Hr Business Partner

Post: HR Business Partner

Location: Head Office, 5A Wavell Drive , Rosehill Industrial Estate, Carlisle CA1 2ST

Salary: £34,000 to £37,000 depending on experience/qualifications ( plus car allowance)

Hours: 37 hours per week

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 8:30am-5:00pm (4:30pm on Friday)

PURPOSE OF ROLE:

Operating as the departmental HR expert, the HR Business Partner (HRBP) will be responsible for providing a high quality operational and strategic support and advice service; together with supporting the implementation of the HR strategy aligned with the businesses objectives.

Working in partnership with leaders, key stakeholders and HR colleagues, the HRBP will support the development and implementation of a wide range of HR processes and solutions including recruitment and onboarding, retention, employee relations casework and other HR related initiatives as required.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Consultancy- Knowledge, Advice, Guidance & Support

· Provide robust Business Partner support, advice and guidance

· Bring HR expertise and develop solutions to help the business deliver its strategy

· Educate, collaborate, coach, guide and provide regular and proactive support and advice to line managers enabling them to manage their own HR processes

· Use experience, skills and knowledge of HR to make an impact in key areas such as change management, organisational design and employee engagement

· Manage and resolve complex employee relations casework including dispute resolutions, disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, redundancy, probation, TUPE absence (including long-term and short-term absences, ill-health retirements/ terminations, AWOL), being proactive, empathetic and timely with your approach and ensuring all legislation is met

· Produce HR-related correspondence, minutes and action plans for complex employee relations casework

· Analyse trends and metrics

· Advise on Employment Law that is relevant to the business

· Adopt a ‘Continuous Improvement’ mindset - challenging existing practices and looking for continuous improvement in all areas of work that will improve the service delivery of the HR Team

· Asses and update current policies, procedures and guidance in line with current legislation, considering any new legislation and the impact on the culture, performance and reputation of the business

People relationships

· Act as a coach and/or mentor for team members, building resilience in the team and developing skills, understanding the strengths of the immediate team members and how best to utilise them

· Be effective in building trusted relationships with senior leaders and key stakeholders in the business

· Work closely with leaders and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention. This will include training leaders in current and new HR initiatives

· Influence managers to behave in a manner consistent with organisational values

· Oversee HR Coordinator and HR Administrator workload and assist in prioritising to meet operational objectives.

Recruitment, Selection & Retention

· Provide guidance and input on business restructures, workforce planning and succession planning

· Take lead in the processing of Tender/ TUPE transfers seeking ELI information, reviewing ELI and potential measures and advising on consultation process, highlighting issues to the relevant manager

· Demonstrate recruitment best practice and implement new approaches where necessary

· Ensure appropriate and fair selection processes are adopted across the business

· Support the recruitment/resourcing strategy at a senior level, including role profiles, adverts, shortlisting, interviewing and confirming offers to senior staff (Contracts) Organise appropriate assessment methods, if applicable

· Contribute to progressing job evaluation and embedding the process in a fair and consistent manner

Qualifications / Experience

Essential:

· CIPD qualification – minimum Level 5

· 5 years’ experience of working in an advisory role, ideally in a fast-paced, agile environment

· Excellent knowledge and understanding of current and emerging employment legislation and ‘best practice’ working practices

· Experience in developing HR policies and procedures and manager’s guidance to ensure compliance with employment legislation

· Experience of using and extracting reports from a HRIS

· Highly proficient in the use of all Microsoft Office applications

· Full driving licence (you will be expected to travel to our various locations for meetings with managers and employees but full use of Teams video conferencing is now encouraged)

Desirable:

· Certified to Chartered MCIPD (or working towards) or equivalent demonstratable experience

· Experience of working on TUPE service transfers

· Experience with ITrent

Please note: This role profile is neither exhaustive nor exclusive and will be reviewed on an annual basis and upon operational requirements and staffing levels. If the nature of the work changes, the role profile should be updated to reflect these changes. You are expected to perform any work duties or responsibilities within your capability as may be required by the business.

Benefits Include:

· 5-5% employee/employer pension contribution

· 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

· Opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday

· Industry recognised training and personal development

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Company Description

Orian is a facilities management company (employing approximately 1600 people across the region) offering a range of quality cleaning, specialist cleaning. commercial and schools catering and safety services across the North of England. Our range of services is delivered by experienced professionals in their field, in areas including Carlisle and across Cumbria and the Lake District, the North West including Merseyside and the North East including Durham, Newcastle and Sunderland.

Our Company values are:

· As a team,

· We take pride in the work we do,

· We care about our colleagues, customers, communities and environment,

· We love to learn and improve, and

· We are always safe.

These values underpin all that we do in our business, and we would want you to love our values as much as we do. The personality traits below are what we are looking for in the successful candidate:

· You are a well organised, enthusiastic person who can lead, motivate and develop a high performing team, building trust and confidence by role-modelling ethical behaviour.

· Passionate about delivering a great service and be able to work as part of a team or independently.

· Excellent with communication and influencing skills, you love to take ownership, solve problems and findsolutions that move the team and business forward and improve efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability to the business.

· You enjoy working in a fast-paced, agile environment dealing with ever-changing priorities, whilst maintaining attention to detail.

· You take pride in your work and like a job done well, and are able to meet tight deadlines whilst maintaining high standards.

HOW TO APPLY

You can either apply via the button below, or send your CV directly to the Head Office, HR Department .

*Please note due to the high volume of applicants we receive, we are unable to notify all unsuccessful applicants. If you have not been notified of the outcome of your application within four weeks of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £34,000.00-£37,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health & wellbeing programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Human resources: 5 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: HRBP