Senior HR Advisor - Workday & ER Specialist (Hybrid)

Retirement Villages Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Retirement Villages Group is seeking an experienced Senior HR Advisor to join our People Team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role is hybrid with minimum 2 days on site across our retirement villages and London office, totaling 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

You’ll provide hands-on HR support across the full employee lifecycle, focusing on Employee Relations and Workday, while advising managers and ensuring data integrity. CIPD Level 5 qualification is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Workday HRIS experience.
• Significant experience independently managing high-volume Employee Relations casework.
• Strong experience at HR Advisor or Senior HR Advisor level, ideally supporting multiple locations.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent is desirable.
• Full driving licence and access to own car.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to influence at different levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide pragmatic HR advice across the full employee lifecycle across a multi-site portfolio.
• Independently manage Employee Relations cases (discipline, grievance, investigations, absence, capability, performance).
• Coach managers on UK employment law, HR policies and best practice.
• Support organisational change, workforce planning and changes to design.
• Act as a key Workday user, supporting managers and employees with day-to-day processes and troubleshooting system issues.
• Manage employee lifecycle activity within Workday (contracts, working patterns, probation outcomes, leavers).
• Provide HR policy guidance and training where needed; support recruitment, onboarding and pre-employment processes.
• Use HR data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement and support wellbeing initiatives.

Skills

Workday HRIS

Employee Relations

HR Advisory

UK Employment Law

Policy drafting

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent

Tools

Workday

Job description

Retirement Villages Group is seeking an experienced Senior HR Advisor to join our People Team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role is hybrid with minimum 2 days on site across our retirement villages and London office, totaling 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

You’ll provide hands-on HR support across the full employee lifecycle, focusing on Employee Relations and Workday, while advising managers and ensuring data integrity. CIPD Level 5 qualification is highly desirable.