HR Advisor

PowerOptions, Inc.; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the media sector is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join their HR team in London. The successful candidate will provide proactive guidance across the employee lifecycle and support managers in dealing with employee relations cases. This role offers flexibility between home and office work as well as opportunities for professional development and collaboration across locations.

Benefits

25 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days

Access to Bauer Academy for development

Enhanced parental leave pay

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience across all HR disciplines and processes.
• Understanding of Employment Law in a commercial context.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR support, advice, and guidance on Employee Relation matters.
• Coach managers in handling a range of ER cases.
• Contribute to HR projects and implement new initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Employee Relations

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Education

Level 5 CIPD qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

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Our Team

Join our vibrant and passionate HR team! Were spread across London and Peterborough, supporting all Publishing employees - We live and breathe our company values every day, fostering a dynamic and supportive environment where everyone thrives.

Our Team

Join our vibrant and passionate HR team! Were spread across London and Peterborough, supporting all Publishing employees - We live and breathe our company values every day, fostering a dynamic and supportive environment where everyone thrives.

The Focus Of The Role

We are seeking an experienced HR Advisor to provide proactive, business-focused guidance across all aspects of the employee lifecycle. You will support managers in handling employee relations (ER) cases, including performance, absence, disciplinary, grievances, and employee wellbeing. As a trusted advisor, you'll promote HR best practices, build strong relationships, and help embed our culture in line with our values and growth priorities. Collaborating with HR colleagues, youll also contribute to delivering the operational plan and ensuring our workforce is skilled, resilient, and motivated for the future.

This role is a mixture of working from home and our London office. There may be occasional travel to Peterborough for wider HR team collaboration.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide HR support, advice and guidance on Employee Relation (ER) matters in line with policy, best practice, the business context and legislation.
• Coach managers to become more self-sufficient when dealing with a range of ER cases including family friendly processes.
• Advise and support on operational HR practice and people solutions in line with operational needs and business priorities.
• Maintain, update and co-ordinate the monthly HR report to the Co-CEOs and CFO, liaising with HR BPs/Senior HR Advisor where appropriate.
• Involvement in HR and Publishing projects, implementing and embedding new initiatives across the business.
• Fostering a culture of service excellence, role modelling Bauers values and behaviours, and maximising the contribution that HR makes to the organisation through own efforts and through supporting developing line management to manage their people.
• Be a key contact for the Central HR Ops Team to ensure they have the support from HR Publishing team they need.
• Liaising with Talent Acquisition on driving and embedding the online recruitment process across the business, support with Exit Interviews.
• Working closely with the HR team to review HR processes in order to ensure that they are continuously improved to be effective, efficient and reflect legal compliance, best practice, project and transformation work.
• Championing Diversity and Inclusion through our Belonging at Bauer strategy.
• Actively participate in cultural communities, MHFA, THRIVE, Culture Champions ensuring feedback loops improve our employee experience and lifecycle.
  
  

What Youll Bring

• Able to demonstrate HR professional expertise and sound judgement operating across all general HR disciplines
• Have a good understanding of Employment Law and application of that knowledge in a commercial context
• Ideally possess Level 5 CIPD qualification or relevant demonstrable experience
• Ideally Mental Health First Aid qualified, or with the desire to become qualified and be an active part of our MHFA community.
• Have experience of policy and process improvement as a way of demonstrating continuous improvement with a focus on enhancing our overall employee experience
• Able to use your initiative to problem solve and identify solutions with a flexible approach and the ability to handle sensitive issues diplomatically and confidentially.
• Have experience of providing HR support across multi sites in a large organization with multiple key stakeholders
• Be an excellent and pro-active communicator (both verbal and written)
• Able to manage a busy workload while effectively balancing the needs and expectations of internal stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and quality of work in a fast paced, informal, time-pressured and often ambiguous environment
• Able to work autonomously as well as within a team environment.
• Be able to build strong and credible relationships quickly with the ability to influence and motivate self and others
• Be competent in analytics of HR management information and KPIs
• Be competent in Microsoft packages; Excel / Word / PowerPoint
  
  

Closing Date: Sunday 15th June

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europes largest Publishers. From womens and celebrities magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich peoples everyday lives.

Whats In It For You

• Youll have 25 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider Bauer Academy, is a huge win.
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• Youll have the opportunity for flexible working.
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here
  
  

Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email we would love to hear from you. Date: 30 May 2025 Location: London, GB, NW1 2PL Req ID: 2812

Seniority level

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  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

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Job function

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  Human Resources

• Industries

  Human Resources Services

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