Senior HR Advisor

MCS Group; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonus potential

Hybrid working model

High-visibility role with autonomy

Opportunity to shape a newly created位置

Supportive, collaborative culture with

Job summary

MCS Group is partnering with a leading professional services organisation to recruit a Senior HR Advisor for a newly created standalone role in Belfast. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional to join a collaborative and growing business, acting as the primary HR contact for the Belfast office while working closely with a wider UK HR team.

The role covers employee relations, coaching managers, supporting recruitment, and driving engagement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' generalist HR experience.
• Strong employee relations background with the ability to manage complex cases independently.
• Proven knowledge of NI employment law is essential.
• Experience within professional services, legal, or partnership environments.
• Confident influencing stakeholders and handling difficult conversations.
• Comfortable working autonomously in a standalone HR role.

Responsibilities

• Manage a broad range of employee relations matters, including disciplinaries, grievances, investigations, performance, and capability cases.
• Advise and coach managers on people-related matters and employment legislation.
• Support recruitment activity and stakeholder relationships.
• Drive employee engagement and performance initiatives.
• Act as a trusted HR partner across the Belfast office.

Skills

Generalist HR

Employee relations

NI employment law

Stakeholder influence

Job description

Senior HR Advisor - Belfast

MCS Group is partnering with a leading professional services organisation to recruit a Senior HR Advisor for a newly created standalone role in Belfast.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional to join a collaborative and growing business, acting as the primary HR contact for the Belfast office while working closely with a wider UK HR team.

The Role

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing a broad range of employee relations matters, including disciplinaries, grievances, investigations, performance, and capability cases.
• Advising and coaching managers on people-related matters and employment legislation.
• Supporting recruitment activity and stakeholder relationships.
• Driving employee engagement and performance initiatives.
• Acting as a trusted HR partner across the Belfast office.

About You

• Minimum 5 years' generalist HR experience.
• Strong employee relations background with the ability to manage complex cases independently.
• Proven knowledge of NI employment law is essential.
• Experience within professional services, legal, or partnership environments.
• Confident influencing stakeholders and handling difficult conversations.
• Comfortable working autonomously in a standalone HR role.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary and bonus potential.
• Hybrid working model.
• High-visibility role with real autonomy.
• Opportunity to shape a newly created position.
• Supportive, collaborative culture with strong growth plans.

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.