HR Advisory Assistant

Location: Singleton or Bay Campus, Swansea

About The Role

We have 2 Fixed-term posts until 31st July 2025 working 35 hours per week.

HR prides themselves on providing pro-active, high quality professional advice and excellent customer service to all staff and managers on all HR matters.

The HR team is on a journey of growth, change and transformation. The HR Advisory Assistant role will play a key role in providing excellent customer service and professional advice to all staff members, and will be responsible for providing a pro-active, and efficient customer focussed HR service to managers and staff in Academic Colleges and Professional Service Departments for the full employee life cycle.

The HR Advisory Assistant will support the HR Service Delivery Manager with local HR day to day processes. If you would like to work with a strong HR community, in a fast paced, dynamic, and developing environment this opportunity could be for you. 

The HR Advisory Assistant role will be responsible for ensuring that HR outcomes are delivered on time and to the agreed level for the full employee life cycle. (e.g. recruitment, absence, fixed term contracts, probations) in line with the University HR Strategy and Implementation Plan. Also responsible for delivering a systematic approach to identifying issues, risks and opportunities. Providing innovative solutions in partnership with HR colleagues’ managers and staff. Role model a continuous improvement approach using Management Information and objective data to ensure solutions add value and enable sustainable performance for customers. 

The successful candidate should be able to work to the Universities Values. Key experience in providing professional, efficient and customer focused HR services. Must have strong experience of delivering agreed actions to ensure that HR/business outcomes for the customers are delivered to the required standard. A Full job description is attached.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

As an inclusive and welcoming workplace, we value people for their skills regardless of their background. 

Welsh Language Skills

The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 - A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course.

The University is a proud bilingual institution, our Welsh Language Strategy outlines our aspiration to promote the language and enable our staff to engage with the language as an additional workplace skill and as a gateway to new cultural and social opportunities. Applications are welcome in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English. Welsh speakers have the right to an interview in Welsh. Applicants for a role where Welsh skills are essential are expected to present their application in Welsh and will be interviewed in Welsh, if shortlisted.

Additional Information

Applications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.

Closing Date: 2 December 2024

Interview Date: 9 December 2024

Informal Enquiries: Angharad Keefe A.E.M.Keefe@Swansea.ac.uk

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