Senior HR Advisor (Business Services)

Addleshaw Goddard; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent law firm is seeking a Senior HR Advisor to join their HR team in Manchester. The role involves providing HR support across multiple locations, handling employee relations, recruiting, and performance management. Ideal candidates are proactive HR professionals with strong business partnering skills and experience in dynamic environments. The firm emphasizes diversity and offers excellent opportunities for growth and development.

Qualifications

• Proactive HR team member with strong business partnering experience.
• Generalist HR experience at a similar level, ideally in a professional services or fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently and influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Handling absence cases, advising on HR policies, and addressing employee relations issues.
• Supporting recruitment processes, managing onboarding and offboarding, and liaising with hiring managers.
• Supporting performance reviews and documenting related processes.

Skills

Business partnering experience

Excellent communication skills

Computer skills, especially Excel

Attention to detail

Education

Graduate-level and CIPD qualification preferred

Job description

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Senior HR Advisor (Business Services), Manchester

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: ed92680c0aab

Job Views: 5

Posted: 19.08.2025

Expiry Date: 03.10.2025

Job Description:

WHAT TEAM WILL YOU BE JOINING?

This role is in our Human Resources Team supporting our offices in London, Manchester, Leeds, and Edinburgh, and the business internationally. The HR Team includes Learning and Development, Reward, Resourcing, HR Operations, HR Business Partnering, and the CSR and Diversity team.

You will join the HR Business Partnering team, working closely with the wider HR team, key stakeholders, and partners within the business to provide guidance, support, and coaching.

AG values continual improvement and innovation. You will drive initiatives, annual processes, and projects in a varied, fast-paced, and diverse role within an inclusive, collaborative, and friendly team. We offer excellent learning and training opportunities.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, encouraging applicants from diverse backgrounds. We have initiatives and networks to support this. Our focus on benefits ensures a positive experience beyond the nine-to-five, with a flexible and agile culture that balances employee needs with business requirements.

WHAT WILL THE ROLE INVOLVE?

The role can be based in Leeds or Manchester, with some travel to other UK offices. You will support the firm's growth and development by participating in various HR projects, supporting colleagues across locations, and fostering strong relationships with core business services teams.

The responsibilities include:

• Employee Relations: Handling absence cases, advising on HR policies, managing benefits information, addressing employee relations issues, and managing maternity or shared parental leave processes.
• Resourcing: Supporting recruitment processes, liaising with hiring managers, managing staff changes, supporting apprenticeship and graduate programs, and managing onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Performance Management: Supporting performance reviews, documenting processes, and assisting with salary reviews.
• Other: Producing MI reports, leading ad hoc projects, supporting engagement and inclusion surveys, and implementing related actions.

WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE

• Proactive HR team member with strong business partnering experience
• Graduate-level and CIPD qualification preferred but not essential
• Generalist HR experience at a similar level, ideally in a professional services or fast-paced environment
• Ability to work independently and influence senior stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to manage complex, changing workloads efficiently
• Strong team orientation and attention to detail
• Proficient in computer skills, especially Excel