HR Shared Services Adviser 

1 x 6 month fixed term contract, Full-time (37.5 hours), 1 x 6 month fixed term contract, Part-time (30 hours)
£23,400 to £24,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6C) 
Manchester city centre. In this role you’ll work in a hybrid way – splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy), initially training will take place on site 

We’re looking for a HR Shared Services Adviser to join the Colleague Contact team within our wider Co-op Business Services (CBS) organisation. CBS is made up of a number of diverse teams dedicated to delivering high-quality, reliable and cost-effective business services across our Co-op. You’ll play a key role in helping CBS to support and realise our group vision of ‘co-operating to build more value for member-owners every day’.

You’ll provide high-quality telephone, administrative and systems support to all colleagues throughout the Co-op, as well as our external customers. This is a fast-paced and varied role, and if you have the administrative ability and natural people skills that we need, then we can offer you the chance to build your profile and develop a career within HR, whilst gaining invaluable experience across a wide range of business areas in our Co-op.

What you’ll do

• Respond to queries and deal with requests professionally and sensitively. 
• Provide a high-quality telephony and administrative support to our colleagues 
• Build and maintain relationships with key partners across the CBS and the wider business
• Spot opportunities to improve processes and streamline ways of working
• Work to ensure we meet our key performance indicators as a team and individually, as well as supporting the wider Colleague Contact function
• Gain support and mentorship from experienced colleagues within the team and demonstrate outstanding customer service skills

This role would suit people who have

• Great organisational skills with a high level of attention to detail
• Strong communication skills and the ability to manage sensitive situations with professionalism and confidentiality 
• Good level of IT skills using a variety of different systems, with the ability to confidently use programmes in the Microsoft Office suite
• A desire to develop a career within human resources

Why Co-op? 

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Grocery Aid – 24/7 access to a range of emotional, financial, and practical support services for you and your family

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.