About M247

We’re so proud of the people and team at M247; our success and growth are a real joint effort. The key to our amazing team is simple – we focus on recruiting the best person for the job. We then create opportunities and equip you with the skills you need to build a successful career.

Our vision is for M247 to be the digital growth and innovation partner of choice. Underpinned by our heritage in connectivity and unified communications (UC) and advanced by our passion for cloud and application-based innovation, we enable our customers to grow and compete in the digital era.

Every single person at M247 has a part to play in our future success, so we look forward to your application and hopefully welcoming you into our team!

HR Advisor
12 Month FTC

Manchester (with hybrid working)

Are you an experienced and talented HR Advisor, who’d relish the opportunity to work for a progressive, market-leading technology solutions business? If so, then read on…

Based in the Manchester region, you will work with the HR Business Partner and wider HR Team to provide support on all aspects of HR to our managers across the UK organisation. You will also work closely with the HR Business Partner to upskill People Management capabilities across the Company.

What you’ll do:

• You’ll support business stakeholders with all aspects of HR by providing a comprehensive HR support to our M247 colleagues and Managers, aligning all decisions to the UK legal framework, commercial requirements and HR Best Practice.
• You’ll provide full HR partnering support to a number of managers across the business (as agreed with the HRBP) to provide them with full HRBP support for all People related issues.
• You’ll coach M247 People Managers to effectively appraise and manage performance in a consistent manner, in accordance with our performance management strategy.
• You’ll support the HRBP and wider HR Team with engagement: Specifically, consistently conducting exit interviews, helping with listening forums, following up on local action plans, as well as identifying pockets of disengagement and taking a localized approach.
• You’ll take a lead on Absence Management: Proactively monitor absence levels across the organisation to identify absence issues. Work with managers to manage problematic absence in accordance with the Company’s Sickness Absence Policy.
• You’ll support the HR Operations team and helping them with complex questions raised to the HR inbox by our colleagues and managers.
• You’ll support managers on several employee relations matters and provide case management as required using a high level of employment law and best practice knowledge to ensure the right outcome: To include performance management and improvement, objective setting, probationary reviews, welfare issues, investigations and disciplinary and grievance processes.
• You’ll escalate ER cases to the HR Business Partner / external solicitors as appropriate.
• You’ll create content for, and be involved in the delivery of, Manager Upskilling Workshops (Lead the Way).
• You’ll support the Talent Acquisition Specialist as required, interviewing with hiring managers, assisting with selection techniques and ideas, as well as feeding into the forecasting of vacancies across M247.
• You’ll work to maintain accurate HR records at all times, delegating responsibility to the HR Generalists where appropriate
• You’ll support the people team on various projects as required to deliver the M247 people strategy.
• You’ll pro-actively suggest improvements to HR processes and policies as appropriate.

Your package and perks

• £30,000 - £35,000 (negotiable) basic salary, based on experience.
• Healthcare Cash Plan and PERKS.
• Company Life Assurance scheme offering 3 times annual salary upon death in service.

• Auto-Enrolment Pension with 3% Employer Contribution.
• Access to payable gym classes.
• Free Car Parking (available 24/7 limited spaces).
• Hybrid office and remote working.
• Flexible working accommodated where possible.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay.
• 24 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holidays an extra day to use on your birthday.
• Holiday purchasing scheme (up to 5 additional days).
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Company sick pay.
• Refer a Friend Scheme – up to £1,000 reward for successful recommendation.

Your skills and experience

• Passionate about HR.
• Preferably Level 5 CIPD qualified or studying towards.
• Demonstrates a positive can-do attitude: You are driven to do what it takes to get things done and deliver on objectives.
• Able to use a flexible approach to overcoming obstacles.
• Accepts change and responds positively.
• Prepared to put forward your own ideas.
• Treats people as equal and generates a rapport built on trust honesty and respect.
• Able to build strong stakeholder relationships quickly, gaining their trust.
• Able and willing to effectively challenge colleagues at all levels when appropriate.
• Great communication skills, both written and verbal.
• A practical and up to date understanding of employment law.
• Commercial awareness and able to understand how the people strategy relates to the success of the wider organisation.
• Excellent Communicator (both written and verbal)
• Mediation skills – able to find win-win solutions to issues
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

What next?

Our established, expanding and exciting values-led business is bustling with diversity, talent and experience.

If you’re looking to develop your career as a Business Analyst, add value to our team and work with the latest cutting-edge technology we want to hear from you.

Why not join us?

All applicants, regardless of gender, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, religion, socio-economic status or any other factor will be treated equally and fairly in the application process.