HR Advisor
- Recruiter
- The Medical Research Council
- Location
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Salary
- £22,201 - £25,976
- Posted
- 18 Jun 2018
- Closes
- 08 Jul 2018
- Sectors
- Human Resources
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
HR Advisor
Overall purpose:
To assist in providing a professional and proactive Human Resources (HR) service to the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB).
To act as the local specialist for all aspects of recruitment and immigration liaising closely with local Stakeholders, UK Shared Business Services (UKSBS) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
To support the Deputy Head of HR and the Head of HR in the application of HR policies and procedures to the Director, Group Leaders, Managers, Divisional Administrators and employees. This is a generalist HR Advisor role, therefore a complete HR service will be required.
Main duties / key responsibilities:
- To provide comprehensive and professional HR advice to LMB Administrators and Managers ensuring adherence to MRC policies and legislation to enable effective HR management across the Institute. You will be the professional voice of HR and should communicate appropriately upholding the reputation of the HR Department. Any escalation of complicated HR matters to the Deputy Head of HR should be judged and timed appropriately.
- To be responsible for overseeing the full life cycle of recruitment acting as the escalation point for complex recruitment matters. This will require effective management of the Recruitment Assistant, providing guidance and advice where necessary. You will also represent the HR department on interview panels.
- To act as the local expert on UK Immigration requirements overseeing the end to end process. This includes advising on the appropriate route, eligibility and application procedure to employees, visiting workers and their dependents. You will be responsible for ensuring employees and visiting workers meet UK immigration requirements in relation to Legislation. You will also contribute to Institute and UKRI wide consultation where appropriate.
- To monitor sickness absence levels for the LMB according to the MRC Sickness Absence Management Policy. To provide advice and support to managers on sickness absence management issues where necessary, including practical involvement in meetings and discussions. Ensure that cases are managed effectively liaising with both the Health and Safety department and Occupational Health so that referrals are completed in an appropriate and timely manner.
- To undertake case and project work as required including discipline, grievance, redundancy and sickness absence cases. This will involve monitoring, meetings with employees and managers, ad-hoc report writing.
- To support the Deputy Head of HR and the Head of HR in the implementation of all HR policies and the management of HR throughout the Institute.
Working relationships:
You will be line managed by the Deputy Head of HR.
You will work closely with the other Retained HR staff at the LMB. You will be responsible for the daily supervision of the Recruitment Assistant, HR Assistant alongside the other HR Advisors.
You will have daily interaction with the HR team, LMB Group Leaders, Divisional Administrators, other LMB staff, UK Shared Business Services and UKRI.
Additional information:
There is a security clearance requirement for the successful candidate (Agenda Level A).
You will need to keep up to date with all changes to MRC policy, employment law and Immigration requirements.
You will be required to exercise good judgement whilst sometimes working under pressure from those with conflicting views and strong opinions. There may be a need to refer cases to the Deputy Head of HR for advice where appropriate.
You will be responsible for covering the other HR Advisor roles in periods of absence.
The above lists are not exhaustive and you are required to undertake such duties as may reasonably be requested within the scope of the post. All employees are required to act professionally, co-operatively and flexibly in line with the requirements of the post and the MR