People Advisor and Compliance Team Leader

The People Advisor and Compliance Team Leader Role is responsible for managing the team that is advising on people-related matters while ensuring compliance with employment and immigration law.

This role plays a critical part in guiding the HR team on complex people related matters, managing right to work and visa and immigration processes. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in HR advisory functions, right to work compliance, managing sponsorships and compliance monitoring.

 What you’ll be doing as a People advisor and Compliance Team Leader

• Lead and manage the People Advisors, ensuring they deliver customer-focused responses that encourage self-service
• Ensure full compliance with SODA approvals, data protection legislation, and security clearance requirements for relevant personnel
• Stay updated on immigration law changes and ensure the People Services Team and managers receives necessary training
• Oversee the handling of complaints and fast-track requests, prioritising them alongside other workload demands to meet service level targets
• Effective liaison with internal and external stakeholders in supporting cases
• Manage the responsibilities of the 'Key Contact,' maintaining accurate details in the Sponsorship Management System for both the license and sponsored workers

Base Location – Hybrid – Clear Water Court Reading
Working Pattern – 36 hours

What you should bring to the role
Essential

• Extensive HR Experience in an Advisory capacity
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in overseeing the visa application and skilled worker processes for employees
• Able to develop team relationships and ways of working together to enable performance
• Proficient in using the Sponsorship Management System
• Experience using/exploring data using business intelligence tools and using data responsibly

Desirable

• Professional qualification or certification in HR such as Qualification in Foundations of UK Immigration Law – OISC – Level 1
• Experience of using SAP HR
• Experience of using ServiceNow

 What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary up to £40,000 per annum depending on experience
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (Plus bank holidays)
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing

Who are we?
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.

Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.

But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?

Working at Thames Water
At Thames Water we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.

We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, background, and differences that each individual brings.

Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.

Find out more about working at Thames Water.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.