Job Information

Reports to: Managing Director   
Direct Reports: HR Advisor and Executive Assistant
Salary: Competitive depending on experience

Leading the HR Department on, to include but not exclusively, L&D, employee engagement, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, management development, HR information systems (HRIS) and financial planning

Key Responsibilities
-Leading and project managing the implementation of HR projects and initiatives to embed best practice, drive employee engagement and positively affect business performance.
-Oversight of HR/regulatory activities and processes to ensure HR compliance, identifying risks and finding solutions.
-Building and maintaining key relationships across the company in order to support the drive of culture change objectives in HR.
-Pro-active member of the Leadership Development Group, Management Group and Remuneration Committee the purpose of which is to deliver positive strategies in relation to people management.  
-Lead on continuous improvements including policy and procedure implementation and day to day HR operational processes.
-Managing employee relations.
-Recruitment and retention of staff to include succession planning.
-Developing and implementing L&D approaches to support business need.
-Lead and make recommendations to the Remuneration Committee on promotions and salary progression.
-Overall responsibility for payroll and other benefits.
-HR financial planning and implementation to include target and bonus modelling, and budgets.
-HRIS (to include Cascade and Mitrefinch).
-Accountability for personal CPD to ensure it meets business needs through use of Personal Development Plan and Record

Knowledge, skills and abilities
-Adeptness at building relationships and proven leadership skills
-Pro-active can-do and outcomes orientated approach
-Ability to prioritise when working under pressure and make objective business-based decisions
-Ability and knowledge to give advice, within the key responsibilities listed above, with an understanding of the necessary commercial approach.
-Good understanding of employment law
-Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write clearly and concisely and position tone effectively.

Experience and qualifications
-Ideally MCIPD qualified or equivalent experience.  Level 5 CIPD accreditation as the minimum. 
-HR experience at a professional services firm
-People management experience with proven ability to lead and influence change
-Managing employee relations and improving employee engagement
-Experience operating at a strategic level with demonstrable positive outcomes
-Must have a full, UK driving licence and be prepared to travel to other sites (in the Yorkshire area) as required.

For more information please apply online and a consultant from Cameron James will be in touch ASAP.