Senior HR Advisor

South West London | Hybrid working

£42,000–£48,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Ashley Kate are working in partnership with a well-established and complex education organisation to recruit a Senior HR Advisor to join their experienced HR team.  Based on site for at least 3 days a week at their office near Richmond.

This is a broad generalist role with a strong focus on employee relations, supporting managers across a diverse, unionised workforce. You will act as a key adviser to stakeholders while also providing day-to-day leadership to junior HR team members.

Senior HR Advisor - The Role

Reporting to the Senior HR Business Partner, you will operate with a high degree of autonomy, delivering professional, pragmatic HR advice and support across the full employee lifecycle.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing expert HR advice to managers and staff on policies, procedures and employment legislation
• Managing a varied ER caseload including disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence and investigations
• Supporting organisational change initiatives including restructures, redundancy consultation and TUPE
• Working closely with trade union representatives within a unionised environment
• Advising on recruitment processes, workforce planning and establishment management
• Supporting job evaluation, pay review, progression and promotion processes
• Liaising with Occupational Health and Health & Safety to support wellbeing initiatives
• Contributing to the development, review and implementation of HR policies and procedures
• Line managing and supporting an HR Officer and HR Administrator, including workload prioritisation, 1:1s and performance management
• Supporting continuous improvement and streamlining of HR processes and systems

Senior HR Advisor - About You

You will be a confident and experienced HR professional, comfortable working in a fast-paced and complex environment with multiple stakeholders.

You will ideally have:

• CIPD qualification at Level 7 (or equivalent experience)
• Proven experience in a generalist HR role with significant employee relations exposure
• Experience working within a unionised environment
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law
• The ability to manage complex and sensitive casework with professionalism and discretion
• Excellent written, verbal communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience within education, public sector or similarly regulated environments (desirable)

What’s on Offer

• Hybrid working – 3 days on site however dependant on needs of business these days will change.
• A varied and influential Senior HR Advisor role
• Supportive and collaborative HR team environment
• Opportunity to work in a values-led organisation with a strong people focus

If this role is of interest, please apply now or contact Ashley Kate HR for a confidential discussion.