HR Advisor

Responsible for providing support and coaching to managers across the employee life cycle covering talent and employee development, resourcing, engagement and wellbeing, employee relations and organisational change.

In Compass’s HR Team we have a HR Director, a HR Business Partner, a newly created HR Advisor role, and an HR Assistant. We have grown a lot in the last year and have approximately 300 staff.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Providing a value added legally compliant service to Managers across the Company on people management issues.
• Assisting and supporting Managers in HR activities where appropriate, including grievance and disciplinary processes, absence reviews, performance management, pay and benefits.
• Providing advice on HR policies and procedures, including the implications of employment law and practices.
• Contributing to the development of HR policies, strategies and procedures to ensure they reflect good practice and meet legislative requirements.
• Co-ordinating/responding to the team HR and Recruitment inbox queries as required.
• Maintaining a high level of confidentiality when dealing with all sensitive data.
• Assisting and supporting the colleague lifecycle from starter to leaver including recruitment, employment contracts, induction, performance management, employee relations, learning and development, pay and benefits.
• Work with the HRBP to develop and roll out training initiatives as required.
• Work with the HRBP on specific HR projects as required e.g. acquisitions/TUPE.
• Ensure data protection regulations are adhered to in respect of colleague and associated records.
• Occasional travel to our sites and branches will be required.
• Supporting recruitment and onboarding across the organisation using our ATS
• Support EDI initiatives

Personal responsibilities

• Take responsibility for their own and other’s health and safety in the working environment.
• Comply with Compass policies and procedures, including sharing Compass commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• Ensure that a professional service and image is maintained at all times.
• Ensure their actions support the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.

Promote and adhere to equality of opportunity and diversity within Compass.

In addition to these functions the post holder is expected to:

Carry out other duties as may be reasonably expected in accordance with the responsibilities/competency level of the post.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 27 days’ holiday + bank holidays, rising to 32 days over time
• Life assurance at 2 x basic salary
• 5% contributory pension scheme, increasing over time
• Family-friendly policies
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and OH service
• Enhanced sick pay
• Excellent learning & development opportunities and career progression
• Annual performance / salary review