HR Adviser

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The opportunity

Do you want to further your HR career within a world-renowned organisation? 

UAL is seeking a HR Adviser to play a key role in our ASK HR team. If you’re passionate about HR and the employee lifecycle, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

As a HR Adviser, you will support the ASK HR team to ensure that UAL acts as a good employer and meets all of its relevant obligations. 

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Providing advice, coaching, and guidance to individuals to resolve routine and more complex HR related issues
• The administration of UAL’s People policies, procedures and programmes
• Supporting the employee onboarding process
• HR administration e.g. Payroll and contractual changes, iTrent administration
• Maintaining employee files and records
• Supporting colleagues within the People Strategy hub in the development of People programmes and frameworks
• Gathering and analysing data with useful HR and business metrics and producing written reports.

 

About you

A broad range of HR knowledge and experience of managing key aspects of the employee life cycle is essential, as is experience of working within an HR Operations, ‘Shared Service’ or Helpdesk environment. 

Proven experience of providing professional advice and guidance to employees at all levels is equally important. 

Experience of working in the HE sector is desirable but not essential.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Becky Hatch, Resourcing Adviser via email at Peoplestaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

Our culture

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

We understand the benefits of using AI in work. But, if you are thinking of using it to submit an application, we ask you to think about what value it adds. AI tools tend to lack the personal touch and authenticity we value in candidates. We encourage you to showcase your unique knowledge and skills using your own voice.

If we receive a high volume of applications, the closing day date might close early. We aim to communicate any changes to the closing date with at least 24 hours’ notice. If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please refer to our Contact us page.

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