HR Advisor

MAIN PURPOSE
To support the HR Manager Resourcing & Employee Services to ensure the delivery of an effective support service to the HR Advisory Department.
To ensure the Employee Services* Team deliver a modern, professional and responsive HR service to support the vision and mission as outlined below:
Vision
Protecting Our Community.
Mission
To deliver a fire and rescue service and work in partnership with others to ensure the safety and well-being of our community.
*Employee Services includes a wide range of support functions including but not limited to:
 Terms and Conditions
 HR Policies e.g. annual leave
 Equality Monitoring
 Recruitment and Selection
 Maintaining HR systems
 Attendance Management
 Health and Wellbeing
 Employee Relations

MAIN PURPOSE
To support the HR Manager Resourcing & Employee Services to ensure the delivery of an effective support service to the HR Advisory Department.
To ensure the Employee Services* Team deliver a modern, professional and responsive HR service to support the vision and mission of NIFRS as outlined below:
Vision
Protecting Our Community.
Mission
To deliver a fire and rescue service and work in partnership with others to ensure the safety and well-being of our community.
*Employee Services includes a wide range of support functions including but not limited to:
 Terms and Conditions
 HR Policies e.g. annual leave
 Equality Monitoring
 Recruitment and Selection
 Maintaining HR systems
 Attendance Management
 Health and Wellbeing
 Employee Relations
HR Vision Our business is to support the business to protect our community.

Experience and Qualifications
Essential
Applicants must provide evidence by the closing date for application that they meet the following essential criteria:
1. Either:
Possess a degree level qualification
and
Have current professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) at Associate level (Assoc CIPD) or above
and
Have at least two years' experience of working in a HR function within a large complex organisation, multi-site, multi-disciplinary* to include:
 provision of employee services and
 production of HR statistics and reports.
OR:
Possess a degree level qualification
and Be working towards achieving professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
and
Have at least four years' experience of working in a HR function within a large complex organisation, multi-site, multi-disciplinary* to include:
 provision of employee services and
 production of HR statistics and reports.

2. Experience providing professional HR advice to managers on employee services issues.
3. A sound understanding of current employment legislation.

4. Can demonstrate:
(a) excellent planning and organisational skills;
(b) ability to produce accurate work;
(c) excellent communication skills (both oral and written) and the ability to advise senior management;
(d) a strong customer orientation.
5. Experience using Windows and other Microsoft applications.
6. Possess a full, current UK driving licence or have access to a form of transport which enables them to fulfil the full requirements of the job.

Desirable
1. Experience managing and leading a team within an HR service.
2. Experience reviewing and improving HR processes and working practices.