We are looking for a Senior HR Advisor (SHRA) on a fixed term basis for a parental leave cover for a period of approx. 12 months. This role would suit a Senior HR Advisor looking for a new challenge or an experienced HR Advisor, People Advisor, Employee Relations (ER) Advisor, HR Officer with strong operational experience who can manage their own workload, looking for that next step up where they will gain personal development and mentoring from an established and experienced HR Business Partner.

Reporting into our HR Business Partner for Distribution, and working in partnership with them, the SHRA role is key in providing proactive and knowledgeable HR support across our two sites in Grantham, Lincolnshire and Frating, Colchester, Essex.

As this role will be working with our Distribution Warehouse teams who are always on site, you will be able to work from home occasionally but will need to be able to travel regularly to both sites. You should expect to spend roughly 4 days on site each week, but this could flex up a full week at times with the needs of the business.

The key responsibilities are to:

• Support key stakeholders in providing advice and guidance regarding people challenges within their teams and taking a pragmatic approach to the management of these.

• Be responsible for an ER case load and ensuring proactive support and management of this.     

• Work with the HR Business Partner and Senior Management team, to establish trends and seek to address them.

• Provide local management of the HR element in change projects, with support of HR Business Partner as required.

• Lead or support various projects across the two sites, acting as a valued member of the HR team.

To thrive in this position you’ll bring:

• Relevant HR experience, demonstrating impartiality and empathy when addressing various cases.

• An approachable nature, you'll effortlessly connect with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• You'll be a confidential and trusted advisor, consistently fair and objective in your decision-making.

• Experience in, change management, and working within a fast-paced unionized environment will be highly valuable.

• Your adaptable mindset and lateral thinking skills will assist in finding innovative solutions to diverse challenges.

• Exceptional listening and influencing skills, coupled with strong prioritisation and organisation abilities, will enable you to excel in this role.

• Attention to detail and accountability will be second nature to you, as you take ownership of your workload and deliver proactive support.

• Resilience and emotional intelligence will empower you to navigate sensitive situations with compassion. 

If this sounds like your next opportunity, please apply with your CV and cover letter telling us why you’re a great fit for the role and why the opportunity is of interest to you by midnight on Sunday 25th February 2024. As part of your application, we’d like you to include your response to the following question in your Cover Letter:

Tell us about your experience working on change management projects and what you enjoy the most about them.

Salary: £38,000 - £44,000 plus £2k travel allowance depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus benefits.

About Penguin:

We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

Competitive benefits package: Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

Our benefits include:

• Financial – income protection, life assurance, childcare allowance
• Wellbeing – healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, health checks
• Lifestyle – enhanced parental leave, tech scheme

For our full benefits list please visit: https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/what-we-offer/

The recruitment process: You can read about our recruitment process at https://www.penguinrandomhousecareers.co.uk/how-we-hire/

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we're part of the offer an interview scheme. This is where disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role can opt in to get to the next recruitment stage. There may be some situations where volume of applicants means we can't take all eligible candidates to interview.

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

Company: The Random House Group Limited 

Country: United Kingdom 

State/Region: Lincolnshire 

City: Grantham, Lincolnshire & Frating, Colchester 

Postal Code: NG31 7XQ 

Job ID: 268056