HR Adviser

Job Description

Do you want to work for a Firm that invests in your training and development Are you looking for an employer who cares about your wellbeing and the local communityLovewell Blake is a dynamic, supportive and sociable place to work. We will continually support, invest and encourage your training and development to help you reach your personal career goals.With an extensive wellbeing strategy, including a full employee assistance programme plus trained Mental Health and Wellbeing Champions in each of our offices, support is always available for our employees. Our holiday policy gives you the option to buyfive additional days’ holiday each year and we offer flexi-hour contracts to allow you to choose the hours that work best for you, alongside an agile working policy, promoting a positive work life balance.We provide staff with a paid day out of the office each year to support a local charity/good cause. There are also numerous fundraising activities taking place throughout the year to raise money for the Lovewell Blake Community Fund. All this culminatedin 2021 when Lovewell Blake was awarded the Gold Accreditation at The Best Employers Eastern Region Programme and then again in 2023.An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Adviser to join our growing HR team. Ideally you will be qualified to level 5 CIPD, or have recent HR generalist experience, including a good practical knowledge and understanding of core HR activitiesand current employment legislation/best practice.As an HR Adviser at Lovewell Blake you will provide support to the HR Manager and have direct contact with partners and managers across the firm. Whilst the HR team is predominantly based within our Norwich office, some travel to our other offices in EastAnglia will be required, we also offer agile working practices.Join us today to realise that we don’t only understand that each of our clients are different, we understand that each of our employees are different too.Job responsibilities- Deal with employee relation aspects including grievances, disciplinaries, performance management (including probationary reviews) and redundancy aspects as and when required in conjunction with managers, partners and HR Manager. This includes investigations,all administration, attendance at meetings as required by the procedure and undertaking notes of meetings;- Assist HR Manager with sickness absence management including undertaking meetings in conjunction with managers/partners with employees, dealing with documentation for requesting GP reports and administration with Occupational Health;- Undertake HR consultancy advice to clients, including all areas of employment law. Therefore required to keep up to date with employment legislation. This includes discipline & grievance, redundancy, TUPE, contracts of employment, managing absence, staffhandbook - policies and procedures, family friendly procedures and working time legislation;- Produce blogs on relevant employment matters to help promote the HR consultancy service;- Undertake HR projects as and when required in line with the Firm’s strategy;- Provide advice and guidance to employees and managers in relation to family friendly aspects and flexible working requests as and when required;- Provide advice and guidance to managers and partners on HR policies and procedures, along with drafting/reviewing these in line with relevant legislation as and when required;- Provide advice, guidance and support to employees on employment, policies and health/wellbeing, as and when required;- Actively support and implement the Firm’s wellbeing strategy and initiatives; and- Support the Firm’s Talent & Employer Brand Co-ordinator with attendance at local careers fairs and assist with interviews, as and when required.Person Specification

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or demonstrable HR generalist experience.
• A sound understanding of employment law and regulations, and best practice.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work well under pressure and manage a high volume of work.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Organisational skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Analytical skills, including ability to calculate risk and benefits to make informed decisions.
• Problem-solving.
• Influencing skills.
• Attention to detail.

Benefits- Competitive salary- 23 days holiday (ability to buy additional holiday entitlement)- Enhanced pension scheme- Life assurance scheme- Annual paid volunteering day- Flexi hours and agile working- Free parking- Paid professional subscriptions