Senior HR Advisor – Fixed Term Contract
Macmillan Davies is delighted to be supporting a fast-paced, high-growth luxury brand in the appointment of a Senior HR Advisor on a fixed-term basis, providing maternity leave cover within their HR team based in Oxfordshire.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional to join a dynamic organisation and make an immediate impact. Working closely with the CPO and wider HR team, you will support the delivery of the people strategy while ensuring day-to-day HR operations and business partnering activity run smoothly.
We are looking for a confident, commercially minded HR generalist with a hands-on approach and the ability to hit the ground running. You will work closely with the HR Operations Lead, who is responsible for HR processes, systems and compliance.
The Role
- Acting as a trusted HR contact for line managers and leaders, providing pragmatic and commercially focused advice.
- Building strong stakeholder relationships and providing constructive challenge where appropriate.
- Supporting performance management, talent reviews and wider people processes.
- Coaching managers on performance, conduct and absence matters.
- Managing complex employee relations cases, ensuring appropriate risk management and fair, consistent outcomes.
- Supporting organisational design, restructuring and other people projects.
- Advising on workforce planning, organisational structure and capability requirements.
- Supporting recruitment for key roles, alongside onboarding and retention activity.
- Contributing to engagement initiatives and leadership development.
- Delivering training where required, including performance management and line manager training.
- Working with the HR Operations Lead to ensure effective HR processes, policies and compliance.
- Supporting global mobility and visa processes where required.
- Assisting with people reporting and providing insight to the CPO and Board.
About You
You will ideally have:
- CIPD Level 5 or above, or equivalent experience.
- Proven experience at Senior HR Advisor or HR Business Partner level.
- Strong generalist HR and employee relations experience.
- Commercial awareness and the ability to connect people decisions with business outcomes.
- Confidence influencing and constructively challenging senior stakeholders.
- Sound judgement and a pragmatic approach to complex HR matters.
- Experience working in a lean, fast-paced HR environment.
- A proactive, resilient and solutions-focused approach.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
What's on Offer?
- *25 days' holiday plus bank holidays*
- *Three additional paid days off in December* for HQ shutdown
- *Free daily lunch* on-site
- *Private healthcare*
- *Life assurance at 3x annual salary*
- *Enhanced maternity and paternity leave*
- The opportunity to join a growing luxury brand in a varied and commercially focused HR role.
- Hybrid working (3 days onsite a week)
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