Element has an opportunity for an HR Generalist (Global Functions) to support our Group Functions on a 3 month fixed term basis. In this role you will provide full employee-life cycle HR support for several global functions in the execution of high quality, consistent HR processes such as Onboarding, Offboarding, Performance Management, Employee relations, and preparation for annual programs such as merit reviews and annual engagement surveys.

You will provide a full generalist HR service across the functional departments including Finance, Technology, Legal, HR, Communications, Commercial Excellence, Corporate Development and Marketing. This individual will act as first point of contact for managers and employees in the functions dealing with queries and escalating to HR Business Partners where appropriate.

You will have experience working in a generalist HR role with good employment law knowledge and have good verbal and written communication skills.

• Proactively support the delivery of HR Processes within the functions including performance management, people development, recruitment, compensation and employee relations activity
• Carry out data analysis, reporting for projects such as compensation reviews
• Support the implementation of a variety of human resource programs and processes
• Support onboarding, offboarding and employee lifecycle processes
• Ensure full compliance of all employment data in line with GDPR standards

• CIPD level 5 or equivalent (or studying towards this qualification)
• Up to date Employment Law and best practices knowledge for the UK (with knowledge of other countries being advantageous)
• Experience dealing with employee relations such as grievances, disciplinaries and redundancies
• Effective at data analysis skills and reporting
• Works well under own initiative
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written
• Effective time management and problem solving skills
• Strong MS Office skills

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 

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