HR Advisor

Full Time / Full Year / Maternity Cover

The Accord Multi Academy Trust are seeking to appoint a HR Advisor (Recruitment & Casework) to deliver a high quality, efficient and effective HR service to all staff across the Trust. This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative, driven and committed HR Advisor to be part of an energetic and hard-working HR team that takes great pride in delivering an outstanding and caring HR service across our 4 academies and the central team.

You will lead on the organisation and provision of an efficient and comprehensive recruitment service and appointment of staff across the Trust, following safer recruitment principles at all times. You will support the HR Manager and act as lead advisor for case management, providing advice during absence, performance, conduct and organisational change.

To be successful in this role you will have strong HR generalist experience, be a strong communicator, be friendly and approachable, calm under pressure and an excellent team player. Compliance will be a key focus of this role so excellent attention to detail will be essential.

You will be qualified to CIPD Level 5, with experience of working either as a HR generalist or HR specialist, and have a good understanding of HR policies and procedures.

This position is temporary to cover maternity leave for up to one year.

We are confident that new staff joining our Trust will feel welcomed and happy to have chosen us. We encourage prospective applicants to visit prior to applying and to take a look at our website for further information regarding our ‘People Pledge’ and our recently launched Employee Benefit package Working For Our Trust - Accord (accordmat.org)

Working for the Trust you will have access to the following:

• Employee Benefits Portal & SmartSpending App including local and national discounts;
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme & Healthcare Cash Plans;
• Salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle 2 Work and SmartTech;
• 29 days' annual leave per annum plus bank holidays;
• Free, on-site parking at every academy site;
• Dedicated site office;
• Generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme) with an employer contribution rate of 16.1% - for further details and the employee contribution rate go to https://www.lgpsmember.org/your-pension/the-essentials/your-contributions/

For an informal discussion about this position please contact hr@accordmat.org or call on 01924 282748.

Application forms are available from Vacancies - Accord (accordmat.org)

Completed application forms to be returned to hr@accordmat.org

Closing date: Sunday 5 November 2023

Interviews to be held: week commencing 6 November 2023

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, The Trust reserves the right to interview sooner than the specified date above. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

We are committed to providing a culture of inclusion, respect and equity of opportunity that attracts, supports, and retains high quality colleagues from all backgrounds and across all job roles at the Trust. We welcome and encourage applications from, but not limited to Black, Asian, other ethnic minority groups, individuals who identify as LGBT+; and/or are registered with a disability. Candidates will always be shortlisted based on the content of application against the job description and essential criteria without access to the personal details information.

The Accord Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.