Senior HR Advisor

The Norwich BioScience Institutes; Norwich; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading scientific research organization in Norwich is seeking a Senior HR Advisor. The role involves providing comprehensive HR services, managing the employee life cycle, and fostering talent management. Candidates should have a strong grasp of employment law and problem-solving skills. This position offers the opportunity to support multiple research institutes and contribute to strategic HR initiatives.

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of employment law is essential.
• Strong problem-solving skills to address HR challenges.
• Experience in data research and report writing is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive HR support to researchers and staff.
• Manage the full employee life cycle pragmatically.
• Support talent and performance management initiatives.

Skills

Understanding of employment law

Problem-solving abilities

Aptitude for data interpretation

Job description

Overview

The Norwich BioScience Institutes Partnership (NBIP) have an exciting opportunity for a Senior HR Advisor to join their busy Human Resources department.

The Norwich Bioscience Institutes (NBI) carry out internationally renowned scientific research and training in the fields of plant, microbial, food and genome research and are based at the Norwich Research Park on the outskirts of Norwich.

The HR team supports the Earlham Institute, the John Innes Centre, the Quadram Institute Bioscience and the NBI Partnership. Each customer has different needs and the HR team support them in the delivery of their strategic plans by providing organisational development and a customer focused HR service.

This Senior HR Advisor will support and assist in the provision of a professional HR service to researchers, managers and staff ensuring the employee life cycle is managed pragmatically reflecting our policies, procedures and best practice. The role will cover the full spectrum of HR activity supporting talent management, performance management, employee relations, policy development and change management, supporting staff and colleagues. Over time, the post holder may become the HR lead for some business areas.

It is important that the successful candidate has a good understanding of employment law and the ability to identify pragmatic and innovative solutions to problems. An aptitude for researching, compiling and interpreting data and writing reports is desirable.