Senior HR Advisor in Richmond

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.
• 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.

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we’re happy to discuss flexible working options. We are committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients. If you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with the Nicholas Associates Group of companies.