HR Adviser

We are seeking an experienced HR Adviser to cover family leave and join us at the University to work alongside an HR Partner to provide generalist HR advisory support to managers and staff in specific areas of the University. You will provide effective and professional advice and guidance in relation to managing and responding to a range of employee relations and resourcing issues. It will be important for you to quickly establish effective working relationships with managers across the areas you support and for you to adopt a pragmatic and solutions focused approach, enabling and influencing managers.

You will work closely with our HR Services team to support the more complex recruitment and resourcing processes and you will have the opportunity to be involved in project work across the wider HR team.

You will have:

• Proven experience working as an HR Adviser or in a similar role, providing pro-active and effective professional HR advice and guidance on a range of employee relations issues, although experience does not necessarily need to be in the Higher Education sector.
• The ability to manage casework independently and to proactively identify issues, analyse situations and drive solutions that meet individual and organisational goals.
• Confident, able to work independently to deadlines and with a busy workload and committed to developing your HR career.

The University has a dynamic and supportive HR team, of which the Advisory team is made up of 6 HR Advisers and 5 HR Partners.

Informal Contact Details
Contact role: HR Partner
Contact name: Cathay Smith
Contact email: cathy.smith@reading.ac.uk

Alternative Informal Contact Details
Contact role: HR Advisory Team Lead
Contact name: Nicola Johnson
Contact email: n.j.johnson@reading.ac.uk

Closing date: 13th October 2024
Interviews will be held: w/c 21st October 2024

If the successful candidate already holds a Skilled Worker Visa sponsored by another organisation and it was issued before the 4th April 2024, by reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship may be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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