HR Advisor

We believe that innovation often stems from connecting different areas and ideas, and that working together in person can be an important enabler for that. We therefore expect people to be in the Birmingham office ~40 days/year (roughly one day per week). The HR team (currently consisting of a team of 5 ) has built a solid reputation for day-to-day HR operational delivery and for also designing and implementing effective people solutions. The Senior HR Advisor will be responsible for the following: Key Deliverables

• Lead complex employee relations cases including disciplinaries, grievances, absence, and performance issues, appeals
• Lead on HR policies, processes, and frameworks
• Partner with senior managers to support business objectives through people strategies
• Support the Head of HR with strategy, project work design, implementation & delivery
• Lead with design and delivery of line management training
• Take ownership of projects and processes including Annual Bonus and Pay Review cycle, Listening Survey, Gender Pay Gap and Benchmarking.
• Own performance management frameworks and processes and drive capability across the organisation
• Support end-to-end recruitment delivery
• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, providing challenge and guidance on recruitment decisions where needed
• Support and drive organisational change initiatives
• Oversee HR systems, reporting, and data-driven outcomes
• Identify trends in HR metrics and implement solutions to improve retention, engagement, and performance
• Support the HR Advisor with payroll and benefits, ensuring accuracy and efficiency, processing where cover is required
• Ensure legal compliance and manage HR risk across the organisation
• Provision of admin support., In the recruitment process we, Energy Systems Catapult Limited, are a "Data Controller". This means that we are responsible for deciding how we hold and use personal data about you., Collected only for valid purposes that we have clearly explained to you and not used in any way that is incompatible with those purposes;
Relevant to the purposes we have told you about and limited only to those purposes; Accurate and kept up to date; Kept only as long as necessary for the purposes we have told you about; Kept securely. The Kind of Personal Data we hold about you In connection with your application for work with us, we will collect, store and use the following categories of personal information about you: The information you have provided in our application form; The information you have provided to us in your curriculum vitae and covering letter; Any information you provide to us during an interview; Any other information provided by you as part of the recruitment process. We may ask you for information to allow us to monitor our equal opportunities and diversity performance in recruitment. Also, if you inform us that you have a disability we will keep this information on record to allow us to make reasonable adjustments as needed. How we will use your Personal Data We will use the personal data we collect about you to: Assess your skills, qualifications and suitability for the role; Carry out background and reference checks, where applicable; Communicate with you about the recruitment process; Keep records relating to our hiring processes; Manage recruitment related activities, which includes setting up and conducting interviews and tests for applicants, evaluating and assessing the results thereto, and as is otherwise needed in the recruitment and hiring processes; Comply with legal or regulatory requirements. We will also use information about any disability you may have to consider whether we need to provide appropriate adjustments during the recruitment process. Such processing is lawful as it is necessary for our legitimate purpose in seeking to attract, evaluate, and select applicants for employment. Data Sharing: Greenhouse Software Inc Your personal data will be shared with Greenhouse Software, Inc., a cloud services provider located in the United States of America and engaged by us to help manage our recruitment and hiring process. Accordingly, if you are located outside of the United States, your personal data will be transferred to the United States once you submit it through this site. This transfer will be subject to appropriate additional safeguards under the Privacy Shield so as to comply with EU law. Data Retention We will retain your personal data for a period of 12 months after we have communicated to you our decision about whether to appoint you to the role. We retain your personal data for that period so that we can show, in the event of a legal claim, that we have not discriminated against candidates on prohibited grounds and that we have conducted the recruitment exercise in a fair and transparent way. After this period, we will securely destroy your personal data in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.


• CIPD qualified - Level 5 or above
• Proven HR generalist experience
• Thorough knowledge of employment law, including all facets of a fast-moving HR service and exposure/management of payroll including sound knowledge, understanding and practical application of HR best practice & legislation
• Outstanding PC Skills -including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Experience of using HR systems
• Processing payroll experience
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail, along with strong organisational skills (including the ability to prioritise own workload) and able to perform well under pressure when required
• Ability to build credible stakeholder relationships.
• Demonstrate discretion, tact, confidentiality and professionalism
• A proactive approach, with ability to work in a dynamic environment to meet business needs
• Proven recruitment support experience
• Highly motivated
• Adaptable well to change
• Dependable and team orientated
Applicable to all Opportunities
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to excel in fast-paced organisational environment with lots of variety.
• Taking ownership of work and managing this effectively and efficiently
• Open to change and adapts well to setbacks or pressurised situations
• Supportive, positive and constructive in relation to your interactions with colleagues and external organisations.
• Open to the adoption of new technologies, approaches and ways of doing things., Are you eligible to work in the UK (e.g. do you hold a British Passport, do you have pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme , or a UK Ancestry visa , or a Global Talent Visa)
  
  Energy Systems Catapult is an independent research and technology organisation. Our mission is to accelerate Net Zero energy innovation.
Launched in 2015 by Innovate UK, the Catapult has built a team of more than 250 people, with a range of technical, engineering, consumer, commercial, incubation, digital and policy expertise. They draw on sector-leading test facilities, modelling tools, and data collected from our back catalogue of more than 500 research projects. We use that 'whole energy' system capability to support innovative companies -- small and large - to test, trial and scale their new products and services. Our impact comes when those innovators attract new customers, new investment and new grants so they can thrive in the future energy system. Based in Birmingham, Energy Systems Catapult is part of a network of nine, world-leading technology and innovation centres, established by Innovate UK. The Catapult Network fosters collaboration between industry, government, research organisations, academia, and many others to transform great ideas into valuable products and services.

Annual leave 28 days plus bank holidays (FTE) + Buy/Sell holidays Buy/sell holiday - maximum 1 week based on contracted hours + Pension 2 for 1 contribution via salary sacrifice scheme up to 10% + Discretionary bonus scheme + Recognition scheme to celebrate "above and beyond"+ EV Scheme Salary sacrifice + Cycle2work Salary sacrifice + Life assurance 4 x salary + Health Cash Back Plan + Retail and gym discounts + Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 phoneline and 6 free counselling sessions + Snacks and drinks + Annual company off-site event. Flexible working options for eligible employees = (Sabbatical/Compressed/Staggered/Flexible hours) + Working within a hybrid office attendance model with the expectation of being in the office at least 1 day a week + and: Maternity Leave = (100% 13 weeks / 50% 13 weeks/SP 13 weeks/Unpaid leave for 13 weeks) Adoption Leave = (100% 13 weeks/50% 13 weeks/SP 13 weeks/Unpaid leave for 13 weeks) Paternity Leave = (100% 2 weeks) Shared Parental Leave = (100% 10 weeks/50% 13 weeks/SP 13 weeks)