HR Advisor - Part time

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

Bio-Techne is committed to product quality, customer satisfaction, continued improvement, minimising environmental impacts and conserving natural resources. Environmental and quality management is an integral core value and vital part of the Bio-Techne culture.

Position Summary:

We are growing and have ambitious plans over the coming years. The EMEA HR team supports a diverse workforce across 16 countries and we are looking for an experienced HR Advisor to enhance the support we provide our employees in France. Based in our office in Massy, the HR Advisor will assist with the day-to-day operations of the HR team, handling general administrative and advisory duties. This role will be the first point of contact for HR advice and support to line managers and employees based in France and a key support for our French Country Manager. Reporting to the Director of HR based in our European headquarters in the UK, they will ensure HR matters are handled fairly and consistently, in line with legal and company requirements, and our EPIC values.

Key Responsibilities:

HR Operations

• Generate employee documentation, including that relating to new starters and any employees leaving the business. This will include producing offer letters, employment contracts and contract addendums.
• Collaborate with internal and third-party payroll colleagues to ensure accurate information is shared in a timely manner, as well as working to quickly resolve any issues that might occur for our employees.
• Provide advice and support to both managers and employees on HR policies & procedures, escalating to a senior manager or HR Business Partner when required.
• Support and coach managers through policies and procedures, such as probationary reviews and absence management.
• Manage workflow from the shared EMEA HR inbox; able to handle HR matters in a timely and reliable way that is in accordance with legal requirements.
• Collaborate with the wider EMEA HR team, regularly sharing information and communicating as well as supporting any formal processes.
• Creating and maintaining GDPR compliant employee information records in our HR Information System (HRIS) and individual employee files, and act as the system administrator for the benefits portals. This will include collaborating with our colleagues in the US to ensure transactions are completed accurately in the HRIS.
• Manage the Horoquartz software in collaboration with the Rennes and Massy teams, and use this software to make reports relating to payroll, absenteeism etc.

Talent Acquisition and Onboarding

• Work closely with the Talent Acquisition Specialist for EMEA and hiring managers to ensure roles have the required approvals and help to deliver a great candidate experience.
• Coordinate the appointment process for successful applicants.
• Ensure all right to work checks are conducted accurately and in a timely manner.
• Liaise with the Company’s Occupational Health Advisors for all pre-employment medical checks, when required.
• Provide local recruitment support which might include placing of adverts, applicant processing, and making offers of employment.
• Co-ordinate inductions at global, regional and local levels and provide support to Managers to design an effective onboarding programme for new starters.
• Ensure that employees are registered on the Learning Management System and that records are maintained.

Other responsibilities

• There will be opportunities to get involved in project work alongside the EMEA and / or global HR teams.
• Utilise the HRIS to produce reports to support business partnering and decision-making across the organisation.
• Support the Country Manager with accident reporting and other matters relating to health and safety compliance.
• Act as the Deputy to Country Manager while representing Bio-Techne on the Social and Economic Committee (CSE).

Education and Experience:

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  Demonstrable experience of working in an HR Advisory role
• Experience of using own initiative and working autonomously
• Fluent written and spoken English and French is essential
• Up to date knowledge of French employment legislation essential; additional awareness across other European jurisdictions is desirable
• A relevant qualification in human resources is required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent attention to detail, time management, and organisational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to perform a wide variety of tasks and multi-task efficiently
• Enjoy working as a team to deliver results, learn and share knowledge
• Ability to remain calm and responsive under pressure, whilst delivering to deadlines
• Ability to handle difficult situations sensitively and with empathy
• Ability to build strong relationships
• Maintain integrity and confidentiality at all times
• Have a flexible attitude to cover work as required.
• Proficient in the use of systems, databases and have strong IT skills
• Willing to travel occasionally to other office locations in Europe.