Reporting to the Senior HR Business Partner, the HR Advisor - Business Services Projects will support the delivery of people initiatives, HR projects and change activity across Business Services, while providing high-quality generalist HR advice.
Working with managers and HR colleagues, the role will coordinate activity, track progress and provide practical, commercially focused support aligned to business priorities.
About the role
The role combines project delivery and change support with responsive HR advisory work across the employee lifecycle.
Project delivery and coordination
- Support the delivery of HR and business projects across Business Services.
- Coordinate project activity, maintain action plans and track progress against milestones.
- Use people data and insights to support reporting, decision-making and project outcomes.
- Prepare clear updates and materials for stakeholders and project governance.
- Support people strategy, change and continuous improvement initiatives across the HR function.
HR advisory support
- Provide proactive, timely and high-quality HR support across the employee lifecycle, including performance management, family leave, secondments, flexible working, absence management and wellbeing.
- Support managers with employee relations matters, including disciplinary and grievance issues, working with specialist teams where appropriate.
- Coach and guide managers on talent management, engagement, succession planning and performance management.
- Support cyclical HR activities, including performance reviews, budget planning and the annual reward cycle.
- Build trusted relationships across Business Services and provide practical, commercially focused HR advice.
About you
Experience requirements
- Strong current generalist HR knowledge and experience supporting a broad range of employment and employee relations matters.
- Experience supporting HR projects, change initiatives or process improvement activity.
- Demonstrable business partnering skills, including coaching, influencing and stakeholder management.
- Commercial and pragmatic approach, with sound judgement, analytical capability and attention to detail.
- Experience using people data to inform decisions and monitor progress.
Skills and behaviours
- Confident and impactful stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain HR practice clearly and accessibly.
- Strong organisational skills and confidence managing competing priorities.
- Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment.
- Collaborative, proactive and solutions-focused, with a commitment to high-quality service delivery.
What’s in it for you?
We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:
Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
Flexible, hybrid working policy
Generous bonus scheme
Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
Holiday exchange scheme
Private medical insurance
Enhanced parental leave
Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.
Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.
