Senior HR Adviser

Anderson Knight is delighted to be partnering with a well-established commercially focused business to recruit an experienced Senior Human Resources Advisor. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and commercially minded HR professional to join a busy and fast-paced operational environment, providing expert HR support across the full employee lifecycle. This is a highly varied role that will suit an individual who enjoys building strong stakeholder relationships, managing complex employee relations matters, and contributing to the ongoing development of people-focused initiatives and HR best practice. The Role Working closely with managers across the business, you will provide professional and pragmatic HR advice on a broad range of people matters, ensuring compliance with employment legislation, company policies and best practice. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting employee wellbeing, managing absence cases, delivering effective employee relations outcomes and contributing to continuous improvement across the HR function. Key Responsibilities * Provide first-line HR advice and guidance to managers and employees across a wide range of people matters. * Manage a varied employee relations caseload, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance management, probation and attendance cases. * Advise managers on the application of HR policies, procedures and employment legislation. * Support absence management processes, occupational health referrals and employee wellbeing initiatives. * Prepare professional HR documentation, including investigation reports, meeting notes and outcome letters. * Support employee engagement, performance development and organisational initiatives. * Contribute to the review, development and implementation of HR policies and procedures. * Produce and analyse HR data and management information to support decision-making. * Maintain accurate employee records and support the effective use of HR systems. * Identify opportunities for process improvement and support wider HR projects as required. About You The successful candidate will have: * Previous experience in a generalist HR Advisor role or a similar position. * Strong employee relations experience with the ability to manage complex and sensitive cases independently. * Experience supporting absence management, wellbeing initiatives and occupational health processes. * A sound understanding of UK employment legislation and HR best practice. * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. * Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a demanding and varied workload. * Experience producing high-quality HR documentation and reports. * Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word and Excel. * Experience using HR systems and interpreting people data. Desirable Experience * CIPD qualification or currently working towards CIPD accreditation. * Experience within a complex operational or fast-paced environment. * Experience working with Trade Unions. * Exposure to HR systems implementation or improvement projects. * Experience producing and analysing HR management information