Location
Stevenage, Hertfordshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Overview
We are seeking a passionate, highly organised, and detail-oriented People Manager to join our team on a 12-month fixed term contract. You will have a generalist background and be responsible for managing various HR-related activities as well as one employee. You will play a crucial role in creating an engaging, high-performing and safe work environment for our employees and championing our culture. The role requires a balance between being an advocate for employees and aligning HR practices with the organisation's strategic objectives.
This is a 12-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave.
Responsibilities
Strategic Partnership
- Collaborating with the Chief People Officer to implement a strategic HR vision that aligns with the company’s goals.
- Establishing partnerships with our management teams to understand their goals and challenges and provide advice, support and challenge thinking.
- Providing strategic guidance on people-related matters to drive business success.
Employee Relations
- Addressing employee relations issues, resolving conflicts and promoting a positive workplace culture, through training and coaching our managers in creating a high-performance culture.
- Supporting and managing complex HR cases, ensuring they are handled with sensitivity, compliance and fairness.
- Acting as a liaison between employees and management to ensure effective communication.
Resolving conflicts through positive and professional mediation.
Talent Management
- Driving our quarterly performance review process and supporting performance management processes, including goal setting, feedback, and development plans.
- Ensure a seamless transition from recruitment to onboarding for new hires.
- Collaborating with the Talent Acquisition Manager on recruitment activities.
- Identifying training needs and implementing relevant initiatives and programs.
- Providing guidance on career development opportunities.
Change Management
- Assisting in organisational change initiatives, ensuring a smooth transition and minimal disruption.
- Communicating changes to employees and addressing concerns.
HR Policy and Compliance
- Developing and implementing policies, ensuring that all employees feel supported and valued.
- Regularly reviewing and updating company policies to ensure compliance with labour laws and best practices.
- Supporting and overseeing HR and Company audits as required.
- Keeping abreast of industry trends and best practices to enhance HR processes.
Culture & Inclusion
- Being an ambassador for employee engagement practices and championing the link between employee engagement and business performance.
- Collaborating and developing initiatives to further enhance our great company culture.
- Conducting surveys and gathering feedback to measure employee morale.
- Playing an integral part in implementing, embedding and demonstrating our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion initiatives.
Process Automation & Improvement
- Getting involved in projects and implementing HR tech solutions that enhance efficiency and employee experience.
- Identifying manual or outdated HR processes that can be automated or streamlined.
Compensation and Benefits
- Managing employee compensation and benefits programs.
- Working with our benefit brokers to ensure compliance, up to date records and contracts reviews.
- Conducting market research to ensure competitive salary and benefit structures.
Data Analysis & Administration
- Carrying out necessary administrative duties and maintaining accurate and up-to-date employee records.
- Supporting the Finance team with monthly payroll.
- Producing reports and analysing HR metrics and trends to provide insights for decision-making and improvements in.
- Completing visa sponsorships and keeping abreast of changes in immigration policies and procedures.
Skills and experience required
- Solid experience in an HR Generalist role, with the ability to hit the ground running.
- A CIPD qualification (level 5 minimum).
- Adept & disciplined in using a people management systems and Applicant Tracking System (Hi bob would be a strong advantage).
- Knowledge of employment laws, regulations, and practices and experience with employee relation case work.
- Proven track record of operating in a fast-paced environment.
Personal Attributes
- Excellent organisational and multitasking skills with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Ability to establish professional credibility quickly with colleagues and to interact effectively with staff at all levels and across all departments.
- A strong communicator: clear, accurate and to the point, both verbally and in writing and excellent interpersonal skills.
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
- Professional and sensitive to the confidential nature of the work handled by the People department and the ability to handle confidential data and sensitive information with discretion.
- A team player with a sense of humour and a ‘can-do’ attitude: willing to get stuck in and take charge of tasks big or small, and always focused on finding practical solutions.
- Comfortable with thinking outside the box and challenging the status quo.
- Living the company values and leading by example.
Benefits
- 25 days annual holiday plus long service day
- An additional day’s annual holiday for your birthday;
- Company Pension (UK);
- Subsidised gym membership;
- Perkbox employee benefits platform;
- Frequent team events;
- Private Healthcare (individual cover only);
- Learning Allowance Benefit – a reimbursable benefit of £100 per annum (or equivalent) for you to spend towards your personal career development;
- Flexible working policy.
Interested?
If the role sounds like you, we invite you to upload a copy of your CV by clicking on the Apply button.
Please note that as part of the recruitment process a criminal records check will be carried out by an authorised third party.
Strictly No Recruitment Agencies; any submission of resumes without prior request / engagement from Defense.com will not be deemed as an introduction and therefore will not warrant an introduction fee.
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