Human Resources Information System Consultant (Remote)

Job Purpose

To work on a range of projects for our clients from assessing current HR systems to scoping requirements for new HR systems and supporting the implementation of an HRIS into a client business. The Consultants at ReThink HR get involved at various stages of HRIS projects from selection, implementation kick off or project rescues (mid-way) and work with our clients to ensure that they can achieve the most value from their chosen software package. Working as a trusted advisor to the client, our consultants are hands-on project managers responsible for keeping everything on track but also closely involved with the configuration, process design and change management work. This role will provide experience with multiple sectors and sizes of business and will involve a combination of home working and working from client offices, it will therefore involve (infrequent) travel across the UK.

Key Accountabilities

• To provide clients with high-quality HRIS scoping, selection and implementation services, ensuring projects are delivered to meet client needs, expectations and project briefs.
• To act as the client’s internal project lead, using project management tools to coordinate, track and deliver projects, managing change, risks and issues and reporting templates to keep key stakeholders engaged and up to date.
• To build strong relationships and work effectively with external HRIS project and customer success teams, to ensure roles and responsibilities are clear, timelines work for the client and to manage risks and issues that arise with a positive, solution focused mindset.
• To research and understand our client’s businesses, key influencers and ways of working to align your approach and advice with their culture and needs.
• To learn new technology quickly, giving clients confidence in our advice and recommendations.
• To proactively support clients to map and redesign processes, documenting ‘as is’ processes and advising and supporting the design of future processes to maximise the effectiveness of their chosen product(s).
• To design and produce tools and training to support the client to rollout and embed new software and maximise end user engagement.
• To work on internal projects and personal development on non-client delivery days, researching new products, sharing learning with the team, recording lessons learned and updating tools and templates as required.
• To manage your own time and approach with clients, ensuring our clients receive exceptional service whilst projects remain commercially viable.
• To accurately track and record time spent on activities to ensure client billing is correct and enable workforce planning.
• To enjoy your role! We want you to love what you do and enjoy working with our clients.

Person Specification

• Client-focussed – adaptable, personable, confident, collaborative.
• Recent experience in-house or as a consultant advising and influencing your business group.
• A love of problem solving and building relationships.
• The ability to work confidently with people throughout an organisation from the Board to front line.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt style and approach to suit different sectors and management styles.
• Strong interest in developing skills and experience in HRIS.
• Ability to quickly interpret client needs and solve problems.
• Strong listening skills and relationship building experience.
• Good commercial awareness.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Willing and able to travel to clients across the UK.

Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with at least one Tier 2 HR system e.g. PeopleXD, MHR, Ciphr, Cascade, XCD, SagePeople etc.
• Experience of being closely involved with an HRIS system implementation project, whether as a project manager or HR team introducing software to the employer.
• Hands-on configuration experience e.g. data import, code tables, workflows, report designing.
• Awareness of integrations between an HRIS and other internal/external systems – not technical but to support and facilitate vendor discussions with IT stakeholders.
• Data analysis experience, PowerBI an advantage.
• Formal project management qualification e.g. PRINCE2 or the desire to achieve this in the short term (can be funded by us).
• Experience of multi-workstream project management including:
• Managing and coordinating project plans
• Tracking activities
• Managing risk
• Owning and driving project initiatives
• Experience of process mapping and redevelopment, utilising influencing skills as required.
• Strong MS Office skills, particularly Microsoft Office Excel e.g. v-lookups, pivot tables.
• Confidence and credibility communicating with senior managers.
• Willing and able to work with ambiguity and to proactively build structure into projects.

What we offer

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and an additional day off on your birthday each year
• 5% pension contribution (you contribute 3%+ to meet autoenrollment requirements)
• 2.5 hours of “time back” each week for a late start, long lunch or early finish (subject to client commitments)
• Annual bonus and pay review
• Remote working with team support via regular calls throughout the week
• Quarterly social meet ups and annual away day
• CIPD membership and attendance of conference events
• Investment in personal and professional development
• Autonomous working with team support when needed