Current HR and Training Vacancies

An opportunity has now arisen for an Academic Advisor to provide integrated academic advise and consultation to all sponsored students studying in the United Kingdom. The successful applicant will be responsible for developing and monitoring academic plans for each student in coordination with university academic advisors and administrators, as well as assess students’ academic and cultural adjustment. You will also provide academic counselling and make referrals when necessary, as well as maintain records and provide written reports to the organisation.

To be considered for this opportunity you will need to have the following:
- B.S degree or Diploma in Business Administration.
- Strong coordination and communication skills.
- Minimum 5 years administrative experience in a UK University. Years of experience combined with education may also be considered.
- PC / IT literacy
- Excellent Inter-personal & Communication Skills. Effective communication skills particularly with diverse populations. Ability to build good rapport with a variety of constituents.
- Ability to learn easily and disseminate detailed information
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with others or in teams

Working in partnership with business leaders you will be responsible for developing and implementing the HR Strategy for an aligned business area. This will include identifying business issues and developing people management interventions required to address them, as well as working on a number of key restructuring and change projects.

The ideal candidate will be a commercially aware and business focussed strategic HR professional with broad-based experience of all aspects of HR, including organisational and culture change, restructuring, project management, and a good understanding of employment law. Confident and self-motivated, you will be an effective communicator at all levels, and have the ability to think creatively and influence others. Graduate status, Chartered MCIPD/FCIPD, Blue-chip background desirable.

Working closely with the Consumer Sales teams and their Managers, key responsibilities will include training design, training co-ordination, delivery, coaching and evaluation. You will have the opportunity to design, lead and deliver training to Managers and their Consumer Sales and Service Advisor teams, as well as providing management and guidance to a team of three Learning Specialists. You will also provide effective one to one development and performance coaching within the live and learning environment, and encourage development in line with Performance Management. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to contribute to project work within the business.

We are looking for candidates with proven experience designing, co-ordinating and delivering group and one-to-one learning solutions, experience in Customer Service and Sales Training, and a proven track record in Training Management. Ideal candidates will possess a full understanding of the training cycle and experience of bringing the model to life, as well as having the ability to positively influence and work and deliver against tight deadlines. Experience gained in a Contact Centre environment, or a blue chip, retail or service environment would be desirable..

Due to an increased demand for their services they now have an opportunity for a Health & Safety Course Approval Officer to join the team based in Leicestershire.

The successful candidate will be responsible for approving client specific, GCSE (National level 2) or below, employee health and safety awareness training courses, focussing on health and safety accuracy and utilising training best practice techniques. You will provide constructive feedback on course materials submitted by clients, both verbally and by producing detailed reports, often about how they need to alter their course material to meet course approval standards.

Ideally applicants should possess a Level 4 qualification or above in health and safety, and have experience of training, teaching or education. You will have worked for a minimum of 2 years in a training environment - ideally as a tutor - and have an up to date knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation and related topics across many sectors.

They currently have an opportunity for a qualified HR specialist to undertake a 12 month contract role (which after 9 months will be reviewed and a further 12 months or permanent opportunity may be offered) within Talent Management Analysis based in Riyadh.

The successful candidate will be responsible for helping shape and define a talent and leadership development business plan, including supporting the design and development of talent and leadership development programmes and providing one to one coaching for managers.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in talent management and leadership development with experience of designing talent management strategies and business process. You will have the ability to understand and articulate the strategic value of integrated talent management processes with strong business acumen. You will possess excellent reporting skills and have the ability to synthesize information into clear, concise messages both for detailed analytical reports and executive summaries.

You will be based in Saudi Arabia for the duration of the contract. All travel expenses will be paid, including a mid-year holiday ticket back to the UK. All earnings will be tax free and you will be provided with free housing and transport.

They currently have an opportunity for a qualified HR specialist to undertake a 12 month contract role (which after 9 months will be reviewed and a further 12 months or permanent opportunity may be offered) within Resource Planning / Manpower Analysis based in Riyadh.

The successful candidate will be responsible for gathering and collating information, building reports and planning all Manpower forecasting activities throughout the organisation. This role is also responsible for issuing documentation for secondments and updating organisational structures.

To be considered for this opportunity you must have a minimum of 4 years’ HR experience. A degree in HR or Business Administration is also preferred.

You will be based in Saudi Arabia for the duration of the contract. All travel expenses will be paid, including a mid-year holiday ticket back to the UK. All earnings will be tax free and you will be provided with free housing and transport.

They currently have an exciting opportunity for a qualified HR specialist to undertake a 12 month contract role (which after 9 months will be reviewed and a further 12 months or permanent opportunity may be offered) within Compensation and Benefits based in Riyadh.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing accurate management information and undertaking detailed analysis of data to identify trends. You will also support the wider business on all aspects of Reward, including the design and implementation of cost effective compensation and benefit solutions.

To be considered for this opportunity you must have a minimum of 4 years’ HR experience, with at least 1 year working in an analytical role as either a Wage & Salary Analyst or Compensation & Benefits Specialist. A degree in HR or Business Administration is also preferred.

