HR Adviser

Terms: Full-time, Fixed-term Contract until 31^st July 2025

Closing Date: 5 July 2024 - 12:00 noon

Interview Date: 11^th & 12^th July 2024 

Flexible and remote working is an option, but must be able to attend an OU office as required.

Change your career, change lives

The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.

People Services is committed to providing The Open University with high-quality people solutions and is valued for its efficiency, expertise, partnering capability and service.

The role

The role will sit within the customer-facing People Services (HR) Hub, part of the University’s People Services function. Our purpose is to deliver the operational People Services support, guidance and first line advice for OU colleagues with a focus on delivering value, efficiency, and a positive customer experience.

Within this role, you will be focussed on delivering first stage people advice, guidance, and support on a range of policies and procedures covering the full employee lifecycle. You will collaborate with your Hub colleagues to ensure the effective delivery of a high-quality service to our customers across the University. You will also work closely with Business Partnering Team to proactively support areas such as performance and absence management. 

Skills and experience

This role will suit you if you:

• Possess previous HR experience, aware of current employment legislation.
• Have the ability to interpret and apply policy and procedures to situational contexts.
• Possess strong organisational skills with the ability to self-manage workloads and prioritise.
• Are confident in advising managers on a range of HR practice and policies.

The full summary of duties and skills required for the role can be found within the Job Description.

If you would like to discuss the application or recruitment process before making an application, please contact Lauren Denton at Resourcing Hub on 01908 655544 or resourcing-hub@open.ac.uk quoting the reference VRF 21714.

What you get in return

We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.

We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term. Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 30 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.

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