People Advisor

Diageo; Leinster; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Diageo seeks a People Advisor to deliver practical HR guidance to people managers, ensuring consistent policy application and proactive handling of day-to-day employee matters. The role supports HR transformation and change initiatives across its Irish sites.

Based in Dublin (St James Gate) or Littleconnell, Co. Kildare, you will partner with HR partners to coach managers, manage cases, and implement global tools with local nuances, helping teams thrive and stay compliant.

Qualifications

• Proven HR advisory and employee relations experience.
• Solid track record applying policies and guiding managers.
• Experience delivering day-to-day HR support in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely, practical HR guidance to people managers on employee matters.
• Manage individual employee cases up to defined complexity with proper escalation.
• Support local execution of HR change initiatives and roll out global tools.
• Advise on performance, absence, and exit processes with consistent policy application.
• Identify trends and contribute to improvements in manager capability and HR processes.

Skills

HR advisory

Employee relations

Policy guidance

Coaching managers

Operational HR

Job description

Job Description

Title: People Advisor Location: Dublin (St Jame's Gate) or Littleconnell, Co. Kildare Role Type: Permanent, Full time Reports to: HR Director Supply Categories Role requires some travel, as this role will cover a large part of IOI.

About Us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world’s most iconic drinks. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff and Don Julio, we craft brands chosen for life’s moments - from everyday connections to landmark celebrations. Bring your talent, curiosity and ambition, and strive for your personal best alongside people who challenge, support and learn from each other. Together, as one outstanding team, we keep learning, improving and setting a higher standard for our brands, our business and each other. Join us and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.

About the Function

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.

About the Role

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. Join us on our HR transformation and support the change management process.

Key Accountabilities

• 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.
• 2. 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.
• 3. 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.
• 4. 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; elevate risks or exceptions appropriately.
• 5. 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

Key Competencies

• 1. Employee Relations & Policy Expertise - Solid understanding of HR policies and processes; applies them consistently and pragmatically to real situations.
• 2. Advisory & Coaching Skills - Communicates clearly and confidently; provides practical, solutions-focused guidance to managers.
• 3. Judgement, Risk Awareness & Execution Discipline - Applies sound judgement in handling cases, knows when to elevate, and ensures accurate, timely, and compliant execution.

Experience / Skills Required

• 1. HR Advisory & Employee Relations Proven experience providing practical HR advice, build strong partnership with the business and sensitively leading employee relations matters (e.g., performance, conduct, absence) through to resolution.
• 2. Policy Application & Manager Coaching Solid track record of applying policies consistently and fairly, sound judgment on nuances where required, while building people manager capability to handle people-related matters effectively.
• 3. Operational HR Delivery Experience working in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple priorities and delivering responsive, high-quality day-to-day HR support.

Working with Us

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

Our purpose is crafting iconic drinks chosen for life’s moments. And it’s our people, with their different experiences, perspectives and talents, who make that possible. We value diversity in its broadest sense and want everyone to feel they can belong, contribute and strive for their personal best. You’ll work alongside people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives - challenging, supporting and learning from one another as one outstanding team. Together, we’re constantly learning and improving, combining the strength of our people, capabilities and iconic brands to raise the bar, grow and win. Wherever you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute, make an impact and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.

Our Purpose

With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 29,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers - the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world. Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of. With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential.

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