Senior HR Advisor – 12-Month FTC
Salary: £50,000 + up to £5,000 contract completion bonus
Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm, Monday to Friday
Location: Southampton | Hybrid – 2 days working from home
We’re looking for an experienced Senior HR Advisor to join a professional services organisation in Southampton on a 12-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave.
This is a varied, hands-on HR opportunity where you’ll take ownership of complex employee relations matters, provide trusted advice to managers and employees, and use your employment law expertise to support effective people decisions.
You’ll receive a salary of £50,000, with the added incentive of a up to £5,000 contract completion bonus on successful completion of the 12-month contract.
About the candidate
You’ll be an experienced HR professional who is confident managing complex and sensitive ER matters from start to finish. A background within legal or professional services is essential, alongside strong, up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law.
You’ll also need:
- CIPD Level 5 or above
- Experience within a Senior HR Advisor, ER Specialist or comparable HR role
- Strong experience managing disciplinary, grievance, performance, capability and absence cases
- Excellent knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice
- Experience reviewing, drafting and implementing HR policies
- Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills
- The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively to deadlines
- Experience designing and delivering HR training
What you’ll do
- You’ll act as a key point of expertise for employment law and employee relations, providing practical and commercially focused HR advice across the organisation.
- You’ll lead complex ER cases covering disciplinary, grievance, performance management, sickness absence, flexible working and capability, while maintaining accurate case records and ensuring matters progress effectively.
- You’ll review and draft HR policies, manage key stages of the employee lifecycle including onboarding, probation and leavers, and provide guidance to employees across a range of wellbeing and employee relations matters.
- You’ll also support training and professional development activities and work collaboratively with the wider HR team on projects and initiatives across EDI, employee wellbeing and mental health.
Benefits
- Up to £5,000 contract completion bonus
- 27 days’ holiday
- Hybrid working – 2 days from home
- Exposure to wider HR projects, training, EDI and wellbeing initiatives
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