HR Advisor

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of HR Advisor, based in Aberdeen.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains strong customer focused relationships with employees and Managers, providing a timely and accurate HR service
• Acts as a first point of contact for employees, ensuring that they are fully aware of policies and processes, and provide responses and guidance in line with the company’s HR policy and practice
• Responds to internal and external HR related enquiries– escalating to HR colleagues as needed
• Supports the staff recruitment process, including providing support for managing requisitions in Workday and the offer process, including verbal offers as required.
• Manages the onboarding of new staff hires, ensuring they are fully aware of benefits, policies, systems and processes required to ensure a positive new start experience. 
• Manage the probationary period process providing support to leaders as appropriate.
• Acts as the point of contact for leavers, ensuring they have the information and support they need. Conduct exit interviews and capture outputs, escalating any concerns as appropriate.
• Supports Talent Management initiatives and annual programs such as succession planning, leadership development programs.
• Supports the logistics associated with internal development and training programs, including management of invites and recording of attendance.
• Works closely with the People Partners to support the apprentice and graduate programs from resourcing through to core role placement/secondment.
• Supports the People Partners to manage and resolve straightforward employee relations issues, including taking Minutes at meetings. 
• Work closely with team members and our external Occupational Healthcare provider in support of our sickness absence management process. Liaises with the employees impacted, OH, managers and People Partners to ensure a smooth and considerate process. 
• Facilitates the Drug & Alcohol screening program for all sites.
• Provides HR in-box management and takes ownership of HR Pipeline Talent pages
• Provides project support in the delivery of organisational and HR initiatives and programs.
• Works in partnership with People Partners and Managers on performance management and employee development initiatives and actions.
• Covers for the HR Co-ordinator role in times of absence as required. 
• Continually looks for and implements more effective and efficient ways of delivering HR solutions.
• Proactively works across the team, but particularly with the HR Coordinators, to provide robust and coordinated support to the business.

Specific Requirements:

• Graduate with HR generalist or specialist experience
• Demonstrable relationship and HR advisory skills
• Degree qualification or relevant experience in a relevant discipline
• CIPD certification or working towards
• Embeds the company’s and associated behaviours into their everyday work and interactions, continuously learning and developing associated competencies and behaviours.
• Great communication skills that informs/shares knowledge clearly and unambiguously. Builds rapport and is building the skills to be able to influence in a constructive way.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively, within their team and across the organisation and externally as required. 
• Networks effectively internally and externally, creating an immediate, positive and credible impression on others. 
• Highly visible, enthusiastic and people focused style
• Great organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise, meet tight deadlines and take responsibility for timely and accurate completion of tasks
• Ability to manage and analyse data, track KPIs and use them to drive performance. 
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Actively seeks out areas for development and improvement within the business
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to prioritise accordingly
• Competent user of Microsoft office applications
• Developing knowledge of applicable HR regulation and standards, as well as the company’s HR policies and practices.
• Developing knowledge of HR disciplines and the role HR plays in organisations.
• Developing a strong contextual understanding of the business and using this to learn to understand how to develop people solutions to business challenges and risks.
• Developing questioning, coaching and influencing skills
• Keeps up to date on developments in the HR profession.

Temporary Position
If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: TR/077402.

Our role in supporting  diversity and  inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.