Job summary
Employer heading
HR Administrator
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
This is a newly created role within the People Directorate at Coventry & Warwickshire ICB (CWICB).
We have recently launched our People Plan for CWICB and we are embedding an HR Business Partner (HRBP) team into CWICB after a transfer of this part of the service from Commissioning Support Unit (CSU). This role will work with our existing team of established and developing HR professionals to shape HR for CWICB and deliver our People Plan.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to act as first point of contact for any HR enquiries. Providing first line HR advice for queries from managers and staff and providing HR administration support.
Highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to provide and coordinate HR administrative services; including for example, the preparation of agendas and minutes, taking appropriate follow-up action as required.
Supporting the HR team with the management of projects, gathering information and undertaking enquiries as and when is necessary.
The post holder will be required to demonstrate a high level of initiative, an ability to organise their day-to-day workload, prioritising and managing large volumes of work; there will be a strong emphasis on working independently on a range of administrative tasks.
The post holder will need to demonstrate a high level of autonomy, acting as the first point of contact for a range of queries and exercising judgement and discretion as to the appropriate response, taking immediate action if necessary or seeking further HR support as required.
Working for our organisation
This role is open to hybrid working with requirements to regularly attend ICB and partner sites across Coventry and Warwickshire (ICB bases at Shire Hall, Warwick and Parkside House, Coventry).
We are a small, hard-working team, looking for a highly motivated individual to join us as we continue to imbed an internal HR service into the organisation. We would welcome candidates who are looking to develop their careers in HR.Â
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Principal Duties
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Provide specialist secretarial/administrative support and advice to the ICB with the HRBPs and HRAs guidance.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Responsible for maintaining the HR inbox and ensuring queries are dealt with in line with KPI’s.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Sorting and prioritising all incoming mail and emails, distributing as appropriate.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Support and maintain appropriate and effective office management systems to ensure a smooth flow of information within the department. Working proactively, suggesting, and implementing changes to local procedures and processes to improve efficiency, where appropriate.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Deal with non-routine enquiries received by the department, sending out all the relevant documents/other information as requested, providing direct support for all enquiries, progress chasing and problem solving.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To carry out a range of administrative tasks applicable to their department/directorate and be able to provide cover for other team members as and when required.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Managing and producing relevant data for the HRBPs and HRAs – e.g., spreadsheets for absence monitoring, expiration of FTCs, HR team plans etc.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Responsible for the provision of basic HR advice via the HR inbox and associated emails
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Provide a professional and proactive business administration service for the customer base.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To organise and co-ordinate meetings/conferences/training events/project or steering group meetings for the team
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Taking and distributing meeting notes, preparing materials where relevant
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Undertaking administrative duties such as filing, maintaining records and mail distributions
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ensuring all urgent and/or confidential communications are received and distributed from/to relevant parties in a timely manner, using judgment and experience to decide which correspondence is passed to the team and which is retained for action as appropriate.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Inputting, monitoring, and checking data, working with all HR team members in the collection of information for performance reporting on relevant team projects.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Acting as an initial point of contact for all teams, including Senior Teams, dealing with, and responding effectively to queries from staff and passing on relevant information to appropriate team members sensitively and autonomously and ensuring complex queries are passed onto the relevant team member.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Running and collating reports which may include reports to the senior management teams as required.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Developing and maintaining effective electronic and paper filing systems, to ensure that information is kept securely and is accessible to other members of the team supporting the business continuity process.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Preparing agendas, taking notes, and distributing notes of meetings including typing up of group discussions and interviews as necessary
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Develop effective working relationships with a range of people across the organisation.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To ensure effective methods of communication are used for ensuring that the message is received by the audience in the most appropriate manner.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To ensure effective methods of communication are used for disseminating information to the wider team and organisation via communication channels, e.g., newsletters, email, intranet.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Identify and resolve queries, escalating where necessary to ensure a swift response.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Work with members of the team to comment on and implement changes to local and national policy, especially relating to recruitment, across the organisation when required.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ensure statutory and mandatory training is kept up to date.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Provide the administrative support for training sessions and programmes offered across the ICB.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Effectively use a range of IT applications, including all Microsoft Office applications, to create reports, project plans and documents
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Take minutes at relevant ICB meetings and in HR processes.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Required to act independently within specific projects, consulting where appropriate for further guidance or information.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Work with national and organisational policies and procedures, seeking advice from senior staff as required.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Concentration is required for checking the accuracy of detailed information, analysing statistics, work pattern may be unpredictable and interruptions frequent.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Post holder will be required to work under pressure and deliver to timescales, with the ability to overcome resistance to change and deal effectively with conflict situations.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ability to travel to and support meetings across Coventry and Warwickshire.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
- Significant administrative experience including initiating and maintaining office systems
- Experience in dealing with the public and dealing with sensitive and confidential information
- Intermediate knowledge of IT systems and software programmes, such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams
- Understanding of Confidentiality and Data Protection Act
Skills
Essential criteria
- Clear communicator - excellent writing, data entry and presentation skills
- Independently able to pull reports containing data and analyse where required
- Able to work without supervision and able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others' workloads to changing and often tight deadlines
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rosie Teasdale
- Job title
- HR Business Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
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