People Advisor

Human Resources (1-2040-090)

HRUC (Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge Colleges) is a successful merged college group, based across 5 vibrant campuses.   We offer high quality courses, apprenticeships and programmes for young people, enabling them to Be Extraordinary.  We are excited to launch our new unified People and Organisational Development team in January 2025, which will enable us to renew and continue our journey to be an Employer of Choice.   We are focused on enhancing our employees’ experience, maintaining our compliance commitments, and enabling the goals of HRUC.  If you want to join us and be part of our next chapter, we would welcome an application from you.   

Reporting to a People Partner, you will provide guidance and support on people matters across HRUC, with a key focus on contributing to a positive working environment by assisting with people process and the vast range of employee related matters. The successful candidate will be adept at the managing large volumes of employee relation cases, including complex ER cases and redundancies.  This role involves providing guidance and support managers through formal processes as well as advise on policy and procedures, ensuring compliance with legal requirements.

• Serve as the first point of contact for People-related queries, provide advice and guidance in line with legislation and HR best practices
• Manage and resolve employee relations cases, including complex ER cases and redundancies. 
• Assist in resolving staff queries and concerns, ensuring a fair and consistent approach
• Conduct employee engagement initiatives to enhance performance and satisfaction.
• Create reports and track and monitor trends and metrics for example employee engagement levels and performance
• Maintain high quality staff records, ensuring data accuracy and legislative compliance

We are seeking to appoint a talented and motivated individual who can demonstrate the following:

• Proven experience in managing large volumes of employee relations cases, including complex ER cases and redundancies
• Strong understanding of HR practices, including employee relations, discipline and grievance, performance management, and absence management
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships across departments
• A proactive approach and adept at problem-solving

 We may bring the closing date for this post forward if we receive a sufficient volume of applications prior to the closing date.