical, housing, IAPt, employability and volunteers). You'll be:

* Using a blended approach of face-to-face sessions and online training
* Ensuring modules relate to all directorates within the organisation i.e. clinicians, probation services, Employment Services, Housing, Case Management
* Maintaining partnerships with internal and external stakeholders when developing or delivering training sessions
* Ensuring all material and resources are engaging and thought provoking for learners
* Providing a year ahead training delivery schedule so that employees and managers can plan ahead
* Delivering detailed reports on the effectiveness of the training sessions

Person Specification - HR Training Lead:

* Registered with a professional body such as CIPD or AOF
* Experience of developing and delivering training modules to suit a variety of audiences
* A relevant L5 qualification in Learning and Development or a L3 Certificate or Diploma in Learning and Development
* Excellent facilitation skills
* A self-starter who is highly organised with the ability to line manage and support the Training Administrator
* Strong teamwork but also able to work independently
* An understanding of the addiction and criminal justice system is desirable but not essential

What will we offer you?

* Flexible working / home working available - the ability to travel to our Head Office in Vauxhall and our Training Centre in Warminster, when required is essential
* Exciting career development and training opportunities
* A friendly working environment
* Season Ticket Loan Scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
* Simply Health Cash Back Scheme - including but not limited to:

* Discounted gym membership
* Dental treatment cover
* Optical treatment cover
* Multiple alternative therapies

* Contributory Pension Scheme - Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years' service and up to 9% thereafter
* HeadSpace App
* Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
* Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

Closing Date: Tuesday 25 th January at Midnight.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds including those with 'Lived Experience', in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, and those who have experience of previous offending or homelessness.

Hillside Clubhouse works with adults with mental health conditions supporting our members who have an interest in getting into work and with their recovery. We have an active work day within the Clubhouse whereby members become voluntary colleagues, developing skills and experience and supporting the genuine work of the business

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to support all areas of Hillside Clubhouse with HR, and Administrative tasks and to be the main point of contact for all HR activities

Main responsibilities:

• Maintaining employee records;

• Monitoring employee holidays and absences;

• Issuing new starter paperwork;

• Supporting managers with recruitment activities;

• Supporting the monthly payroll process;

• Accounts administration, including processing invoices;

• Purchasing items and stock, as and when required;

• Booking and arranging training

• Supporting general enquiries and providing cover for general enquiries for projects in managers’ absences

• Coordination and administration support for data protection requirements;

• Supporting the Executive Director, the Director of Operation and other senior management team members with administration tasks, as and when required (including gathering information required for monitoring and/or reporting requirements);

• Any other duties as might reasonably be required.

Hillside Clubhouse members (service users) volunteer to support many of the non confidential administrative tasks (e.g. invoicing).  You will be responsible for engaging and supporting them to do so and also be responsible for verifying and checking their work.

Although the post holder is accountable to the Director of Clubhouse Operations who will line manage you will also undertake administrative duties delegated by the Director of IPS and  Employment Services