HR Advisor

About the role

This is a full‑time HR Advisor position within a busy People Services team at a multinational organisation. The role is a broad generalist function, supporting employees and managers throughout the employee lifecycle and delivering high‑quality HR advice on a variety of people matters.

Key responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with employees and managers across the business.
• Provide timely, professional HR advice on employee relations and HR queries.
• Manage sickness absence reporting, analyse trends and recommend improvements.
• Support disciplinary, grievance and capability processes.
• Coordinate parental leave, flexible working requests and other lifecycle activities.
• Collaborate with recruitment and HR administration to ensure seamless onboarding.
• Assist employee engagement initiatives and wider HR projects.
• Conduct exit interviews, identify trends and suggest retention actions.
• Produce monthly HR reports and KPI data.
• Maintain accurate employee records in Workday and ADP.

Required profile

• Minimum 4 years’ experience as an HR Advisor or similar generalist role.
• Experience in a multi‑site environment (e.g., healthcare, retail, logistics) is advantageous.
• Previous use of Workday and/or ADP.
• Strong employee‑relations and stakeholder‑management abilities.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Analytical confidence with HR data and reporting.
• Advanced communication skills across phone, email, virtual and face‑to‑face.
• CIPD Level 3 qualified or working towards qualification preferred.

Required skills

• Workday
• ADP
• Microsoft Excel

What we offer

• Competitive salary (£40,000‑£45,000 per year).
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Company pension scheme and life assurance.
• Electric vehicle and cycle‑to‑work schemes.
• Holiday purchase scheme and employee assistance programme.
• Professional development and learning opportunities.
• Collaborative environment with clear career progression.