HR Advisor

Job title:

HR Advisor

Company:

West Bromwich Building Society

Job description

HR AdvisorSalary: c. £35,000 per annum (Pro rata)Hours: Flexible HoursContract: PermanentLocation: Hybrid (Head Office, West Bromwich)The West Brom are looking to recruit a HR Advisor to join our Human Resources team. The HR Advisor will provide generalist advice and guidance to managers and colleagues on a range of issues relating to the Society’s terms and conditions of employment and employee relations matters including, disciplinary, grievance, performance management, attendance management and employment law.This role includes a broad range of duties to support the HR Business Partner and the broader HR team to deliver the overall People strategy.The HR Advisor supports stakeholders by supplying relevant management information to assist in their decision making. This includes providing expert advice and guidance on a wide range of generalist HR issues to support them in delivering their key strategic objectives, ensuring this is done in line with policies, procedures, best practice and employment legislation. Coaching and advising managers to ensure alignment with the overall Society goals, values and behaviours.What the Role will look like:

• Coach and develop managers on all aspects of employee relations matters in line with the Society’s policies and procedures, best practice and employment legislation.
• Advise and assist managers with investigations i.e. relating to disciplinary and grievance cases as required and attend disciplinary and grievance hearings to ensure they are managed consistently and in line with Society policy and procedures.
• Advise and assist managers through change programmes including redundancies, consultations and negotiations.
• Provide guidance and support to managers in dealing with flexible working applications.
• Provide support and guidance to managers in relation to the absence management process including attending welfare meetings and arranging Occupational Health referrals.
• Provide support and guidance to managers in relation to the performance management process including probation reviews, career conversations and end of year moderation.
• Attend regular meetings with business stakeholders, including branch visits.
• Oversee the management of maternity/paternity/parental leave with HR Admin to ensure it is completed within relevant timeframes.
• Maintain effective employee relations with the recognised Trade Union.
• Reviewing and updating E, I &D policies, procedures and communications to ensure inclusivity and compliance in line with the Equality Act 2010.

What you will bring to the role:

• Previous experience of working within a HR function.
• A relevant CIPD qualification (ideally level 5)
• Up-to-date knowledge of employment law
• Comprehensive experience of redundancies, consultations, and negotiations.
• Experience of providing complex advice and guidance on a wide range of personnel issues and policies to colleagues, managers, and Executives.
• Effective and confident communication with all levels on a wide range of personnel issues, always ensuring confidentiality.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships, at all levels.
• Strong people skills, in particular well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
• Fully PC literate, up to date with all core Microsoft applications; Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

We Value a diverse range of skills and experiences here at the West Brom. So even if you don’t meet every single requirement listed in the job description but are passionate about the role, we still encourage you to apply.What’s in it for you:

• We pride ourselves on our development opportunities and always look to promote from within wherever possible,
• Holiday starting at 175 hours (25 days) plus bank holidays that grow with your time with us and the opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday each year,
• 2 paid volunteering days a year,
• Living Pensions: Pension scheme starting at 5% contribution from you and 7% contribution from us, and we’ll match your further contributions up to 10.6%
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave with paid fertility treatment, neonatal and pregnancy loss leave,
• Life assurance provided by the Society at 4 times your salary,
• Yearly performance related pay scheme and pay review,
• Private medical insurance that’s discounted when your time with us grows, with the option to include family members,
• Salary Sacrifice Electric/Hybrid Car Scheme,
• A Perkbox account – giving you 24/7 access to perks, benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and loads more!
• And much more, from flexible working options, wellbeing support and a whole heap of warm West Bromness.

Why choose the West Brom?At the West Brom we appreciate that our employees are unique individuals with differing needs depending on their specific circumstances and stages in life. When we say our people are the West Brom’s biggest asset that doesn’t mean just viewing them as employees. We are proud of our heritage and absolutely believe that the West Brom is a great place to work.We’re a Disability Confident Leader and encourage disabled applicants and all from diverse backgrounds to apply. We’ll do what we can to adjust our recruitment journey and offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet what we’re looking for. If you need any support with applying to one of our roles, get in touch at careers@westbrom.co.uk.Do it today and click apply!*Please note – We reserve the right to withdraw our adverts earlier than the original published expiry date, therefore if you are interested please submit your application as soon as possible*Head Office: 2 Providence Place West Bromwich B70 8AF. www.westbrom.co.uk The West Brom is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. Register no. 104877. ‘the West Brom’ is a trading name of West Bromwich Building Society.

Expected salary

£35000 per year

Location

West Bromwich, West Midlands

Job date

Sat, 24 May 2025 22:26:32 GMT

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