Interim HR Advisor, People & Culture

Gallagher; Manchester; Remote; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits programs

Career development opportunities

People-first culture

Job summary

Gallagher Benefit Services is seeking an HR Advisor, People & Culture on a 12-month fixed-term contract to support an acquired business integration. You will deliver commercially focused HR guidance, empower managers, and ensure compliance with employment law and policies.

You will balance business needs with people priorities, analysing data to influence HR practices while supporting change and a positive employee experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR advisory with employee relations and supporting M&A activity (including TUPE).
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and compliance.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent HR experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide pragmatic, risk-based HR advice to managers to handle employee relations confidently.
• Support organisational changes, restructures, and M&A activities with people planning.
• Manage employee relations cases including disciplinary and grievance processes, ensuring fair outcomes.
• Analyse people data to identify trends and improve HR practices and policies.
• Collaborate with HR Partners to deliver seamless HR services.

Skills

HR advisory

Employee relations

M&A support

TUPE

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher.

Overview

As a HR Advisor, People & Culture on a 12-month fixed-term contract, you will play a key role in supporting and partnering with a newly acquired business as it integrates into the wider organisation. Working at the heart of the business, you'll provide high-quality, commercially focused HR advice and guidance, helping leaders navigate change while fostering a positive and engaging employee experience. As a trusted advisor, you will empower managers to lead with confidence, balancing business needs with people priorities while ensuring compliance with employment legislation, company policies, and best practice. This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful contribution during a period of growth and transformation.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Support organisational change initiatives, including restructures and M&A activity, ensuring people impacts are well understood and managed effectively.
• Provide pragmatic, risk-based HR advice to managers, enabling them to handle employee relations matters confidently and consistently.
• Manage a variety of employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, absence, and performance issues, ensuring fair and legally compliant outcomes.
• Analyse people data to identify trends and provide actionable insights to improve HR practices and policies.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners and other HR functions to deliver seamless HR services.

About You

• Experience: Proven track record in HR advisory roles, with expertise in employee relations and supporting M&A activity (including TUPE).
• Qualifications: CIPD qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience in FCA-regulated or similarly regulated environments is highly desirable (not essential).
• Skills: Strong knowledge of UK employment law, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to influence and build credible relationships with stakeholders.
• Mindset: Resourceful, self-motivated, and customer-focused, with a commitment to delivering exceptional service.
• Location and Travel: This role offers the flexibility to be home-based within the UK. However, occasional travel will be required, including attendance at the monthly HR meetings and ad hoc travel to meet specific business needs, such as supporting Employee Relations cases.
• Eligibility Requirements: Candidates must have the right to work in the United Kingdom.

Why Join Us?

At Gallagher, we believe in investing in our people. You’ll have the opportunity to work in a collaborative and inclusive environment where your expertise will be valued, and your career growth supported. We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and the chance to make a real difference in a global organisation.

Compensation And Benefits

At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being
• Career development opportunities and ongoing learning
• A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership
• The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact

At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to join our Talent Community to stay connected to additional career opportunities. Although this role is listed as full-time, if you’re in a job-share partnership, work reduced hours, or have any other flexible arrangement, please still get in touch. We will also offer reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process if required, so please let us know.

Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled).