People Advisor

Diageo; Ireland; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Diageo in Ireland is seeking a proactive People Manager Advisory & Employee Relations specialist to partner with line managers and HR Business Partners. You’ll provide day-to-day advisory support, coach managers, and help resolve complex employee matters while ensuring consistent policy application.

You will work across fast-paced business areas, translate policy into practical guidance, manage casework with diligence, and support change initiatives to enable workforce growth and effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Experience advising managers on employee matters
• Strong knowledge of HR policies and processes
• Ability to manage confidential information and sensitive cases

Responsibilities

• People Manager Advisory & First-Line Coaching to managers
• Case Management for informal and formal employee issues
• Support People-related Change Initiatives with local execution
• Implement and interpret global HR tools and programmes locally
• Employee Lifecycle Advisory across Performance, Absence, Exit
• Advise on non-standard policy applications and escalate risks as needed

Job description

• Reports to: HR Director Supply Categories
• Human Resources is about shaping the experience of working at Diageo and helping our people learn and grow everyday
• From attracting talent to developing careers, this team plays a central role in building a culture where people feel supported, challenged and able to grow
• They work closely with teams across the business, bringing insight, care and commercial understanding to everything they do
• You’ll help create an environment where different perspectives are valued and where people can learn new skills and thrive, unlocking potential across a truly global organisation
• Provide responsive, practical people related advice to people managers, ensuring consistent and fair application of policies while leading day‑to‑day employee matters and building manager capability to prevent and resolve issues effectively
• 1. People Manager Advisory & First-Line Coaching
• Provide timely, practical guidance and coaching to people managers on employee matters, building confidence in handling day-to-d/ay people issues
• 1. Case Management
• Manage individual employee cases (informal and formal) up to defined complexity, ensuring consistency, documentation, and appropriate escalation to or consultation with specialized ER resources when required
• 1. Support People-related Change Initiatives
• Support the HR Business Partners with the local execution of business change requirements using local expertise and knowledge
• Implementation of (new) global tools and programmes developed through our COEs within each of our geographies with local nuances as required
• 1. Employee Lifecycle Advisory (Performance, Absence, Exit)
• Support managers on sick absence management, PIPs, and standard redundancy/exit processes, ensuring fair and consistent application of policies
• Advise on non-standard or complex policy application queries, ensuring compliant and consistent application and issue resolution; escalated risks or exceptions appropriately
• 1. Insights, Prevention & Manager Capability Build
• Identify trends from cases, bring local insights to inform process improvements; support delivery of people manager capability build and guidance

Advisory & Coaching Skills - Communicates clearly and confidently; provides practical, solutions-focused guidance to managersJudgement, Risk Awareness & Execution Discipline - Applies sound judgement in handling cases, knows when to escape, and ensures accurate, timely, and compliant executionEmployee Relations & Policy Expertise - Solid understanding of HR policies and processes; applies them consistently and pragmatically to real situationsHR Advisory & Employee RelationsOperational HR DeliverySolid track record of applying policies consistently and fairly, sound judgment on nuances where required, while building people manager capability to handle people-related matters effectivelyExperience working in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple priorities and delivering responsive, high-quality day-to-day HR supportProven experience providing practical HR advice, build strong partnership with the business and sensitively leading employee relations matters (e.g., performance, conduct, absence) through to resolutionPolicy Application & Manager Coaching