People and OD Advisor

QE Facilities•Washington, WA

About The Position

Supporting the Deputy People and OD Lead, you will work in partnership with operational managers and their teams, providing operational advice on people and OD matters in line with the needs of the business. You will be forward-thinking, operationally minded, and informed by data, using HRIS and workforce information systems to generate insight, monitor trends, and support evidence-based decision-making across the organisation. You will take shared accountability under the direction of the Head of People Services for the QE Facilities people strategy, providing guidance and operational advice on a range of matters to reach business-focused solutions. This will include operational advice and guidance relating to terms and conditions, absence, discipline, grievance, harassment and bullying, organisational change, and ensuring consistent application of employment law.

Requirements

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment or education references covering 3 years.
If you have gaps you will be required to provide character references.
Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment or education references covering 3 years.
Where possible this should be from two separate employers.
Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Applicants who have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date are to assume that their application has been unsuccessful.

Responsibilities

Provide professional People and OD Support and advice to the organisation on a range of people and OD issues, to include but not limited to, attendance/absence management, disciplinary and grievance matters, performance issues, policy interpretation and advice, organisational change, and development, bullying and harassment, employment legislation matters, retention, maternity, paternity and parental leave matters, redeployment, probationary periods, and flexible working.
Develop effective working relationships with colleagues throughout the organisation at all levels.
Regularly communicate highly sensitive and contentious information effectively in writing and verbally with individuals (i.e., during disciplinary investigations or personal sickness meetings).
Work in partnership to develop and maintain effective relationships with staff side representatives, including actively demonstrating an inclusive and consultative approach when dealing with all staff.
Support the Head of People Services and Deputy People and OD Lead with organisational and group level projects and people policies, ensuring that they represent best practice, meet all appropriate employment legislation, drive improvements and effective people practices.
Interpret regulations, standards, employment legislation and case law, providing effective operational advice and guidance.
Support all Employee Relations case work and associated panels, providing guidance and support and being responsible for ensuring the process is correctly administered.
Maintain and utilise HRIS / workforce systems (e.g. ESR, rostering, absence and recruitment systems) to ensure data quality and accurate people records.
Produce regular workforce dashboards and reports covering key metrics such as sickness absence, turnover, vacancy rates, appraisal compliance, training compliance and workforce trends.
Provide advice and support to managers on a wide range of complex or sensitive issues, working within policies and procedures, making judgements on a case-by-case basis.
Use initiative, self-motivation and self-direction to manage own workloads, projects and demands to ensure that work is delivered on time and meets quality and assurance standards.
Continually develop professional knowledge and skills by keeping up to date with external trends and best practice in the areas of expertise and people more broadly.