HR Advisor

Job Description : 

Do you want to work for a company whose purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, and to transform businesses, communities, and opportunities for it’s employees? Mott 
MacDonald is a global consultancy whose people do exactly that.   
We are looking for an experienced HR professional to undertake HR Advisor role in India who will support the business, and the Regional People team in developing, driving and delivering the People elements of our business plans and other HR priorities. 

Your main responsibilities will be to: 

• Support the business with their People need for development and delivery of the business strategy, monitoring progress on the People Business Plan elements.
• Work collaboratively with key business stakeholders and members of the Regional People team (including other HR Business partners) to understand and articulate what capability is needed to deliver the business strategy. For example, work with key stakeholders e.g., Unit Exec members, Resource/Talent Managers, L&D, TA etc to establish what capability the business has and what the external market has to offer, modelling and matching the supply and demand of talent. 
• Ensure that the teams within the function e.g., TA, L&D etc deliver to the Unit’s expectations and are continuously improving. 
• Measure the performance of the talent strategy and plans, feeding back through to the Unit Exec to ensure there is continuous iteration and improvement. 
• Work with the key stakeholders to identify critical roles and where appropriate, engage early, collaborate with and support the talent acquisition team to establish requirements, thereby enabling the effective acquisition of external talent. 
• Engage and work with key stakeholders to improve Employee Engagement, developing, owning and leading the Unit’s engagement action plan.  
• Work with the business and other HR team members, incl. the Regional EDI Manager to embed our EDI Strategy. 
• Support the HR team with coaching, challenging.
• We suggest replacing ‘challenging and’ with one of these alternatives - Questioning and supporting on general HR issues. 
• Provide robust advice on all HR issues, policies, terms and conditions of employment and employment / immigration legislation. 
• Work with the business to ensure people are fairly selected for the internal Learning and Development programmes (Emerging Leaders etc.) 
• Work with the business and HR team to mitigate risk and provide challenge, advice and guidance accordingly. 
• Support with the provision of workshops to upskill and develop the HR community in India. 
• Contribute to Exec meetings, Resource calls, HR & Talent Acquisition meetings etc. 
• Develop robust employee welfare and well being initiatives periodically. Devise mechanisms for employee feedback to ensure Mott MacDonald is a great place to work and grow. 
• Support ISMA and/or Group projects as and when required. 

Candidate Specification : 

• Degree qualified and will be chartered or have an equivalent level of experience. 
• Strategic focus with the ability to balance tactical operations with strategic initiatives and achieve through others. 
• You will have well developed leadership capability and a track record in managing and delivering HR projects. 
• Comfortable with driving change, demonstrating ownership, enthusiasm, energy and influencing skills 
• You will have well-developed interpersonal skills, an ability to collaborate and build relationships with colleagues at all levels across the Group. 
• An inclusive leader with experience of embedding EDI in all that you and others in the function deliver. 
• You will have excellent presentation and communication skills. 
• You will demonstrate strong organisational skills and exhibit excellent attention to detail. 
• You will have excellent knowledge of HR practices and policies as well as Employment legislation. 
• You will have excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills. 
• Ideally has experience using SAP SuccessFactors or a similar 

If you meet 80% or more of what we’re looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn’t know we need. 

We can offer (subject to Company’s policy):

- Agile and safe working environment

- Competitive annual leave and sick leaves

- Group incentive scheme

- Group term life insurance, Workmen’s compensation and Group medical insurance coverage

- Short and Long-term Global employment opportunities

- Global collaboration and knowledge sharing

- Digital Innovation and Transformation

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.