Human Capital Senior Associate (Absence and Wellbeing)

Line of Service

Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

IFS - Human Capital (HC)

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in people operations primarily focus on managing the people lifecycle and the day-to-day operational tasks related to managing employees. This includes activities such as employee onboarding, offboarding, payroll and benefits administration, absence management, employee record-keeping, compliance with labour laws and regulations, and managing employee inquiries and issues. These individuals enable HR processes and systems to run smoothly in order to efficiently support our workforce.

Those in human resource operations at PwC will focus on all areas of Human Resources and the business in executing Human Resources related transactions and administrative activities. You will be a primary HR point of contact in the resolution, escalation or routing of inquiries as needed in line with HR protocols and guidelines, as well as be part of a team of problem solvers that help solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.

Role: Human Capital Senior Associate (Absence and Wellbeing)

Location: Guernsey or Jersey

Line of Service: Business Enablement, People Pillar

Grade: Senior Associate

Contracted Hours per Week: 37.5 hours

PwC Channel Islands Overview

At PwC CI, we help you build, accelerate, and sustain momentum in a world that never stops moving. With our tech-forward and people-empowered network, we provide expert assurance, tax and advisory services to turn challenges into opportunities. Leveraging deep expertise and advanced capabilities, we ensure you’re ready for any future, helping you act boldly and achieve real results.

Job Summary:

As part of the People Operations team, this role plays a crucial part in delivering a great employee experience to the business by using their knowledge of people policies and procedures to ensure effective communication across various stakeholder groups, managing expectations whilst streamlining and simplifying our processes. The role is the SME for Absence and Wellbeing.

Responsibilities:

As part of the resource team, this position is dedicated to optimising staff deployment to foster skill development, cross-project collaboration, and broadened perspectives, all while delivering valuable expertise to our clients. The successful integration of maximum capacity and firm growth is essential for the organisation's success. Collaboration, innovation, and a systematic approach to staffing deployment are core values of our team.

Responsibilities include:

• Oversight and approval of employee absence by monitoring and approving sickness requests in Workday and liaison with Payroll to ensure the appropriate pay adjustments are made as required, monitoring special leave, ensuring consistency in the application of the compassionate leave guidelines, and supporting other types of leave, for example Extended Leave, Unpaid Leave, and Remote Working.

• Oversight of the parental policy and leave, by liaising with expectant parents, ensuring risk assessments are conducted as appropriate and the process for taking a period of parental leave is applied fairly and consistently, ensuring compliance to local legislation.

• Oversight and accountability for wellbeing support, including occupational health, liaison with external providers to support return to work, and workplace adjustments.

• Responsible for ensuring the firm has relevant information in relation to medical conditions and disabilities and that employees are given the relevant support to succeed.

• Assisting in the maintenance of Employee Contracts.

• Contributing to the processing of Internal Transfers and Contractual Changes.

• Support the Global Mobility process, interacting with GM teams globally to ensure appropriate arrangements are in place.

• Supporting Employee Relations cases as required.

• Contribute to Career Coach and Leadership Training.

• Compliance with regulatory requirements and supporting with reporting.

• Other associated tasks and support as part of the People Operations team.

Direct Reports:

This role reports to:

• Human Capital Manager (ER , Policy, Absence and Wellbeing Lead)

There are no direct reports into this role

Qualifications & Certifications:

• CIPD Level 3 or above (or equivalent).

• We are unable to provide a work permit for this role. Candidates must hold their own right to work in Guernsey or Jersey.

Skills & Experience Required:

Essential skills:

• Experience of HR technologies (e.g. Workday).

• Experience of document management complying with GDPR.

• Understanding of employee absence types.

• Understanding of sickness absence requirements in both islands.

• Experience using Occupational Health providers.

• Experience of supporting wellbeing cases.

Desirable skills:

• Experience in development and implementation of HR policy & programmes.

• Knowledge of and experience of communicating with external regulatory authorities.

• Mental Health First Aider experience.

• Experience in reporting & analytical skills.

• Ability to handle pressure and manage conflicting demands.

• A professional and resourceful approach and an ability to build rapport at all levels.

Travel Requirements:

As part of a cross-island team, this role may require occasional travel between the islands and may occasionally require further travel.

The skills we look for in our people:

All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, Evolved PwC Professional.

The Evolved PwC Professional focuses on two core behaviours: Trusted Leadership and Distinctive outcomes. Trusted Leadership is underpinned by core behaviours that Inspire, Empower and Evolve, and Distinctive outcomes is underpinned by behaviours that Champion, Build and Deliver.

Diversity:

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their unique strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business. https://pwc.to/2vY6KZm.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

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Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Communication, Confidential Information Handling, Conflict Resolution, Coordinating Staff, Creativity, Data Quality, Documentation Administration, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Employee Data Management, Employee Engagement Strategies, Employee Life Cycle, Employee Relations, Employee Terminations, HR Software, Human Resources (HR) Metrics, Human Resources (HR) Policies, Human Resources (HR) Service Delivery, Human Resources (HR) Shared Services, Human Resources Assistance {+ 11 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date