Senior Hr Advisor

Brackenberry Limited; England; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Brackenberry Limited is seeking a Senior HR Advisor on a 6-month contract, likely extendable at the client's discretion. The role operates within a business partnering model, delivering professional HR advice across complex employee relations matters and contributing to workforce planning and organisational transformation.

You will manage a caseload of HR cases, advise managers on employment legislation, and lead organisational change projects including TUPE transfers.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering professional HR advice and support.
• Proven experience managing complex HR advisory cases and autonomous decisions based on employment law and HR policies.
• Experience using workforce data to produce management information and reporting with Excel/Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of complex HR cases with guidance on employment legislation and HR policies.
• Advise and coach managers on employee relations, including disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, ill health, redundancy and organisational change.
• Provide a comprehensive HR advisory service and respond to enquiries while supporting HR systems usage.
• Lead and support organisational change projects, including restructures and TUPE transfers, ensuring proper planning and implementation.
• Produce workforce reports and management information, analyzing data to identify trends and planning requirements.
• Maintain and validate employee records for data accuracy and integrity.

Skills

HR advisory

Employee relations

Policy guidance

Education

Degree level

CIPD Level 5

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in West Northamptonshire to assist with the appointment of a Senior HR Advisor, on a 6-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion.

Rate of Pay

£21.38 - £27.17 per hour

Summary

The Senior HR Advisor will operate within a business partnering model, providing professional HR advice, guidance and challenge across a wide range of complex employee relations matters, including case management, redundancy and organisational change programmes. The role will also contribute to the delivery of the Council's People Strategy, workforce planning and organisational transformation.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of complex HR cases, providing professional advice and guidance to managers on employment legislation, HR policies and business requirements.
• Advise, support and coach managers on employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, performance management, ill health, redundancy and organisational change.
• Provide a comprehensive HR advisory service, responding to enquiries from managers and services and supporting the effective use of HR systems.
• Lead and support organisational change projects, including service restructures and TUPE transfers, ensuring activities are planned, documented and implemented effectively.
• Produce accurate workforce reports and management information, analysing data to identify trends, performance issues and workforce planning requirements.
• Maintain and validate employee records to ensure data accuracy and integrity.

Qualification

• Educated to degree level.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or demonstrable experience of working at a similar level.

Essentials

• Extensive experience working in an HR environment, delivering professional HR advice and support.
• Proven experience managing complex HR advisory cases and making autonomous decisions based on employment legislation and HR policies.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation and an understanding of trade unions and GDPR.
• Experience supporting and implementing organisational change and transformation.
• Experience using workforce data to produce management information, with the ability to analyse and present data using Microsoft Excel and Power BI.

Please note

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer

Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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