Senior Hr Advisor

Description:

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The Role

Joining our team as a Senior HR Advisor, you’ll collaborate with HR Business Partners in shaping and implementing the HR People Plan, delivering day-to-day HR support for dedicated business areas. With a keen focus on operational excellence and the employee life cycle, this role is key to connecting people plans and operational delivery. You will have the opportunity to demonstrate HR best practice while working closely with key HR & business stakeholders.

You will work with your peers and demonstrate a real passion for the business, applying good judgment to drive change, add value, and create an environment where people perform at their best. In addition to complex Employee Relations casework, you will also be involved in performance-review cyclical activities and a mixture of HR projects, leading work streams and playing a key role in their success.

Job Description

About the Job:

• Act as a ‘trusted partner’ shaping day-to-day HR support for your business area(s), focusing on colleague and manager experience with a commercial and solution-focused mindset.
• Provide HR support to designated business areas, helping to shape and implement People Plans while supporting managers with escalated ER cases.
• Coach line managers to help them manage their teams effectively and create a positive work culture where employees can thrive.
• Work collaboratively across the HR function to support, drive, and own projects, identifying gaps and implementing appropriate solutions.
• Share best practices, ideas, and learning with colleagues to continuously improve the team’s effectiveness.
• Partner with the Lead HR Advisor, Senior ER Partner, and Policy and Projects Manager to shape team strategies based on business needs.
• Review people policies, focusing on inclusion, wellbeing, hybrid working, and accessibility to ensure managers and employees have clear, relevant information.
• Stay informed on future legislation changes, topical issues, and social challenges to support a complex multi-operation business.

About You:

• Experience working in a dynamic and complex HR environment, balancing project support with day-to-day HR activities.
• Strong understanding and practical application of current employment practices.
• Ability to challenge the status quo in a constructive manner to build trust and drive business improvements.
• Proven experience managing relationships with diverse professionals and stakeholders.
• Advocate for progress and process improvements, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and assessing commercial, operational, and employment risks to create adaptable plans.
• Excellent communicator with a curious mindset, demonstrating integrity in leadership.