You will be based in Saudi Arabia for the duration of the contract. All travel expenses will be paid, including a mid-year holiday ticket back to the UK. All earnings will be tax free and you will be provided with free housing and transport.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing specialist Reward analysis, market sector knowledge/intelligence, research and specific benefit administration to support the maintenance, development and implementation of Reward policies, practices and programmes aligned to the values, goals and objectives of the organisation.

The ideal candidate will be a commercially aware and business focussed Reward or HR Specialist, ideally with a generalist HR background gained prior to or alongside the Reward specialism. You should have experience of delivering salary reviews, managing Reward projects, and have strong research, analytical and numerical skills. Previous experience in a large, blue-chip organisation would be advantageous.

This is a great opportunity to join this market leading organisation at a time when the 5 year strategic reward review is about to take place.

Working in partnership with business leaders you will be responsible for developing and implementing the HR Strategy for a number of aligned business areas. This will include identifying business issues and developing people management interventions required to address them, as well as working on a number of key restructuring and change projects

The ideal candidate will be a commercially aware and business focussed HR Generalist with broad-based experience of all aspects of HR, including organisational and culture change, restructuring, project management, and a good understanding of employment law. Confident and self-motivated, you will be an effective communicator at all levels, and have the ability to think creatively and influence others. Graduate status, Chartered MCIPD/FCIPD, Blue-chip background desirable.

The role will include handling case work and coaching Managers to use HR policies, operationalise HR policies and procedures in line with business requirements and employment legislation, providing guidance and support to Managers in relation to absence issues.

You should have a generalist background with experience of managing case work. You should also be available to start within the next 4 weeks.

Reporting to the Head of HR Operations, the Site HR Manager will be responsible for providing support to Managers and employees on the site and ensure best practice HR discipline.This will include the traditional aspects of recruitment, discipline, succession planning, performance management, as well as strategic development of best practices and the management of multi-disciplinary teams, including HR, Recruitment and Learning & Development.You will also work closely with the Site Manager as part of the Leadership Team, to set and agree strategy for the site.

To be considered for this opportunity you should have experience of delivering a generalist HR agenda in a blue-chip service environment, ideally contact centre, preferably having at least 3 years’ HR management experience.You will possess excellent knowledge of employment law and its application to the workplace, experience of advising and influencing line managers and participating in disciplinary and grievance situations. In addition, you will have strong recruitment experience, excellent project management skills and experience of designing and delivering training solutions to drive operational management.Highly motivated, enthusiastic with a ‘can-do’ approach, you will be CIPD qualified and educated to degree standard.

This is a key role supporting both generalist HR and recruitment for the York site. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on the employee life cycle from recruitment activity and supporting with interviews, maintaining the HR database, security vetting and putting together contracts of employment through to inputting absence and conducting exit interviews with leavers. This role requires great attention to detail, high levels of accuracy and the ability to manage a busy workload. You will be ideal for this role if you can demonstrate your ability to quickly pick up new processes and systems in an office environment.

If you are a bright, enthusiastic HR graduate who is ambitious and keen to embark on a career in HR please get in touch!

This is a key role supporting both generalist HR and recruitment for the West Midlands site. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on the employee life cycle from recruitment activity and supporting with interviews, maintaining the HR database, security vetting and putting together contracts of employment through to inputting absence and conducting exit interviews with leavers. This role requires great attention to detail, high levels of accuracy and the ability to manage a busy workload. You will be ideal for this role if you can demonstrate your ability to quickly pick up new processes and systems in an office environment.

If you are a bright, enthusiastic HR graduate who is ambitious and keen to embark on a career in HR please get in touch!

This is a key role supporting both generalist HR and recruitment for the Derbyshire site. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on the employee life cycle from recruitment activity and supporting with interviews, maintaining the HR database, security vetting and putting together contracts of employment through to inputting absence and conducting exit interviews with leavers. This role requires great attention to detail, high levels of accuracy and the ability to manage a busy workload. You will be ideal for this role if you can demonstrate your ability to quickly pick up new processes and systems in an office environment.

If you are a bright, enthusiastic HR graduate who is ambitious and keen to embark on a career in HR please get in touch!

You will be responsible for working with Supply Chain Leaders in order to establish resource requirements for 2010, and manage and oversee all operational recruitment end-to-end.

You will need to be an experienced in-house Recruiter or a HR Generalist with a recruitment bias. It is essential that you will have have worked in a fast paced environment with experience of recruiting high volumes of staff. Ideally your experience will have been gained in a blue-chip supply chain / manufacturing / distribution environment.

The role will include on-site support to recruiting managers. A large element of the role will be Employee Relations based and include providing support, guidance and coaching to line managers on all local employee relations’ issues and to manage all first line disciplinary, capability, absence and grievance issues. You will also be involved in inductions, talent activities, training and other HR related topics.

