Senior HR Advisor - FTC for one Year

Description/Overall purpose of the Job

This is a pivotal, hands-on role , covering a period of maternity leave, you will be responsible for providing dedicated, high-level HR support across dual locations. A primary focus will be supporting the HR Business Partners in harmonising practices and facilitating the successful integration of the two regional HR functions into a cohesive, high-performing team.

The Senior HR Advisor will deliver comprehensive, professional HR support across the entire employee lifecycle, ensuring all processes are efficient, accurate, and fully compliant with company policy and UK employment legislation.

Key Responsibilities

Policy, Governance & Employee Relations

• Review, update, and maintain organisational policies, ensuring compliance with current UK employment law, regulatory requirements, and best practice.

• Lead scheduled policy reviews, coordinating stakeholder input and managing timely approval and publication.

• Develop clear supporting materials (e.g., guidelines, templates, FAQs) to facilitate effective policy implementation.

• Provide expert, first-line HR advice and guidance to Line Managers and employees on day-to-day matters including policy application, absence management, conduct, and performance.

• Develop, refine, and support procedural timelines and documentation for formal ER cases (investigations, disciplinaries, grievances) to promote consistency and fairness.

Recruitment & Onboarding

• Coordinate the full end-to-end recruitment process, including job postings, interview.

• Partner with hiring managers to facilitate end-to-end interview processes, ensuring objective candidate evaluation and a positive candidate experience.

• Ensure an effective and engaging induction experience for all new starters to support smooth business integration.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date recruitment and onboarding records, trackers, and key metrics.

HR Systems & Data Management

• Maintain and update employee records within the HR Information System (Workday), ensuring absolute data integrity and full compliance with GDPR.

• Track and maintain accurate training records, monitor completion rates, and assist with compliance reporting.

• The ability to be highly effective with HR data is essential, including using Workday/Google suite to extract, manipulate, and analyse employee data to generate reports, identify trends, and inform management decisions.

Organisational Development & Project Support

• Support strategic HR initiatives and business projects, including organisational change.

• Contribute proactively to continuous improvement of HR systems and processes to enhance efficiency and the overall employee experience.

• Build trusted, professional working relationships across the business through confident and supportive communication.

Essential

• CIPD Level 5 qualification (or working towards) preferred or equivalent experience.

• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.

• Demonstrable experience in supporting or managing a range of employee relations cases (e.g., disciplinaries, grievances, absence).

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the proven ability to build credibility and trust at all organisational levels.

• Highly proficient in using data to maintain records and report on HR metrics (e.g., Workday).

• Must be willing to work in multiple locations.

Desirable

• Experience in a generalist HR role within a fast-paced, global, mixed matrix organisation.

• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.

Additional requirements

• Due to the nature of this position you will require DBS and be eligible for SC clearance.

• Applicants must meet any/all requirements of Export Compliance Regulations.

• All candidates must possess the current, legal right to work in the United Kingdom.