Senior HR Advisor

Summary: The role of Senior HR Advisor involves working within a busy HR & Employer Relations team in Chichester, focusing on managing sickness absence and employee relations case management. This 6-month contract requires collaboration with managers to address complex sickness cases and improve overall sickness rates. The position demands a solid HR background, particularly in unionised environments, and emphasizes compliance with UK employment legislation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a caseload in an advisory capacity, ensuring timely handling of cases.
• Prioritise work and follow-up tasks daily, collaborating with managers and stakeholders.
• Timetable cases to ensure progress within agreed timescales.
• Maintain effective communication with all parties involved.
• Support managers with complex sickness/absences, providing regular reports on sickness rates.
• Review and analyse workforce data, delivering monthly reports on key KPIs for sickness.
• Provide risk-based advice on redeployment, ill health, retirement, or termination.
• Utilise improvement methodologies to identify and address contributors to sickness absence.

Key Skills:

• Solid HR & Employer Relations background in unionised/complex environments.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management or equivalent experience.
• Membership or progress towards membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
• Experience in employee relations within a multidisciplinary organisation.
• Knowledge of current UK employment legislation and compliance risks.
• Experience advising managers on complex cases including disciplinary, capability, and grievance.
• Experience in a multi-unionised environment.
• Awareness of best practice employee relations methodologies.

Salary (Rate): £26

City: Chichester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: HR