HR Advisor – AR

Job Details

HR Advisor

Role Purpose

Act as a trusted HR partner to managers, providing expert advice, guidance, and challenge across a broad range of employment matters. Support operational and strategic people initiatives by enabling managers to make informed, business-focused decisions while ensuring compliance with employment legislation, organisational policies, and best practice.

Key Responsibilities

Employee Relations

  • Provide professional advice and guidance to managers on disciplinary, grievance, performance, capability, sickness absence, redundancy, and safeguarding matters.
  • Support managers throughout formal employment processes, ensuring cases are handled fairly, consistently, and in accordance with employment law and organisational policies.
  • Assess and communicate employment risks, recommending practical solutions to support effective decision-making.
  • Liaise with trade union representatives to maintain positive employee relations and support consultation processes.

Business Partnering and Management Coaching

  • Build strong working relationships with managers across assigned service areas.
  • Coach and develop managers’ people management capabilities, promoting best practice and improving confidence in handling employee matters.
  • Challenge and influence management decisions where appropriate, balancing business needs with legal and organisational requirements.

Change Management and Organisational Development

  • Support organisational change initiatives, including restructures, service redesigns, redundancy programmes, and TUPE transfers.
  • Guide managers through consultation and implementation processes, ensuring compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.
  • Contribute to organisational development initiatives that improve workforce performance and engagement.

HR Data, Reporting and Analysis

  • Maintain accurate employee records and organisational structures within HR systems.
  • Analyse workforce data including absence, turnover, and employee relations trends to identify risks and opportunities.
  • Produce management information and recommendations to support workforce planning and operational decision-making.

HR Projects and Policy Development

  • Contribute to corporate and departmental HR projects, ensuring delivery against agreed objectives and timescales.
  • Support the development, review, and implementation of HR policies and procedures.
  • Deliver training and guidance sessions to managers and employees on HR policies, employment legislation, and people management practices.

Pay and Reward

  • Support job evaluation activities by advising managers on job design and role analysis.
  • Participate in evaluation panels to ensure consistency, fairness, and compliance with organisational standards.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

  • Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in all employment-related activities.
  • Ensure HR advice, policies, and practices support an inclusive and equitable working environment.

Key Skills and Experience

  • Proven experience providing HR advice and support across a range of employee relations matters.
  • Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
  • Experience supporting change management, organisational restructures, and redundancy processes.
  • Ability to interpret and analyse workforce data to support business decisions.
  • Experience working collaboratively with managers and trade union representatives.
  • Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and complex casework.
  • Ability to work independently, exercise professional judgement, and deliver solutions-focused advice.

Qualifications

  • A-Level or equivalent qualification.
  • CIPD Level 5 qualified, studying towards Level 5, or willing to work towards professional accreditation.
  • Degree-level qualification desirable.
  • CIPD Level 7 desirable for progression into senior HR roles.