Hr Advisor - Employee Relations

The Organisation

The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.

We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.

We are now looking for an HR Advisor to join us on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

• Salary of £30,701 - £36,800 per annum, depending on experience
• 26 days' annual leave plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years’ service
• Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
• Hybrid/agile working options
• Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
• Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
• Learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Offices in a beautiful location

This is a terrific opportunity for an HR professional with Employee Relations experience to play a key role in the growth and development of our organisation.

Nestled within an oasis of green amid the hustle and bustle of the city, you’ll discover a varied role where you will be supported to undertake a wide range of HR tasks, expanding on your skillset and cementing your expertise.

We’ll support your professional journey every step of the way with ongoing opportunities for development, ensuring you have everything you need to advance your career.

So, if you’re ready to embark on a transformative career journey supporting London’s iconic outdoor spaces from a personnel perspective, then apply today!

The Role

You will be joining us at an exciting time as our workforce continues to develop. Now with around 325 permanent and fixed term employees and a seasonal workforce, our team is made up of operational, office-based and seasonal staff (in our retail and leisure teams).

As an HR Advisor, you will provide an exceptional HR service to colleagues and managers across the organisation regarding all aspects of the employee life cycle. You will be knowledgeable about our policies and procedures and give advice to managers and employees about how they should be implemented.

Responding to a range of queries, you will provide pragmatic advice to enable managers to successfully resolve Employee Relations issues covering a broad range of HR matters. These may include probation, attendance, performance management and leaver processes.

You will also act as an HR business partner and implement processes to provide ongoing support to those areas of the organisation that require more regular HR input and guidance.

Additionally, you will:

• Draft occupational health reports
• Support the HR team with project work
• Oversee the HR operations inbox and coach the HR Administrators when necessary
• Support the Head of HR and HR Manager with reporting and data analysis

About You

To be considered as an HR Advisor, you will need:

• Experience supporting managers with first level Employee Relations cases
• Experience advising managers and staff about HR policies and processes
• Knowledge of HR best practice and workplace trends
• Working knowledge of employment law

Other organisations may call this role Employee Relations Advisor, Human Resources Advisor, HR Generalist, Human Resources Generalist, or People Advisor.

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The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Please click here to find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity as an HR Advisor, please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.