Interim Senior HR Advisor - 6 month FTC

Senior People Advisor / People Manager

• £45,000 - £50,000
• 6 month FTC
• Hybrid
• ASAP
• Westminster

I am currently recruiting on behalf of my client for an experienced Senior People Advisor to join their People team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a knowledgeable HR professional with strong employee relations experience who enjoys working closely with managers and senior stakeholders to provide expert people advice. The role focuses heavily on employee relations and supporting managers to ensure people matters are handled fairly, consistently, and in line with UK employment legislation and organisational policies.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting managers across the organisation while helping to foster a positive and supportive working environment.

Key Responsibilities Employee Relations

• Provide expert advice and guidance to managers on a wide range of employee relations matters including disciplinaries, grievances, investigations, and performance management.

• Lead or support complex employee relations cases, ensuring they are managed professionally, consistently, and in line with organisational policy and employment law.

• Conduct and support workplace investigations where required.

• Advise managers on appropriate approaches to resolving workplace issues and mitigating organisational risk.

Stakeholder Support

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation, including senior leadership.

• Provide practical and commercially focused people advice to support effective decision making.

• Coach and support managers in handling people matters confidently and appropriately.

Employment Advice

• Provide guidance on employment contracts, policies, and terms and conditions of employment.

• Ensure advice provided is compliant with current employment legislation and best practice.

Change Management

• Support organisational change initiatives including restructures and redundancy processes.

• Provide advice and guidance to managers throughout redundancy consultations and organisational change processes.

Performance Management

• Support managers in addressing performance concerns and implementing performance improvement plans where required.

• Provide guidance on capability processes and performance management frameworks.

Learning & Development

• Support learning and development initiatives across the organisation.

• Contribute to or deliver training for managers on policies, procedures, and effective people management practices where required.

General People Support

• Manage a varied caseload independently and prioritise workload effectively.

• Ensure documentation and case management records are maintained accurately.

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of people policies, procedures, and practices.

Person Specification Essential

• Proven experience working as a Senior People Advisor or similar HR role.

• Strong experience managing employee relations cases, including investigations, disciplinaries, and complex grievances.

• Experience supporting redundancy and organisational change processes.

• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.

• Ability to build trusted relationships and provide guidance to stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.

• Experience advising on employment contracts, policies, and terms and conditions.

• Ability to work independently and manage a varied caseload autonomously.

• Excellent communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills.

• Degree educated in HR or a related field.

• CIPD qualification.

Desirable

• Experience or knowledge of TUPE processes.

• Experience supporting or delivering learning and development initiatives or training.