HR Advisor

Job Description

HR AdvisorPermanent, Full time (we are open to flexible working conversations)Salary: 23,000-29,000Location: Cambridge with hybrid workingWe are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation, and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.Are you an HR Advisor with a genuine passion for enabling our business to achieve ambitious goalsOur mission is to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence. Which is why every year, we give vital support to millions of people in more than 170 countries around theworld. From teachers and learners to researchers and academics, we help to build confidence, unlock potential, and enable success. We give people the opportunity to show what theyve learnt, we spread knowledge, spark enquiry, and aid understanding.We achieve this by embracing change, and continuously focusing on our customers needs. And by collaborating, and carefully listening to our customers and to each other, we keep moving forward, keep innovating, and keep finding newer and better ways of doingthings.The Role & About youWe are looking for an experienced, solutions-focused, HR Advisor to join our well-respected business partnering team. Supporting one of our international divisions, you will have demonstrable HR generalist experience and highly developed communication andtime management skills, all key to success in this busy and dynamic role.As an integral member of the HR team of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, you will be based in our English product group, providing professional and comprehensive HR services, ensuring our customers receive seamless HR partnering support. This willinvolve a wide range of operational activities across recruitment, performance management, reward and benefits, employee engagement, talent development, succession planning and employee relations, and project support.Working collaboratively and proactively with line managers you will facilitate positive employee engagement by being the trusted source of expert advice on matters from employment law and company policy, including contract variations through to flexibleworking, maternity and paternity and more. We pride ourselves on the ability to provide sound HR metrics supporting the business in effective decision-making, as well as advising on best practice in recruitment, onboarding and the retention of talent.We will also endeavour to support your self-development, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of employment law, best practice and company policy to help maintain the effectiveness of HR service -delivery across Cambridge Assessment.You will need to:

• be working towards a CIPD level 5 qualification
• have experience working in a HR generalist role
• be computer literate with knowledge of HR information systems, preferably SuccessFactors
• be passionate about supporting managers through change, recruitment and on-boarding processes
• experience of working in an international business is desirable, although not essential

Are you ready to thrive in this collaborative and responsive partnering roleThis is an excellent opportunity to join a market leader in their new state-of-the-art facility, Triangle, based in the CB1 district of Cambridge, only a 10-minute walk from the central Cambridge train station. You will be rewarded with a competitive salaryand benefits.The key to our work is our colleagues, whose shared commitment enables us to have an ever-greater impact. We are a united, vibrant, and respectful global community of people, and we ensure that every individual is recognised, listened to, and cared for.And because our impact is amplified when our people are empowered, we give everyone the opportunity to develop in their own way. Whether you want a career thats linear, or want to follow your own path, well support you, and help give you the resources andtraining youll need to be bold and take ownership of what you do.The closing date for application is 21 June 2022. Please note that this is a rolling campaign, and interviews will be scheduled as and when we receive applications, so please do not hesitate to submit your application as we reserve the right to close this campaign early.Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where its safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardlessof demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

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