HR Advisor

Following the introduction of a Business Partner model within the Trust, we are looking to recruit a professional HR Advisor to support our proactive HR services across the Trust, contributing to the overall success of our HR function.

You will be joining at an exciting time when we are moving the function forward with key projects, including systems projects and the rollout of new processes and practices. It’s a time when ideas and contributions from all team members are key to our collaborative success.

In this role, you will work within our central HR function, which administers the whole employee lifecycle process, covering resourcing, learning and development, pay and reward, employee relations and employee operations.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Operational experience of working within an HR department supporting Line Managers
• English and Maths at GCSE level at grade C (4) or above
• A relevant qualification in HR
• Experience of working within a split-site organisation with a central function
• Good ICT skills

This is a fixed-term role until 31 August 2025. We are happy to talk about flexible working, and this post can also be term time only.

About us

At Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, we enrich lives and transform futures. Our four academies in and around Birmingham offer an outstanding quality of education, recognising that all our children are individuals and delivering exceptional pastoral care to ensure their happiness. Whilst we place strong emphasis on academic achievement, we take a holistic view of education and maintain exciting extracurricular programmes to create the well-rounded young adults of tomorrow. We’re also creating outstanding careers that could take you anywhere within our network – and take your future anywhere you want to go.

Benefits

When you join Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, you join a nurturing family where your professional satisfaction and personal happiness really count. You can expect heavy investment in your career development alongside an outstanding package of benefits, including a generous pension scheme, employee recognition and assistance programmes, Bike2Work and green car schemes, the Perkbox wellness hub and discount platform, and much more. As to the future? Well, that’s entirely up to you, with the only limit on your progression being your ambition and abilities.

Closing date: 9.00am on 22 July 2024.

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as well as providing evidence of qualifications.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974