Senior HR Advisor

Jobs for Humanity; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Robert Walters is seeking an HR Adviser/HR Business Partner to provide high‑quality HR guidance across the full employee lifecycle. You will coach stakeholders through restructures, workforce planning and employee relations cases while ensuring compliance with UK employment legislation.

The role requires strong advisory skills, stakeholder management, and experience in recruitment support and year-end processes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an HR Adviser or HR Business Partner.
• Experience in employee relations, disciplinary, performance management, and absence cases.
• Ability to partner with stakeholders and provide sound judgement.
• Practical experience supporting recruitment and broader workforce requirements.
• Experience with year-end compensation, benefits, performance and promotions processes.
• Strong communication, presentation and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of UK employment legislation; CIPD qualification and financial services experience are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality HR advice and support across the full employee lifecycle.
• Coach and support stakeholders through organisational matters, including restructures and workforce planning.
• Ensure HR activities align with policies, governance, and UK law.
• Support year-end processes, including evaluations, promotions and compensation reviews.
• Analyse people data and workforce metrics to identify trends and risks.
• Build relationships with HR colleagues across EMEA and globally.
• Collaborate with Talent Management, Benefits, Employment Legal, and other teams to deliver HR services.
• Maintain current knowledge of UK employment legislation and best practice.

Skills

HR advisory

employee relations

stakeholder management

recruitment support

data analysis

communication

prioritisation

critical thinking

Education

CIPD qualification

financial services experience

Job description

Who We Are
Robert Walters is the world’s most trusted talent solutions business. Across the globe, we deliver recruitment, outsourcing, and talent advisory services for businesses of all sizes, opening doors for people with diverse skills, ambitions, and backgrounds.

Who You Will Work With
Our client is a global financial services firm that manages wealth, navigates complex markets, and design strategic financial objectives. The firm provides risk management solutions across a variety of sectors, emphasizing long-term relationships, and innovative approaches to financial challenges.

Job Description

What You’ll Do

• Provide high-quality HR advice and support to managers and employees across the full employee lifecycle, including absence and performance management, diversity and inclusion, recruitment and retention, professional development, promotion, compensation, immigration and relocation.
• Coach and support stakeholders through complex organisational matters, including restructures, workforce planning and employee relations cases.
• Ensure HR activities are managed in line with internal policies, governance requirements and UK employment legislation.
• Support year-end processes, including performance evaluations, promotions and compensation reviews.
• Analyse people data and workforce metrics to identify trends, mitigate risks and provide insights that support business objectives.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with HR Business Partner colleagues across EMEA and globally.
• Collaborate with specialist teams, including Talent Management, Employee Solutions, Compensation, Benefits, International Services, Employee Relations and Employment Legal, to deliver a comprehensive HR service.
• Maintain current knowledge of UK employment legislation and relevant HR best practice.

Qualifications

What You Bring

• Proven experience as an HR Adviser or HR Business Partner within a commercial environment, covering the full employee lifecycle.
• Strong HR advisory and employee relations experience, including disciplinary, performance management and absence cases.
• Proven business partnering and client-facing capability, with sound judgement and strong critical-thinking skills.
• Practical experience supporting recruitment and broader workforce requirements.
• Experience with year-end compensation, benefits, performance and promotion processes.
• Excellent communication, presentation, attention to detail and prioritisation skills, with the ability to perform calmly in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Working knowledge of UK employment legislation; a CIPD qualification and financial services experience are desirable.

Additional Information

What’s Next

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