Senior HR Advisor

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Job Description

• Suffolk New College, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 1LT
• £29,427 - £34,266 per annum
• Full Time
• Permanent
• Reference: 7072
• Required as soon as possible

This is an excellent career opportunity to join the Human Resources team at Suffolk New College working across our campuses. Working as part of the HR team you will support the delivery of a pro-active, professional customer-focused, effective, efficient service to internal and external customers, which drives business performance and contributes to the achievement of strategic and operational objectives.

Alongside a HR Business Partner and HR Advisor, you will work with a portfolio of staff providing advice, guidance and support on HR related issues to both management and staff members. Key areas include recruitment and selection, pre-employment, induction and probation, contracts of employment and associated terms and conditions, absence management and employee relations casework. You will ensure all activity is undertaken in accordance with the College's HR policies and procedures, best practice and employment legislation.

With a commitment to delivering excellent customer service and promoting high performance, you will be pro-active in approach, with the ability to work in partnership with management and have excellent administrative and organisational skills, alongside experience of managing HR casework and a good working knowledge of a broad range of HR issues.

Working in an HR team who service three campuses you will be flexible and adaptable in approach with excellent communication skills and a team working ethos as you will be required to support HR team colleagues and provide cover as required.

You will ideally hold a Level 5 CIPD qualification with a commitment towards achieving Level 7 CIPD and you should have achieved mathematics and English at level 2 or equivalent.

This main base for this post is the Ipswich Campus, however Suffolk New College is a multi-campus, therefore you will be required to work at and travel between campuses.

At Suffolk New College, we promote the culture of BeSNC. Implementing BeSNC is not just a choice; it's a commitment to providing the best possible environment for our learners to thrive. It's a commitment to nurturing an inclusive and supportive community where each student, staff and community member can reach their full potential.

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Closing date: midnight, 18 March 2025.

Interview date: 27 March 2025.

This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As part of our on-going commitment to Equality and Diversity, Suffolk New College guarantee to short list all applicants from a black or ethnic minority group who meet the essential criteria and all applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. All appointments are subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We do not recognise any agencies or search agencies acting on our behalf unless they have been officially engaged. Applicants should apply to us directly and not be persuaded to go via an agency.

The college will not recognise any agency fees for recruitment activities unless an active engagement linked to a specific role has been agreed.

The college will not pay fees associated with CVs or applicants who are sent to the college via agencies on a speculative basis or in response to college adverts.

Agencies should refrain from sending CVs to anyone working for the college on a speculative basis. The college will make approaches to agencies via our HR team if we feel that we need assistance with a post.

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