HR Advisor

Overview

In this role you support the Specialty business by delivering day-to-day HR advisory and operations across the employee lifecycle. You’ll be a key contact for managers, ensuring consistent policy application while driving growth, change, and continuous improvement in HR operations. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver onboarding, offboarding, and data-driven insights that inform decisions. This is a chance to contribute to a culture that values collaboration, development, and a no-limits mindset.

Pay / Benefits

• reasonable adjustments
• flexible hours
• hybrid working
• supportive culture
• diversity and inclusion
• career development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Serve as first point of contact for HR generalist queries on absence, performance, conduct, and probation matters
• Support managers with day-to-day people matters and ensure consistent application of HR policies
• Manage employee relations cases from inquiry to resolution, escalating complex issues as needed
• Maintain HR documentation, templates, and trackers with accuracy and proper record keeping
• Assist HR Business Partners on organisational changes, projects, and growth initiatives (including acquisitions)
• Deliver onboarding and offboarding processes with a smooth, consistent experience
• Conduct exit interviews, capture feedback and identify trends for retention improvements
• Produce and analyse HR data/reports (absence, performance, headcount) to support decision-making
• Manage employee data in Workday across job changes, org structures, and contingent workforce
• Coordinate with recruitment, payroll, and HR systems teams to process requisitions and pay-related queries
• Identify process improvements to increase efficiency, automation, and consistency across HR operations
• Support training activities, including induction programs and system-related learning

Key requirements

• Experience in HR Advisory or HR Operations in a fast-paced, complex organisation
• Proven experience managing employee relations and advising managers on people matters
• Experience supporting organisational change, growth or transformation initiatives
• Strong knowledge of HR policies, processes, and employment legislation
• Experience using HR systems (ideally Workday) for data management and reporting
• Ability to analyse data and provide insights for decision-making
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders in a matrix organisation
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a high-volume environment
• CIPD qualification is desirable
• Experience in corporate or professional services HR is desirable
• Strong written and verbal English; good numeracy and comfort with HR metrics

• Clear written and verbal communication
• Stakeholder management in a matrix organisation
• Data-driven decision making
• Workday
• HR systems
• HR data analysis and reporting

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