Advisor, HR​/Recruitment, Talent Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a People Advisor to join our team within Vistry Services, at our Warrington office, supporting 2 regions in the North West and 1 region in the Midlands. As our People Advisor, you will be working closely with Managers and employees across assigned regional Business Units to provide day to day generalist HR Support. The role has an employee relations focus which involves guiding and coaching internal stakeholders to ensure matters are dealt with in an appropriate, professional manner, as well as supporting with employee engagement, employee development, policy & procedure and other people related matters.

The role is part of a UK wide People Team and will involve participation in project work to support Vistry’s overall People Strategy.

We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we’re also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated.

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
• 2 Volunteering days per annum
• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
• Share save and share incentive schemes
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…

• Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
• 5 GCSE’s/GCEs or equivalent including Maths and English
• CIPD level 3 or higher
• A background in HR with experience of dealing with complex employee relations matters
• Good working knowledge of employment law
• Good understanding of what drives employee engagement
• Excellent analytical, organisation and prioritisation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Excellent at using Microsoft Office 365, particularly Excel and Outlook
• Ability to work to high degree of accuracy
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• An understanding of GDPR
• Good team working skills
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to deal with ambiguous situations in a professional manner, and make appropriate decisions
• A can-do attitude with the ability to respond positively to change
• High level of emotional intelligence
• Full driving licence
• A willingness to travel to assigned regional business units on a regular basis and on occasion stay away from home to attend team meetings

Desirable…

• CIPD level 5
• Experienced in using AI to drive productivity in an HR setting
• Experience of working with various HR systems
• Training facilitation skills
• Mediation skills
• Proven ability to influence and coach senior stakeholders

• Monitor regional People KPI’s, collaborating with the People Business Partner and regional management to drive improvements in performance and productivity
• Collaborate with People Team colleagues to ensure all HR policies are current and reflect current employment legislation
• Advise employees on HR Policies and support managers with effective policy implementation
• Provide coaching and development to regional management teams on dealing with employee relations, including delivery of ER Skills workshops
• Support regional management with employee relations cases including (but not limited to) disciplinary; grievance; performance improvement; consultations; family matters and flexible working requests
• Proactively support regional management with short and long term absence management cases, including Occupational Health referrals where necessary
• Maintain an accurate record of all ER cases in the case management system and ensure all appropriate documentation is produced and filed appropriately
• Support assigned regions to ensure all new starters, including new managers, are onboarded efficiently as part of the employee journey, and that they…