U-Drive have a fantastic opportunity for a welcoming and composed individual to join the Head Office team in Poole as our HR Officer/Coordinator. The role will see you getting stuck in to managing a diverse set of HR administrative tasks, as well as upholding our company’s policies, procedures, and objectives. Additionally, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the continuous progress and welfare of our employees.

U-Drive are looking for an HR Officer/ Co-ordinator with bags of integrity and empathy (and a sense of humour!) to join the Head Office team as the primary point of contact for all HR matters within the business. This is a hands-on role, seeing you integrating with all teams across the business and branches, providing oversight and supervision of all HR functions in a generalist capacity. This permanent position (40 hours per week Monday-Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm).

About the Role

As the HR Officer/Coordinator at U-Drive, your role will involve managing a diverse set of HR administrative tasks, as well as upholding our company’s policies, procedures, and objectives. Additionally, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the continuous progress and welfare of our employees.

Key Responsibilities

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the employer’s business objectives and existing HR policies
• Onboard new starters and verify the eligibility of prospective staff to work
• Evaluate training needs in collaboration with department managers
• Plan and occasionally conduct training sessions, including inductions
• Collaborate with various stakeholders on policy matters, such as staff performance and health and safety
• Formulate and implement policies addressing working conditions, performance management, equal opportunities, disciplinary procedures, and absence management
• Advise line managers on the effective implementation of policies and procedures
• Foster a company culture that champions equality and diversity
• Address grievances and execute disciplinary procedures
• Manage staff welfare and administrative activities
• Conduct salary reviews and oversee redundancy processes
• Provide guidance on compensation and other benefits
• Develop and maintain staff handbooks and manage employee records

Requirements

About You

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Business acumen and effective management capabilities
• You will have exceptional interpersonal proficiency, able to establish productive working relationships across all levels within the business
• You will have a strong sense of integrity and approachability, fostering an environment where managers and staff feel comfortable discussing sensitive and confidential matters
• You will adopt active listening in every interaction with all staff members
• You will be naturally organised and adaptable with a great planning aptitude
• You will be proficient in analysing, interpreting, and explaining employment law
• You will have an inquisitiveness and a readiness to challenge organisational culture when necessary
• You will be an excellent team player, able to collaborate seamlessly with a range of individuals and departments
• You will be skilled in compiling and interpreting statistical data, presenting it professionally and comprehensibly
• You will be confident influencing, negotiating and implementing personnel policies
• You will be comfortable working effectively under pressure, managing multiple tasks concurrently and prioritising workload
• Administrative expertise with strong IT skills
• CIPD Level 5 qualification beneficial

Benefits

About Us

U-Drive, a well-established family-owned vehicle rental company with a 42-year legacy, operates over 4,000 vehicles across a daily rental, contract hire and leasing fleet in the UK. Our commitment to excellent service extends to both business customers, and private hirers.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing with length of service
• Employee discount on U-Drive rental vehicles, including discounts for friends and families
• Company-sponsored training and development opportunities
• Access to an Employee Discount Program offering savings on over 3,000 retailers
• Employee Assistance Program in partnership with Health Assured
• Free yearly MOT
• On-site parking where available