HR Advisor

To support Senior HR Advisors to successfully deliver a professional, proactive, customer-orientated and high-quality employee relations and health and wellbeing service in support of Housing Executive objectives.

To support the Senior HR Advisor in the day-to-day implementation of grievance, discipline, dignity at work and attendance management cases.

To provide proactive specialist HR advice and support to managers in the application of core HR policies and procedures, terms and conditions, employment law and HR best practice.

To work collaboratively and ensure effective working relationships with customers and key stakeholders e.g. other HR colleagues, Organisational Development, Finance & IT.

To provide relevant statistics and reports as required.

To support the Senior HR Advisor to deliver all employee relations activities across the service.

To support the Senior HR Advisor to implement HR solutions with a particular focus on early and informal resolutions where appropriate through effective engagement and communication.

To progress all assigned employee relations cases in a timely manner and in line with policy, ensuring regular communication with the parties.

To liaise with Trade Unions, organise meetings, hearings and appeals; where appropriate undertaking investigations, compiling reports, taking minutes, acting as HR rep on panels; updating files.

To prepare documentation for hearings, appeals and Industrial Tribunal cases as and when required, as the Human Resources representative in accordance with policy and procedure, liaising with the NIHE legal team as appropriate.

To support the Senior HR Advisor on Attendance Management and Health & Wellbeing activity within the assigned business areas.

To manage and progress all assigned attendance management cases in a timely manner, ensuring regular communication with the parties and ensuring a proactive approach to attendance management and health & wellbeing interventions.

To ensure occupational health referrals are effectively managed and implemented including reviewing and implementing reports in conjunction with managers.

To advise on and, where appropriate, conduct individual wellbeing action planning meetings and stress risk assessments in line with the Health & Wellbeing Policy Strategy.

To provide professional HR advice and support to management to ensure the consistent implementation of the Attendance Management Policy and Reasonable Adjustment Policy and procedures.

To participate in Attendance Management case conferences as required and implement agreed actions.

To ensure all health & wellbeing records are held appropriately in line with legislative requirements.

To research, develop and review new and existing HR policies as required in accordance with HR best practice and legislative context.

To carry out HR-related project work as directed by the Senior HR Advisor using the principles of good project management and in line with Housing Executive practice.

To support the Senior HR Advisor to implement key HR projects such as structural change, insourcing/outsourcing of services, changes to terms and conditions, in line with Housing Executive policy and the legislative context.

In conjunction with the L&OD team, to deliver appropriate HR learning and development interventions to line management and employees to develop people management capability and employee awareness as and when required.

To assist in the delivery of resourcing activity, contributing to the workforce planning process and delivery against the same, as and when required.

To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of developments across a broad range of HR-related activity to include changes to regulations, legislation and national/local terms and conditions of employment, including the latest developments in health & wellbeing (Continuing Professional Development).

To prepare appropriate business cases, tenders and quotations, in line with financial and procurement regulations, policies and procedures and corporate timescales.

To provide a high level of internal and external customer service including taking ownership of customer queries and complaints and following issues through to completion.

To ensure continued and effective working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

To represent the Senior HR Advisor as required and provide support and cover for the other HR Advisors across the HR Advisory and OD Departments to ensure resilience as far as practicable.

To undertake the duties in such a way as to enhance and protect the reputation and public profile of the Housing Executive.

To comply with and enforce all Housing Executive frameworks, policies and procedures, including but not limited to those relating to legal requirements such as equality, health and safety and information governance.

To direct and signpost managers and officers to the appropriate source for issues outside the remit of this post.

To undertake project work as directed by the Senior HR Advisor using the principles of good project management and in line with Housing Executive practice.

To participate as directed in Resourcing activity in line with Housing Executive Resourcing Policies and Procedures.

To undertake any other duties which may be assigned to meet organisational need and the change agenda and which are reasonably regarded as within the nature of the duties, responsibilities and grade of the post as defined.

Degree level qualification (Level 6*) in Human Resource Management AND Minimum of 1 year’s experience working in a Human Resources function to include providing professional advice and guidance to managers on employee relations matters. OR Level 5* qualification in Human Resources AND Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a Human Resources function to include providing professional advice and guidance to managers on employee relations matters.

Hold current professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development at Associate Member (Assoc CIPD) or above OR Can demonstrate ability to obtain this within 1 year of commencement.

Can demonstrate relevant HR experience in at least 4 of the following 5 areas: a. Providing professional HR advice to managers on attendance management and employee health & wellbeing b. Supporting the management of employee relations cases c. Providing statistics and/or reports for managers d. Effectively implementing HR Policy & Procedures e. Delivering HR projects or health & wellbeing initiatives in support of business objectives

Demonstrate a sound understanding of current employment legislation relating to employee relations.

Can demonstrate:

• Excellent planning and organisational skills

• Ability to work accurately under pressure of multiple deadlines

• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills

• Strong customer orientation

• Excellent attention to detail

Possess a current driving licence or have access to a form of transport that enables them to meet the requirements of the post in full including with reasonable travel timeframes.

Experience of working within local government or the public sector.

Experience working with trade unions.