HR Advisor based at Epworth House, Derby

HR Advisor (Fixed term contract or secondment opportunity for 12 months)

Permanent – 37 hours per week - Monday – Friday. (Part-time will be considered min 30 hours)
Hybrid working model

Colleagues at risk of redundancy will be offered priority consideration for this role subject to meeting the stated essential criteria (including evidencing being able to meet the essential criteria with support within a reasonable timescale).

Our highly regarded and supportive HR Team at MHA are looking to appoint a passionate, and forward-thinking HR Advisor. We offer the flexibility of remote working/hybrid working, with a general expectation of 2 days per week to be spent at our Head Office in Derby or at our services. There will also be a requirement for occasional travel to our sites across England and Wales.

Our HR Advisors are at the forefront of providing a comprehensive, pragmatic and professional service to managers and colleagues of our Charity, ensuring that advice given complies with HR best practice and employment legislation and fosters good employee relations to improve our colleague experiences at work.

Reporting to a HR Business Partner, you will be responsible for managing an assigned employee relations case load, including sickness absence, disciplinary, resolution and capability cases, working proactively with managers to agree outcomes and propose recommendations, ensuring that risks are efficiently managed. You will be required to build strong and credible relationships with managers and be viewed as a trusted advisor. Therefore, an ability to build good working relationships, influence at all levels and provide a timely and responsive service is pivotal.

You will be Level 5 CIPD qualified (or bring an equivalent level of knowledge/experience), have experience of supportive the full range of employee relations case work (preferably within a similar sector), but most importantly we are looking for someone who is passionate about what they do. In return you will be given the opportunity to develop and grow as a HR professional within a compassionate and inclusive team.

This role can be offered on a fixed term contract or secondment basis for 12 months. If you wish to apply on a secondment basis, please ensure you have the support of your substantive line manager as we would ideally like for the successful candidate to commence in post as soon as possible.

For an informal chat about the role please contact Louise Mullings, HR Business Partner at louise.mullings@mha.org.uk or on 07596 045812.