HR Advisor

Job Title: HR Advisor

Location: Bridge View, Aberdeen

Duration: 6 months PAYE contract

Reports to: Senior HR Advisor

Main Purpose of Role:
As an HR Adviser, you will play a crucial role in partnering with various service lines, delivering strategic HR support that drives business impact. You will be responsible for building, developing, and retaining a high-performing and diverse workforce. Acting as a true business partner, you will ensure that HR initiatives are aligned with the organization’s objectives, and you will support leaders and employees throughout the full employee lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Business Partnering:
• Develop strong working relationships with senior business leaders to understand their HR needs.
• Align HR strategies with business objectives to ensure HR contributes effectively to overall success.
• Service Excellence & Leadership:
• Model and promote company values in all interactions.
• Provide guidance to line managers, supporting their people management responsibilities to drive performance and employee engagement.
• HR Advisory:
• Offer professional, proactive HR advice and support to defined business areas, ensuring adherence to company standards and legal compliance.
• Address complex employee relations issues, ensuring outcomes are in line with company values and employment legislation.
• Change Management:
• Lead key HR change projects, providing advice on people-related risks, compliance, and best practices.
• Support and embed change initiatives within the business to drive successful outcomes.
• Employee Relations & Absenteeism:
• Manage and resolve complex employee relations cases, maintaining standards of fairness and compliance.
• Handle long-term absenteeism cases, including medical referrals, and update the absence case log as needed.
• Employee Lifecycle Management:
• Manage the full employee lifecycle including recruitment, reward, performance management, talent management, and succession planning.
• Administer onboarding, leaver processes, and employee changes in the HRIS system, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
• Organizational Support:
• Support company-wide initiatives such as performance development reviews, employee opinion surveys, and talent management programs.
• Lead redeployment processes, ensuring compliance with company policies and employment law.
• Diversity & Inclusion:
• Promote equality, diversity, and fairness across all employment practices.
• Ensure HR processes and policies reflect the company’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• Special Projects & Compliance:
• Contribute to bids, due diligence, and transition activities, ensuring effective communication and legal compliance during TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment) exercises.

Person Specification:

Knowledge & Qualifications:

• Degree qualified and CIPD Chartered Member (or working towards Chartered status).
• Strong working knowledge of Employment Law and complex case management.
• Experience using and interpreting HR Metrics.

Skills & Competencies:

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong negotiation and influencing abilities.
• Effective coaching skills to guide managers and employees.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically.
• Excellent organizational skills and time management, especially in managing competing priorities.
• Commercial awareness to support business decision-making and understand the broader impact of HR strategies.
• A proactive approach to HR, with a focus on adding value and driving operational effectiveness.
• Proven experience in operational HR within a similar environment