HR and Compliance Officer

Do you have a passion for compliance and high ethical standards? Are you highly motivated and have a desire to help our ethical agenda? Looking for an exciting new career opportunity?

As an inclusive, forward-thinking business, we take pride in our approach to our HR & Ethical Standards across Avara Foods and are looking for a highly competent and motivated HR and Compliance Officer to join our team based at our Brackley (Northamptonshire) or Telford (Shropshire) sites.

Purpose of the role:

The HR & Compliance Officer  plays a key part in ensuring our people processes meet the highest ethical, legal, and compliance standards, while supporting recruitment and wider HR operations.

You’ll be working in a collaborative and supportive environment, helping to maintain compliance across our workforce and supply chain, while contributing to continuous improvement across HR processes.

Your key responsibilities as a HR and Compliance Officer will include:

1. Support Ethical Compliance & Standards:
• Assist in ensuring that HR practices follow ethical recruitment standards and comply with legal requirements, including diversity, equality, and non-discrimination.
• Assist in setting internal compliance standards and processes to ensure ongoing adherence to ethical recruitment practices across all HR functions.
• Stay informed on the latest compliance and regulatory changes and ensure our record with key partners such as Stronger Together, Responsible Recruitment, and SEDEX, are up to date and changes are communicated across the HR team.
2. Recruitment & Partner Compliance:
• Support in ensuring that recruitment agency partners, suppliers (such as catering providers), and contractors meet company compliance and ethical standards.
• Assist with refining and managing recruitment processes that align with company policies and regulatory requirements, ensuring consistency with Responsible Recruitment standards and a focus on modern slavery prevention.
• Contribute to the onboarding process, ensuring all new starters meet legal and company compliance standards.
• Monitor visa management and right-to-work status for new hires and employees to ensure ongoing compliance for those with work visas.
3. Training & Process Documentation:
• Assist in maintaining and updating training resources to ensure compliance with both legal requirements and internal standards.
• Ensure the deliver human rights and ethics training, at the relevant levels, to ensure HR and relevant employees are informed and comply with the company’s ethical and legal standards. As well as general awareness and understanding for all employees is met.
• Support in the ongoing review and improvement of HR processes, such as job descriptions and recruitment procedures, to maintain consistency and compliance.
4. Audit Support, Internal Auditing & Data Management:
• Assist with the preparation of audits by ensuring HR files and records are accurate, up-to-date, and easily accessible.
• Help maintain HR data systems, ensuring compliance with data protection and privacy regulations.
• Support in setting internal auditing standards and resource provider audits to ensure continuous improvement in compliance and operational processes.
• Support the HR Management Team to ensure that the company remains compliant with SEDEX requirements.
5. Monthly Compliance Checks & Data Integrity:
• Support ongoing monthly compliance checks across HR operations, ensuring that all necessary welfare conversations are held with employees to monitor well-being and compliance.
• Assist in maintaining data integrity within HR systems, ensuring accuracy and completeness of records.
• Contribute to identifying hot topics and key learnings from HR operations, bringing insights to the team and ensuring best practices are followed.
6. Continuous Improvement Support:
• Contribute to the improvement of internal HR processes, including recruitment workflows, HR documentation, and employee record-keeping systems.
• Help collect and analyse data for process reviews, supporting the implementation of more efficient procedures within HR.
7. Wider HR / Resourcing Support:
• Provide additional support to the wider HR / Resourcing team to support day -to – day operations or as cover is needed.
• Assist with internal communications within HR, such as drafting updates related to compliance.
• Support in maintaining clear and accurate records of HR policies and procedures.

What we are looking for:

Skills and Qualifications:

• A keen interest in HR, compliance, and operations, with a desire to develop a career in HR.
• Strong attention to detail, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• A proactive approach to learning and adapting to new HR practices and compliance regulations.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and knowledge of HR software is beneficial, but not essential.

Training & Development

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a passion for HR and ethical compliance, or someone looking to develop their career in HR.

We are committed to helping our people develop and grow. For the right individual, this role offers access to training and development opportunities across HR and compliance.

Whether you’re building on existing experience or starting your HR journey, we provide the support, mentoring, and learning opportunities to help you develop your skills and progress your career.

What’s in it for you?

As an HR and Compliance Officer you will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded.

We offer comprehensive training as well as continuous development as you build your career with us. You can also look forward to benefits that amongst other things include the following:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• 31 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Matched pension contribution up to 6%
• Staff shop / staff sales at hugely discounted prices
• Access to our Employee Benefit Scheme, which includes unlimited remote GP appointments and unlimited mental health sessions, physiotherapy sessions, medical second opinion consultation, and other discounts and perks, such as savings & discounts on weekly costs.

