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Chester

9-10 month Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Leave)

Full time - 36.5 hours per week

Flexible and hybrid working offered

Exceptional benefits including a very generous employee pension contribution and enrolment into a flexi-time scheme

Our client, a prestigious public sector organisation based in the Chester area is looking to appoint an experienced Senior HR Advisor to cover a period of maternity leave.

Reporting into an HR Business Partner, the Senior HR Advisor will support the wider HR team and partner with various stakeholders, advising and coaching them on a wide range of generalist HR duties, including Employee Relations case work, HR MI, and Change Management.

Key responsibilities of the Senior HR Advisor:

• Provide proactive and professional HR advice on the full range of people issues, including talent acquisition and recruitment, performance management, reward and recognition, learning and development, employee relations, diversity and inclusion, and health and wellbeing.
• Represent the HR function at disciplinary and grievance hearings.
• Assist the HR Business Partners in the development of recruitment and succession plans.
• Support the HR Business Partners in coordinating the work of the HR Advisers and HR Administrators, coaching, guiding and providing support where necessary.
• Produce letters of appointment, contracts of employment, terms and conditions of service, extensions to contract, and have regular liaison with the Payroll Office on contractual changes.
• Work closely with the HR Business Partner, HR Advisers and colleagues in the MIS team to ensure HR data and information is accurate and up to date to aid the decision making of stakeholders.
• Provide support on key organisation-wide projects and policies to facilitate the continuous improvement of HR processes and practices.
• Advise managers and participate in organisational restructuring exercises

Key requirements for the Senior HR Advisor:

• It is essential that you are an experienced HR generalist who has previously worked as an HR Advisor or similar level.
• You must be confident and experienced in dealing with a wide range and what can sometimes be complex Employee Relations casework.
• Ideally you will have experience of working with Trade Unions, however, this is not essential criteria for this role.
• You will have up to date and in-depth knowledge of current Employment Law Legislation.
• Ideally you will be level 5 CIPD qualified and/or have relevant experience.
• You will be strong communicator who can confidently engage with what can sometimes be demanding stakeholders. An ability and desire to challenge the status quo is a must.
• You will have the ability to work autonomously as well as working and contributing to a wider HR team.

If you are interested in this Senior HR Advisor position and you feel that your experience matches the criteria, please apply now for immediate consideration or for more information please contact Mark Croston.

Medlock Partners are a professional services recruitment specialist operating across the Northwest of England. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances, including minorities and those with disabilities. Please note our advertisements use years' experience and salary levels purely as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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