Senior HR Advisor

Jobtailor; Camberley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced HR Advisor with a strong background in employee relations to lead investigations, grievances and disciplinary cases. You will drive restructures, interpret data, and mentor junior HR staff across regional teams.

You will partner with stakeholders to support business objectives, attend biannual regional meetings, and cover the HR Advisor team leader role during leave while delivering wellbeing support and HR training.

Qualifications

• 3+ years HR Advisor experience advising on employee relations and applying employment legislation.
• Experience running ER cases including disciplinaries, absence management, grievances and capability processes.
• Experience advising on restructures and redundancy processes.
• Strong UK employment law knowledge.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
• Experience building relationships with stakeholders and interpreting data.

Responsibilities

• Provide employee-relations support for investigations, formal grievances and disciplinary cases.
• Lead major restructures and advise on TUPE where applicable.
• Review people data and partner with regions on ER topics to support business objectives.
• Attend regional meetings twice a year and mentor HR Advisors.
• Provide wellbeing support and deliver training sessions to HR team and wider business.
• Support litigation cases and case administration, mainly appeals.
• Cover HR Advisor team leader role during annual leave and provide escalation point for queries.
• Identify improvements within HR and upskill managers on best practices.

Skills

Employee relations

HR advisory experience

Data management

Report writing

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

CIPD Qualified

Tools

Microsoft Word

HR Databases

Job description

• Provide employee-relations support for investigations, formal grievances and disciplinary cases


• Lead major restructures


• Review people data and partner with regions on employee-relations topics to support business objectives


• Attend regional meetings twice a year


• Lead appeals from HR Advisor-level cases


• Mentor HR Advisors


• Provide wellbeing support


• Deliver training sessions to the HR team and wider business


• Support litigation cases


• Support the HR Advisor team leader with case administration, mainly appeals


• Cover the HR Advisor team leader role during annual leave


• Contribute to HR projects


• Upskill managers on HR best practice and employee-relations capability


• Act as escalation point for HR Advisor queries


• Review stage 1 outcomes for HR Advisors


• Support attrition reviews and related actions


• Identify improvements within the HR function and support implementation


• Provide HR Advisor team cover during leave


• Support proactive action points


• Support new managers joining through TUPE

Requirements

• At least 3 years of recent HR Advisor experience advising on employee relations matters and applying employment legislation


• Experience running ER cases including disciplinaries, absence management, grievances and capability processes


• Experience advising on and implementing restructures and redundancy processes


• Strong UK employment law knowledge


• Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills


• Experience building and managing productive relationships with a range of stakeholders


• Experience managing and interpreting data


• Strong organisational and time management skills


• Experience working with HR databases


• Experience working within a team


• Strong report-writing experience using software such as Microsoft Word


• Ability to adapt to changing business needs while delivering excellent service


• Ability to work under pressure in a busy and complex role


• Willingness to work flexibly when needed


• CIPD qualified or working towards qualification (desirable)


• Multi-site experience from a central location (advantageous)


• Driving Licence required


• Willingness to attend Becket House, Worthing quarterly for HR meetings

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in employee relations, including managing grievances, disciplinaries, and restructures while applying strong UK employment law knowledge. Capable of mentoring HR Advisors and delivering training to enhance HR best practices and employee-relations capabilities.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Employee Relations Management


• UK Employment Law Knowledge


• HR Advisory Experience


• Data Management and Interpretation


• Report Writing

Hard Skills

• Employee Relations


• Disciplinary Processes


• Grievance Management


• Restructuring Experience


• Data Interpretation


• Report Writing


• HR Databases


• Absence Management


• Capability Processes


• TUPE

Soft Skills

• Interpersonal Skills


• Verbal Communication


• Written Communication


• Organizational Skills


• Time Management

Certifications & Qualifications

• CIPD Qualified

Industry Keywords

• Employee Relations


• HR Best Practices


• Multi-Site Experience


• Litigation Support


• Wellbeing Support

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Word


• HR Databases