HR Advisor (Fixed Term Contract - 12 months)
Posted 4 days ago by Michael Page
£35,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The HR Advisor (Fixed Term Contract) role involves providing comprehensive support throughout the employee lifecycle, advising managers on HR policies, performance management, and employee relations while ensuring compliance with employment legislation. The position requires collaboration on various projects and initiatives aimed at improving people services and the overall employee experience within a medium-sized insurance organization. The role emphasizes building leadership capability and promoting engagement and inclusion within the workplace.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a trusted advisor to managers on HR policies and employee lifecycle processes.
- Support performance management and employee relations, including goal setting and development conversations.
- Manage flexible working requests, contract changes, promotions, salary reviews, and exit interviews.
- Co-design and deliver training to empower managers and teams.
- Shape HR policies and practices to reflect company values and commitment to wellbeing.
- Collaborate with People Operations and People and Culture teams to enhance the employee experience.
- Produce reports and data analysis to support succession planning and business change initiatives.
- Promote engagement and inclusion initiatives to strengthen workplace culture.
- Continuously identify opportunities for improving people services.
Key Skills:
- Experience in a generalist HR role with a strong understanding of employment legislation.
- Proven ability to support and coach managers in performance management and employee relations.
- Experience managing HR processes such as flexible working requests and salary reviews.
- Confidence in delivering training and building leadership capability.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for collaboration and influence.
- Proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement of the employee experience.
Salary (Rate): £35,000 yearly
City: Stratford-Upon-Avon
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: HR
Provide comprehensive support across the employee lifecycle, advising managers on HR policies, performance management, employee relations, and organisational change while ensuring compliance with employment legislation. It also involves collaborating on projects, training, policy development, data reporting, and engagement initiatives to continuously improve people services and the overall employee experience.
Client Details
This opportunity is with a medium-sized organisation within the insurance industry. The company is well-regarded for its commitment to professional standards and its supportive workplace environment.
Description
Act as a trusted advisor to managers, providing guidance across the entire employee journey - including performance and absence management, probation reviews, employee relations, and career development. Support performance and growth, helping managers set clear goals and hold meaningful development conversations. Ensure seamless people processes, managing flexible working requests, contract changes, promotions, salary reviews, and exit interviews with care and precision. Build leadership capability, co-designing and delivering engaging training to empower managers and teams. Shape policies and practices, ensuring they reflect our values and commitment to wellbeing and development. Collaborate across People Operations and People and Culture teams, creating a joined-up employee experience and supporting business change initiatives. Provide insight and accuracy, producing clear reports, data analysis, and supporting succession planning to build future capability. Promote engagement and inclusion, actively supporting initiatives that strengthen our supportive culture. Continuously improve people services, identifying opportunities to make work better for employees and managers alike.
Profile
A successful HR Advisor (Fixed Term Contract) should have:
- Experience in a generalist HR role, with a strong understanding of employment legislation and people processes.
- Proven ability to support and coach managers, particularly in performance management and employee relations.
- Experience in managing key HR processes, such as flexible working requests, salary reviews, and promotions.
- Confidence in delivering training and building leadership capability across teams.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate and influence at all levels.
- A proactive, continuous improvement mindset, focused on enhancing the employee experience.
Job Offer
Competitive salary of £35,000 per annum Generous 15% pension contribution Discretionary annual bonus 27 days of holiday, plus bank holidays Flexible working arrangements considered from day one Join this supportive organisation to gain experience across a variety of HR tasks in a nurturing collaborative environment.