Senior Human Resources Advisor

JR United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global HR services company is seeking a Senior Human Resources Advisor in Birmingham for a 12-month maternity cover role focusing on employee relations. The ideal candidate will provide expert ER advice, coach leadership, and ensure compliance with UK employment law. This remote position aims to influence and support all levels in the organization. A strong background in ER at a senior level is essential for success in this impactful role.

Qualifications

• Experience operating at senior level within Employee Relations (ER).
• Ability to provide expert advice on a spectrum of ER issues.
• Good understanding of UK employment law, able to stay updated.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercially astute ER advice to stakeholders.
• Coach stakeholders on ER matters to enhance leadership capability.
• Deliver ER learning sessions to stakeholders.

Skills

Employee relations

UK employment law

Coaching stakeholders

Case management

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22.08.2025

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Job Description:

Senior HR Advisor / Employee Relations - 12 Month FTC - Mat Cover - Remote - December start

Join our team and experience a culture where you'll be challenged to grow, empowered to lead, and supported to perform at your best. Randstad are a global leader in the world of HR services, and have a vision to be the world’s most equitable and specialized talent company.We specialise in Operational, Professional, Digital, and Enterprise talent solutions. Through our ‘partner for talent’ global strategy we aim to offer the best service and partner with clients and candidates.

Our employee value proposition ‘together we grow’ details our commitment to every member of the Randstad team. We believe in equitable opportunities for all and provide a transparent and competitive compensation structure that rewards your contributions. With Randstad, you'll be part of something bigger, making a lasting impact on both our clients and the individuals we connect with. Together, we'll unlock your potential and build a brighter future for everyone.

Randstad is recruiting for an extremely exciting position within the organisation, a 12 month maternity cover as a Senior HR Advisor, we are looking for a candidate with a passion for HR. The role will have a large focus on employee relations so experience operating at senior level withing ER is essential.

You will work with the Employee relations manager to support our leadership team and influence managers in all things employee relations

Role Description and key requirements:

• Provides credible and expert, commercially astute ER advice to stakeholders across the business of all levels on the full spectrum of day-to-day ER issues, including disciplinaries, grievances, performance, absence, TUPE, redundancy, reasonable adjustments and more, together with areas of complex ER.
• Ensures advice is tailored to suit the relevant employment status of the individual (employee, worker), taking account of appropriate and relevant employment and organisational risks.
• Ensures cases are properly and accurately tracked on the case management tracker and takes ownership to ensure that case data is reviewed and used to drive actionable change.
• Coach stakeholders across the business on ER matters, enhancing management and leadership capability along the way, ensuring decisions are made in line with organisational values.
• Has a good understanding of UK employment law and actively works to share recent case law with the team, or stays updated on any case law that is shared with the team by others
• Delivers ER learning sessions in a confident and engaging manner.
• Works collaboratively with other members of the ER Team, the HRBPs and members of the wider HR Team to deliver on key priorities which are set by the Head of ER or HRLT.
• Uses insights from cases to inform feedback which is given to the Head of ER that influences future policy reviews and helps to create line management tool-kits where needed.
• Is able to complete or advise on complex investigations, taking account of the range of skills needed and report findings back in a professional way, making use of the available templates, which considers the risks of different outcomes.
• Is able to write professional and compelling outcome letters on complex ER cases, including whistle blowing, sexual harassment and discrimination.
• Ensures effective management of ER cases, working in accordance with ER Team success metrics.
• Works with the Head of ER to complete projects, as required.

If you would like more information on the role please get in contact with [emailprotected] or apply directly.