HR Advisor

We are looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join our team and play a key role in supporting managers and employees across the full employee lifecycle. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will provide high-quality, pragmatic HR guidance and administrative support, helping to build a positive, inclusive and high-performing workplace culture. This is a hands-on role, suited to someone who enjoys balancing employee relations, recruitment and generalist HR tasks within a supportive team. This role role requires onsite presence 3 days per week. Key Responsibilities Employee Relations & Advice Act as a first point of contact for managers and employees, providing timely, legally compliant HR advice. Support and guide managers through employee relations matters including absence, performance, disciplinary and grievance cases. Conduct or support HR investigations, ensuring fairness, consistency and accurate documentation. Manage family-friendly and statutory leave requests, including flexible working. Liaise with occupational health and support effective return-to-work processes. HR Operations & Employee Lifecycle Support and play an active role in recruitment activity, advising hiring managers on best practice. Work with the HR & Recruitment Coordinator on recruitment activity including job descriptions, shortlisting and interviews where required. Support with onboarding, offboarding and contractual changes to ensure a positive employee experience. Coordinate internships, graduate schemes and work experience placements. Conduct exit interviews and identify trends and improvement opportunities. Maintain accurate HR and recruitment data and systems. Performance, Development & Culture Support managers with probation reviews, performance management, PDPs and career development. Deliver and continuously improve the induction experience, including completing the HR induction for new starters. Support and facilitate management and employee training sessions. Source and organise cost-effective training aligned to business needs. Support the annual employee engagement survey and related action planning. Champion company values, wellbeing, inclusion and employee engagement initiatives. Payroll and Reward Support with the global payrolls, and benefit administration as required. Support with the coordination of the annual salary review, and quarterly reward schemes. Skills, Knowledge and Expertise CIPD Level 5 qualified (or working towards). Proven experience of working in an HR Advisor or HR Generalist role, with strong working knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice. Proven experience managing employee relations cases. Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills. Proactive and able to work effectively, independently and as part of a team. Organised with a high level of attention to detail, able to effectively prioritise work. High level of professionalism and confidentiality. Experience using HR systems and ATS platforms. Benefits Annual discretionary profit share bonus Holiday entitlement is 27 days plus 8 bank holidays 5% employee and 5% employer contributions through our salary sacrifice workplace pension scheme with Scottish Widows Private Medical Insurance Group Income Protection Insurance Scheme Death In Service Scheme Electric Vehicle Scheme (after 12 months service)