Senior HR Adviser

Avanti Schools Trust; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational trust in the City of London is seeking a Senior HR Advisor for a 12-month fixed-term role. You will shape the colleague experience by supporting leaders across schools, driving positive change, and providing expert guidance on various people matters. Ideal candidates have solid HR experience and a commitment to safeguarding. This position offers hybrid working options and various benefits including professional development and well-being programs.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Retail discounts

Well-being programs

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Solid experience in an HR generalist role, with broad exposure across the employee lifecycle.
• Track record of supporting managers on aspects of people matters.
• Experience working in a fast-paced HR environment.

Responsibilities

• Align people strategies with organisational goals using data to solve challenges.
• Be a trusted advisor on workforce planning and engagement.
• Lead projects that bring the People Strategy to life.

Skills

HR generalist experience

Ability to support managers

Policy development and updating

Knowledge of employment law

Commitment to safeguarding

Job description

Please Note: This role is fixed term for 12 months, with a possibility of extension. This role can be based at either our Stanmore or Leicester office, with flexibility for hybrid working.

Be part of a collaborative People Services team where your impact truly matters! We are looking for an experienced and people-focused Senior HR Advisor to join our People Services team on a 12-month fixed-term basis.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping the colleague experience across our schools and central services - supporting leaders to get the very best from their teams while helping to deliver our ambitious People Strategy.

You'll partner closely with managers, champion a culture of wellbeing and inclusion, and provide expert guidance on a wide range of people matters.

If you're passionate about building strong relationships, driving positive organisational change, and making a real difference to the everyday working lives of colleagues, we'd love to hear from you.

What will you do?

• Shape the future of our schools by partnering with leaders to align people strategies with organisational goals, using data and insights to solve real challenges.
• Be a trusted advisor on workforce planning, talent, engagement, wellbeing, and organisational design - helping our people and teams thrive.
• Drive cultural transformation by building leadership capability and guiding managers through complex people challenges.
• Make a real impact on Trust-wide priorities by leading projects, shaping policies, and delivering initiatives that bring our People Strategy to life.
• Bring your expertise in areas such as EDI, mental health, or employee value proposition - using your skills to design innovative and meaningful solutions.
• Collaborate and grow alongside passionate People Services colleagues, sharing best practice and delivering high-quality, value-added support across the Trust.
• Stay informed on legislative changes and educational requirements to continuously improve people services across the Trust.

Why should you apply

You will be working in a fantastic environment. Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

We offer a range of staff benefits including professional development opportunities, retail discounts, flexible working options, well-being programs, and more.

What are we looking for?

• Solid experience in an HR generalist role, with broad exposure across the employee lifecycle.
• A track record of supporting managers on all aspects of people matters, including recruitment, offers, policies, performance, employee relations, absence management, contract changes, and exits.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced HR environment, providing clear and practical first-line advice on policies, procedures, employment law, and employee relations.
• Proven ability to develop and update policies in line with changes to employment legislation.
• A strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students.

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.