People Advisor

University of Bradford 

At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last two years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. 

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Position Overview

We are looking for resilient, positive, and engaging People Advisors to join our People Advisory team within the Directorate of People, Culture and Wellbeing to support operational and strategic people guidance across our Faculties and Directorates.

The role of People Advisor will act as an integral part of the People Advisory team in the delivery of comprehensive employee relations guidance on a daily basis. Key to our success is in the delivery of high quality and consistent advice, and coaching on people matters to managers such as engagement, employee relations, and well-being.  Working as part of a great team, you will encourage a culture of continuous improvement with the ability to engage, inspire and influence others. 

As People Advisor, you will have the ability to build excellent and effective working partnerships with the Dean/Director, senior managers, and staff, and be responsible for delivering innovative and creative people solutions and change management processes that anticipate and meet changing workforce requirements. You will have excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain complex information/rules/employment legislation gaining the trust and respect of colleagues and customers. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of developing People Policies, managing employment related casework, including disciplinary and grievance processes, and delivering a customer focused people advisor service. Alongside this you will have the ability to conduct job evaluation and deliver internal training sessions and 'on the job' training to individuals and groups relating to our People Policies.

You will be CIPD qualified to a minimum of level 5 (or working towards level 5) or hold the equivalent level of experience.

We are an organisation that embeds our values of Excellence, Inclusion, Innovation and Trust in everything that we do.

Informal enquiries prior to application may be made to Kamila Morawiecka-Watkins, Head of People Business Partnering,  (k.morawiecka-watkins2@bradford.ac.uk) who would welcome a conversation with potential candidates. Please contact Belinda Hulme, People Administrator (b.hulme@bradford.ac.uk) to make arrangements. Please note - applicants are asked to provisionally hold Monday 23 September and Friday 27 September for interviews.  

In Return we Offer: 

• An excellent salary package £33,966 - £37,099
• Generous employer contribution pension schemes
• Annual leave starting at 25 days, plus 8 statutory days and 5 customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas) per year. 
• Family-friendly policies 
• Multiple staff support networks
• We are a family-friendly University with an agile workforce and are open to flexible working arrangements.
• Hybrid Role
• Great campus facilities including: 
• Unique fitness centre 
• Physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation

Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home and technology scheme and shopping discounts. Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.

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