Who are we, and what do we do?

• You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.
• We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door – meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

If you’re ready to work in a dynamic environment alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today!

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.

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Do you have a passion for compliance and high ethical standards? Are you highly motivated and have a desire to help our ethical agenda? Looking for an exciting new career opportunity?

As an inclusive, forward-thinking business, we take pride in our approach to our HR & Ethical Standards across Avara Foods and are looking for a highly competent and motivated HR and Compliance Officer to join our team based at our Brackley (Northamptonshire) or Telford (Shropshire) sites.

Purpose of the role:

The HR & Compliance Officer  plays a key part in ensuring our people processes meet the highest ethical, legal, and compliance standards, while supporting recruitment and wider HR operations.

You’ll be working in a collaborative and supportive environment, helping to maintain compliance across our workforce and supply chain, while contributing to continuous improvement across HR processes.

Your key responsibilities as a HR and Compliance Officer will include:

1. Support Ethical Compliance & Standards:
• Assist in ensuring that HR practices follow ethical recruitment standards and comply with legal requirements, including diversity, equality, and non-discrimination.
• Assist in setting internal compliance standards and processes to ensure ongoing adherence to ethical recruitment practices across all HR functions.
• Stay informed on the latest compliance and regulatory changes and ensure our record with key partners such as Stronger Together, Responsible Recruitment, and SEDEX, are up to date and changes are communicated across the HR team.
2. Recruitment & Partner Compliance:
• Support in ensuring that recruitment agency partners, suppliers (such as catering providers), and contractors meet company compliance and ethical standards.
• Assist with refining and managing recruitment processes that align with company policies and regulatory requirements, ensuring consistency with Responsible Recruitment standards and a focus on modern slavery prevention.
• Contribute to the onboarding process, ensuring all new starters meet legal and company compliance standards.
• Monitor visa management and right-to-work status for new hires and employees to ensure ongoing compliance for those with work visas.
3. Training & Process Documentation:
• Assist in maintaining and updating training resources to ensure compliance with both legal requirements and internal standards.
• Ensure the deliver human rights and ethics training, at the relevant levels, to ensure HR and relevant employees are informed and comply with the company’s ethical and legal standards. As well as general awareness and understanding for all employees is met.
• Support in the ongoing review and improvement of HR processes, such as job descriptions and recruitment procedures, to maintain consistency and compliance.
4. Audit Support, Internal Auditing & Data Management:
• Assist with the preparation of audits by ensuring HR files and records are accurate, up-to-date, and easily accessible.
• Help maintain HR data systems, ensuring compliance with data protection and privacy regulations.
• Support in setting internal auditing standards and resource provider audits to ensure continuous improvement in compliance and operational processes.
• Support the HR Management Team to ensure that the company remains compliant with SEDEX requirements.
5. Monthly Compliance Checks & Data Integrity:
• Support ongoing monthly compliance checks across HR operations, ensuring that all necessary welfare conversations are held with employees to monitor well-being and compliance.
• Assist in maintaining data integrity within HR systems, ensuring accuracy and completeness of records.
• Contribute to identifying hot topics and key learnings from HR operations, bringing insights to the team and ensuring best practices are followed.
6. Continuous Improvement Support:
• Contribute to the improvement of internal HR processes, including recruitment workflows, HR documentation, and employee record-keeping systems.
• Help collect and analyse data for process reviews, supporting the implementation of more efficient procedures within HR.
7. Wider HR / Resourcing Support:
• Provide additional support to the wider HR / Resourcing team to support day -to – day operations or as cover is needed.
• Assist with internal communications within HR, such as drafting updates related to compliance.
• Support in maintaining clear and accurate records of HR policies and procedures.

What we are looking for:

Skills and Qualifications:

• A keen interest in HR, compliance, and operations, with a desire to develop a career in HR.
• Strong attention to detail, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• A proactive approach to learning and adapting to new HR practices and compliance regulations.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and knowledge of HR software is beneficial, but not essential.

Training & Development

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a passion for HR and ethical compliance, or someone looking to develop their career in HR.

We are committed to helping our people develop and grow. For the right individual, this role offers access to training and development opportunities across HR and compliance.

Whether you’re building on existing experience or starting your HR journey, we provide the support, mentoring, and learning opportunities to help you develop your skills and progress your career.