Senior Human Resources Advisor (12m FTC)

Arbuthnot Latham; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Pension

Life Assurance

Discretionary Bonus

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Arbuthnot Latham in London is seeking an experienced Senior HR Advisor for a 12-month fixed-term contract starting early December. You will act as trusted partner across the Group, own sensitive employee relations matters, provide expert guidance on people management, and shape policies and initiatives that support our collaborative culture.

You will work with HR Business Partners and senior stakeholders, ensuring fair, pragmatic practices.

Qualifications

• Significant HR advisory experience handling employee relations end-to-end.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder skills.
• Experience supporting organisational change and policy development.

Responsibilities

• Act as first point of contact for managers and employees on HR policies and relations.
• Independently manage formal employee relations cases through resolution.
• Coach managers and support organisational change activities including restructures and visa applications.
• Develop and communicate HR policies and process changes across the business.
• Lead HR projects, annual staff survey, and recognition programmes.

Skills

HR Advisory

Employee relations

Employment law

Stakeholder management

Change management

Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree or CIPD qualification

Tools

MS Office

HRIS

Job description

At Arbuthnot Latham, our people are at the heart of our success. We're looking for an experienced HR professional to join us from around the beginning of December on a 12-month fixed-term contract as a Senior HR Advisor, where you'll act as a trusted partner to managers and colleagues across the Group. This is an opportunity to take ownership of sensetive employee relations matters, provide expert guidance on people management, and play a key role in shaping policies, projects and initiatives that support our collaborative, relationship-led culture. Working closely with HR Business Partners and senior stakeholders, you'll help ensure our people practices remain fair, pragmatic and aligned to our values.

Key Responsibilities

Employee Relations

• Act as the first point of contact for managers and employees, providing advice on HR policies and a broad range of employee relations matters including performance, conduct, absence, flexible working, parental leave, grievances and leavers.
• Independently manage formal employee relations cases from initial enquiry through to resolution, providing pragmatic guidance and ensuring fair, consistent application of policy and employment legislation.
• Coach and support managers on people management matters, helping to build capability and confidence across the business.
• Support organisational change activities, including restructures and redundancies, and manage company-sponsored visa applications.
• Produce and analyse employee relations, onboarding and exit interview MI, identifying trends and recommending improvements.
• Work closely with HR Business Partners on higher-risk cases, people plans and business initiatives, while acting as an escalation point for complex advisory queries.

Contracts & Policy Development

• Review and maintain HR policies, procedures, contracts and offer documentation to ensure compliance with employment legislation and best practice.
• Support the implementation and communication of policy and process changes across the business.

Learning & Development

• Deliver training and guidance to managers on employee relations and people management best practice.

Supporting the HR Team

• Support and co-lead HR projects and initiatives alongside HR Business Partners.
• Lead key people initiatives including the annual staff survey and Arbuthnot Achievers recognition programme.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of HR processes, systems and service delivery.
• Deputise for HR Business Partners when required and support the development of less experienced HR colleagues.

Risk

• Manage risks associated with the role through adherence to internal policies, procedures and controls.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Significant HR Advisory experience with the ability to independently manage a wide range of employee relations matters from initial advice through to resolution.
• Strong working knowledge of employment law and HR best practice, with the ability to apply this in a commercial and pragmatic way.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work effectively with employees, managers and senior stakeholders.
• Experience of supporting organisational change, policy development and manager capability initiatives.
• A collaborative team player with strong written, presentation and Microsoft Office skills.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and/or CIPD qualification or equivalent work experience.

Core Competencies

• Communication & Confidence
• Team Working
• Judgement and Problem Solving
• Planning and Reviewing
• Expert Knowledge
• Working Proactively

About Us

At Arbuthnot Latham, we seek proactive individuals who embrace high standards and bring the energy needed to drive success. In return, you can thrive in a dynamic environment that values your innovative ideas and provides the stability and support for your personal and professional growth. Our human-scale ethos means that everyone is recognised as an individual, not just a number, creating a workplace where you truly belong and thrive.

As a service led, relationship driven bank, in-person collaboration and wellbeing are important to us and drives our inclusive culture. With this in mind, we offer one day a week working from home.

• Competitive holiday allowance with the ability to buy / sell / rollover up to five days per year
• Pension via market leading provider
• 4x Life Assurance
• Discretionary Bonus
• Access to a suite of flexible benefits including Cycle to Work Scheme, Gym Scheme, Health Assessment, Season Ticket / Travel loans and Dental insurance as well as other discounts / vouchers