Senior HR Advisor

Senior HR Advisor opportunity available on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract basis working for a leading professional services organisation based in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

The role can be based in their Leeds office, with some travel to the other UK offices, as required. The role is varied and in supporting the achievement of the organisation’s growth and development plans you will get involved in a number of ad hoc projects across the HR team, supporting colleagues in other locations or teams as needed.

You will be aligned to a number of their core business services teams (based in the UK) where you will use your business partnering abilities to foster strong working relationships with the teams you work with. You will play a key role in supporting them day to day with operational HR tasks and work together to drive forward their strategic priorities.

Employee Relations

• Working with line/HR Managers in handling absence cases, including providing appropriate support and timely submission of any occupational health referral or income protection forms as applicable.


• Providing assistance and advice with regard to the day-to-day application of HR policies and procedures.


• Providing day to day benefits information and advice as required.


• Working with line/HR Managers in handling any employee relation issues that arise, such as disciplinary or grievances, providing appropriate and timely support and maintaining appropriate records.


• Dealing with all maternity or shared parental leavers, returners and others to include handling working flexibly applications in conjunction with the line/HR Manager.

• Working alongside the Resourcing team, providing support to the HR Managers in the provision of timely and cost effective and efficient resource management across teams.


• Liaising with recruiting line/HR managers to establish a business case and authorisation of vacancies before commencing with appropriate sourcing and attraction methodologies.


• Appropriate liaison with HR Shared Services regarding staff changes and provision of management information.


• Supporting the recruitment and ongoing development of Apprentices/Graduates, including liaising with the Early Careers team and any relevant training provider as required.


• Supporting all new joiners from point of offer to date of commencement, as well as assisting with inductions/integration plans.


• Supporting leavers from point of resignation to leaving date.

• Assisting in the provision of rigorous performance management support as required.


• Supporting the annual and interim performance review processes to ensure all performance reviews take place and are documented appropriately.


• Supporting the annual salary review process for all teams.

• Produce MI and monthly reports to identify trends within BS teams.


• Supporting on the delivery of the firm wide engagement and/or inclusion survey and liaising with managers to identify appropriate actions to address survey feedback.

• Proven generalist HR experience at Advisor/Senior Advisor level


• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills


• Confident managing ER cases independently


• CIPD qualified or working towards (desirable)


• Experience in professional services or a fast-paced environment (advantageous)

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