Senior HR Adviser

Anderson Knight • Permanent • Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom • £45k - £50k / year • 2d ago

Anderson Knight is delighted to be partnering with a well-established commercially focused business to recruit an experienced SeniorHuman Resources Advisor. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and commercially minded HR professional to join a busy and fast-paced operational environment, providing expert HR support across the full employee lifecycle.

This is a highly varied role that will suit an individual who enjoys building strong stakeholder relationships, managing complex employee relations matters, and contributing to the ongoing development of people-focused initiatives and HR best practice.

The Role

Working closely with managers across the business, you will provide professional and pragmatic HR advice on a broad range of people matters, ensuring compliance with employment legislation, company policies and best practice. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting employee wellbeing, managing absence cases, delivering effective employee relations outcomes and contributing to continuous improvement across the HR function.

Key Responsibilities

Provide first-line HR advice and guidance to managers and employees across a wide range of people matters.
Manage a varied employee relations caseload, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance management, probation and attendance cases.
Advise managers on the application of HR policies, procedures and employment legislation.
Support absence management processes, occupational health referrals and employee wellbeing initiatives.
Prepare professional HR documentation, including investigation reports, meeting notes and outcome letters.
Support employee engagement, performance development and organisational initiatives.
Contribute to the review, development and implementation of HR policies and procedures.
Produce and analyse HR data and management information to support decision-making.
Maintain accurate employee records and support the effective use of HR systems.
Identify opportunities for process improvement and support wider HR projects as required.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

Previous experience in a generalist HR Advisor role or a similar position.
Strong employee relations experience with the ability to manage complex and sensitive cases independently.
Experience supporting absence management, wellbeing initiatives and occupational health processes.
A sound understanding of UK employment legislation and HR best practice.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a demanding and varied workload.
Experience producing high-quality HR documentation and reports.
Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word and Excel.
Experience using HR systems and interpreting people data.

Desirable Experience

CIPD qualification or currently working towards CIPD accreditation.
Experience within a complex operational or fast-paced environment.
Experience working with Trade Unions.
Exposure to HR systems implementation or improvement projects.
Experience producing and analysing HR management information.

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