The ideal candidate will have in depth experience of handling complex ER issues and cases such as capability, grievance and disciplinary issues. You will have a thorough understanding of legislation and experience of interviewing and facilitating assessment centres as wel as 1-to-1 and/or group training design and delivery, coaching and facilitation. You will be CIPD qualified or studying towards the qualification.

The role is strategically biased incorporating a significant change programme. Rapid organic growth has meant that some HR processes including recruitment are in need of reorganisation and streamlining.

Successful applicants will have worked at HR Director or Head of HR level in the relevant sectors with significant strategic experience and a high involvement in HR best practice.

They are currently seeking a Pensions Administrator to provide administrative support to clients and consultants in relation to the day to day running of self invested pension propositions.

Main duties will include performing all administrative duties associated with the SSAS portfolio including property purchase, valuations, scheme returns; administrative duties associated with the SIPP portfolio; processing new applications and producing policy documents and review packs; ensuring full SIPP/SSAS procedures are followed; maintaining a computerised database

You will need to have a minimum of 2 years experience working in an admin role within the financial services industry. Ideally you will have knowledge of self investment pensions although the company will consider applications from experienced financial services administrators from other areas of the industry, especially if individuals are FPC qualified or working towards this. IT Skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

This is an excellent opportunity for a communicative administrator who will be able to broaden their skills in other areas of the business in order to progress their career.

The HR team provide a high quality advice and consultancy service, delivering HR advice to managers across all areas of the business. Supporting complex cases, you will have the opportunity in this role to work independently to coach managers through their people issues and provide them with expert advice on employment law, disciplinary and grievance procedures, return to work and a whole range of different queries. No day is ever the same as you will be involved in the whole generalist arena - you will have to conduct investigation work, sit in on disciplinaries, or go out to the business to provide support and work on projects. You will be supported by other areas of the HR function and the legal team, which will also give you excellent opportunities to expand your knowledge about other business areas and functions.

Ideally degree and CIPD qualified, or equivalent, you will be an experienced HR generalist capable of developing, interpreting and advising on HR policies, practices and procedures. You will have strong interpersonal and communication skills both over the telephone and face-to-face.

This opportunity is offered as a 12 month fixed term contract initially, but has a high possibility of becoming permanent or leading to other HR opportunities within the business.

The role is to support and advise line managers in general HR issues. You will deal with employee relation issues whilst overseeing the work of a HR Co-ordinator. Based from Gateshead you will also sometimes be required to visit other UK sites.

The ideal candidate must be CIPD qualified with experience of working at HR Advisor level. You will have experience in HR projects as well as best practice and employment law. The ideal candidate will have a background in the contact centre industry.

They are currently seeking to appoint a brand new post which will involve supporting the implementation of costing analysis software into various NHS Trusts. The role will involve working with clients on site to understand their business processes and needs, assisting in the project management as well as assisting with technical and functional issues. There may also be an aspect of technical and functional training to cients. Another aspect of the role will be to market the company's services in order to identify new opportunities.

The ideal candidate will have experience of some or all of the following:

• Experience of working in or with the financial or IT department of the NHS, ideally having dealt with Patient Level Costing and/or Commissioning
• Previous exposure to software applications for Costing and Performance Management
• Experience in finance accounting, preferably costing
• Understanding of databases with a knowledge of SQL
• Experience in account management and customer support within IT solutions

The ideal candidate will be self motivated with excellent communication skills and be able to work with all levels of personnel. This is an excellent opportunity for a growing company who have ongoing established client contracts.

They are currently seeking an experienced Recruitment Consultant to join one of their 3 offices in the West Yorkshire region. They are flexible on location. Your role will be to deal with existing business as well as developing new contracts with potential companies.

The level of seniority of the individual is open. You may have a couple of years experience in the industrial recruitment market or you may even be in a managerial role. Working knowledge of the industrial recruitment market is essential as well as having a proactive and positive outlook.

This is an excellent position for an experienced recruiter to join a forward thinking and successful company who can offer a positive and professional working environment with excellent career prospects.

The successful candidate will be responsible for advising staff on relevant employment law issues, and advising Managers on the development of Company processes, policies and working practices. Duties will also include Performance Appraisals, Training & Development, Recruitment & Selection, Redundancies, Payroll issues, site advice and guidance, IR advice and guidance, and handling of Discipline and Grievance issues. You will also have the opportunity to assist in the running of the HR function, and be proactive in facilitating organisational change.

The ideal candidate will be CIPD qualified with a minimum of 3 years' experience as a HR Generalist with strong communication skills and well developed IT skills.

This is a great opportunity to join a professional and expanding company who can offer excellent career progression.

The role will involve advising internal managers regarding various generalist HR issues. Duties will also include TUPE both in and out and dealing with local government personnel and unions. Other duties will include dealing with grievances, disciplinaries, appraisals etc. The role will be based in the company’s head office in Leeds city centre but will also involve travelling to different sites in the UK to deal with various issues.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years experience as a HR Advisor within the private sector with strong communication skills and an assertive manner in order to advise internal staff.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a professional and expanding company who can offer excellent career progression.