Senior ER Advisor
Distinct RecruitmentSenior ER Advisor Salary: £45,000 per annum + up to 15% bonus + benefits Location: Hybrid/home working, with ad hoc travel to Hampshire, Manchester and Kings Cross Hours: 40 hours per week. About the role Our client is looking to appoint an experienced Senior HR Advisor to support the Technology/IT function within a large corporate organisation. Reporting into the HR Business Partner for the area, this is a hands-on, operational role with a significant employee relations focus. This is a hands-on ER and generalist HR role, with employee relations at its core. You'll work closely with managers, senior leaders and Directors, providing practical, commercially focused advice across complex people matters, while also supporting the wider people agenda. You'll report to a Strategic HR Business Partner and work closely with our wider HR team, including HR Shared Services and Centres of Excellence. What you'll do
- Provide expert advice and coaching on employee relations, including disciplinary, grievance, performance, capability and absence matters.
- Coach and challenge managers, helping them take ownership and build confidence in managing their people.
- Support senior leaders with complex people matters, organisational change and restructures.
- Provide broader generalist HR support across performance, talent, succession, wellbeing and employee engagement.
- Support consultation and change activity, working with HR Operations and Payroll to ensure smooth implementation.
- Analyse ER and absence trends to identify themes, risks and opportunities for improvement.
- Support manager capability through workshops, skills sessions and practical guidance.
- Contribute to HR projects, initiatives and continuous improvement across the function.
- Build strong relationships across a geographically dispersed, multi-site and matrixed organisation. About you You'll be an experienced generalist HR professional with strong ER and employment law expertise, confident working with senior stakeholders. You'll ideally have:
- CIPD Level 5 (or working towards).
- Strong ER and UK employment law experience.
- Experience working in a multi-site, complex/matrix organisation, ideally with Head Office or Group exposure.
- Senior stakeholder experience, with the confidence to advise, coach and challenge.
- Broader generalist HR experience alongside strong ER capability.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both virtually and face to face.
- Strong organisation, analytical and Microsoft 365/Excel skills.
- Experience working across international/geographically dispersed teams would be advantageous.
- A full driving licence and access to a car, with flexibility to travel to our key sites as required.
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