HR Advisor (Leave and Exit Management)

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10 months ago
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HR Advisor (Europe) – Leave and Exit Management

  • Contract (6 months)
  • c£26.00 to £28.00 per hour (via Umbrella)
  • x3 days in Stockley Park, Uxbridge, West London
    The Opportunity:
    You will be working as part of team providing First Line Employee Support to internal colleagues (c1500 staff) reporting to the EMEA HR Shared Services Manager for a global pharmaceutical company offering an excellent opportunity to develop and evolve your Human Resources career, offering unrivalled commercial experience.
    You will operate as an escalation point for Tier One (first-line employee support) for questions from employees, manager, executives and HR colleagues regarding HR procedures, processes and policies, with global consistency and local applicability.
    Skills and Experience:
  • HR Shared Services experience, with a minimum of one/two years of experience managing employee absence and/or exit management
  • Experience in using HR Systems, especially Workday is preferred
  • Strong verbal, written interpersonal, and telephone communication skills are required.
  • Possess strong Microsoft Office skills (especially with MS Excel and MS Visio); and ideally with some experience of data analysis and case management tools (ServiceNow)
  • Degree qualified in a related HR-field or CIPD qualified
    Please call Edward Laing here at ISR Recruitment to learn more about working three days per week on-site in Stockley Park on an initial 6 month contract as a HR Advisor for Leave and Exit Management for employees across Europe??

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