Overview

HR Advisor Part time - Wigan - £32,000 (FTE)

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced and qualified HR Advisor to join the HR Dept team in Wigan.

HR Dept (Wigan, Manchester and Liverpool) are an award winning, successful outsourced HR support and employment law advisory business that are working with over 100 local companies, from solicitors, marketing agencies to GP Practices.

The successful HR Advisor will ideally have experience of working in the HR industry rather than being an in-house HR professional, although not essential. The role would be providing employment advice to a wide range of clients via phone, email and occasional onsite support.

The HR Advisor role is currently a hybrid role working one day per week in the office, however there will be a minimum 4-week period of office based work initially for training purposes.

This is a Monday to Friday part time position 10:00 to 14:00 (except on Thursdays which is 13:00 to 17:00). However, there is a degree of flexibility required to cover absences and client needs.

The HR Advisor will be expected to be able to travel to client sites in the Manchester, Wigan, St Helens and Liverpool areas. Therefore, own transport is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide employment advice to a wide range of clients via phone, email and occasional onsite support
• Perform employee relations tasks such as performance management, attendance management, and disciplinaries
• Recruitment activities including writing and placing job adverts, sifting, interviewing
• Handle redundancy processes
• Assist with TUPE requirements
• Policy development / employee handbooks
• Draft contracts of employment
• Process DBS and Right to Work Checks
• Utilise HR Information Systems

Qualifications & Skills

• Experience in HR, preferably in an advisory capacity rather than in-house (not essential)
• Excellent telephone and written communication skills
• Experienced with MS365 applications
• Great attention to detail
• Team player
• Confident to present to clients
• Ability to challenge effectively
• Flexible in hours to be worked
• Have UK drivers license and own transport

The successful HR Advisor will have CIPD (minimum level 5) qualification and have a sound understanding of the Employment Rights Act 1996, Transfer of Undertakings (protection of employment) 2017, and the Equality Act 2010.

Benefits

• Health cashback and discount scheme
• Death in service
• Income protection
• Profit share (subject to service)
• A day off for your birthday!
• Up to £32,000 basic salary per annum (pro rata) depending on experience

This is a fantastic working environment with excellent team spirit!

If you ve got what it takes, then we d love to hear from you