AMS PSR

On behalf of UKRI, we are looking for 2 x HR Operations Advisors (Inside IR35) for an initial 3 month contract based hybrid (2 days a week) in Swindon. 

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the national funding agency investing in science and research in the UK.

UKRI invests £8 billion of taxpayers’ money each year into research and innovation and the people who make it happen. They work across a huge range of fields – from biodiversity conservation to quantum computing, and from space telescopes to innovative health care. They give everyone the opportunity to contribute and to benefit, bringing together people and organisations nationally and globally to create, develop and deploy new ideas and technologies.

As a HR Operations Advisor, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Provide expert HR advice and guidance to managers and employees on a range of people-related matters, policies and procedures.
• Manage and support employee relations casework, including absence management, performance, disciplinary and grievance cases.
• Coach and influence managers to ensure consistent, compliant and pragmatic people management decisions.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships across HR, business areas and external service providers.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, helping to enhance HR processes, guidance and ways of working.
• Analyse HR data and trends to identify insights and recommend appropriate actions.
• Contribute to HR projects, organisational change activities and learning initiatives as required.
• Maintain accurate HR records and ensure compliance with employment legislation and organisational policies.

Essential:

• Relevant experience working within an operational HR environment.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent HR experience and knowledge.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence, challenge and support stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise workload and manage competing demands.
• Strong judgement and decision-making skills within policy and procedural frameworks.
• Proven ability to build effective working relationships and collaborate within a team.

Desirable:

• Experience using Oracle Fusion HR system.
• Good knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, UKRI guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".