Senior HR Advisor — Partner to Managers (Hybrid)

Ashley Kate HR & Finance; Southend-on-Sea; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicholas Associates Group is seeking a Senior HR Advisor for Southend with hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days at home). The role focuses on practical, commercially minded HR advice and partnership with managers across the business.

The package includes a £40,000 salary and a supportive HR team environment, with emphasis on ER matters, workforce planning and data-driven improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong generalist HR and employee relations experience.
• Sound understanding of UK employment law.
• Confident advising and influencing managers.
• Ability to build credible relationships across a business.
• Experience with HR systems and people data.
• Proactive, curious and solutions-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Coaching managers through ER matters, including absence, disciplinary, grievance and performance cases.
• Building strong relationships with managers and becoming a trusted point of contact.
• Supporting organisational change and workforce planning.
• Using people data to identify trends and recommend improvements.
• Contributing to engagement, reward and wider people initiatives.
• Supporting HR projects that improve both the employee and manager experience.
• Helping to strengthen HR processes, policies and ways of working.

Skills

Generalist HR

UK employment law

Advising managers

Relationship building

HR systems & data

Proactive solutions

Job description

Nicholas Associates Group is seeking a Senior HR Advisor for Southend with hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days at home). The role focuses on practical, commercially minded HR advice and partnership with managers across the business.

The package includes a £40,000 salary and a supportive HR team environment, with emphasis on ER matters, workforce planning and data-driven improvement.