Senior HR Advisor

Reports to: HR & Training Manager

Type: Part-Time 22.5 hours per week

Location: South West Headquarters – Bristol

Job Purpose

The HR Advisor supports the HR Manager in delivering an efficient, effective, and compliant HR Service. This role provides professional, confidential, and proactive HR support across the organisation. The role supports managers and employees on all HR matters, ensuring policies are applied consistently, supporting employee relations cases, and contributing to the effective delivery of HR services.

What will you be doing in this role?

Employee Relations

• Provide accurate and timely advice to managers on HR policies, procedures and employment legislation.
• Support and manage employee relations cases including sickness absence, disciplinary, grievance, capability and performance matters.
• Attend and support formal meetings, hearings, and investigations.
• Maintain up-to-date case notes and ensure documentation is compliant.
• Comply with the Company Health & Safety Policy, including carrying out general housekeeping to ensure work areas are tidy.

HR Administration & Compliance

• Produce letters, contracts and contract amendments.
• Ensure HR processes comply with legal, regulatory and audit requirements.

Learning & Development

• Identify training needs through performance discussions and ER cases.
• Support the coordination of training programs.

Policy & Process Improvement

• Assist in reviewing and updating HR policies and procedures, ensuring they comply with legal requirements.
• Contribute to projects and initiatives aimed at improving HR service delivery.

Performance & Development

• Support the performance management process, including reviewing objectives, probation feedback and development plans.

General HR Duties

• Respond to routine HR enquiries from employees and managers.
• Support HR initiatives including well-being and engagement.
• Provide cover for the HR Manager during periods of absence when appropriate.

Recruitment Support

• Support recruitment campaigns including reviewing job descriptions and advertising roles.
• Conduct interviews with managers and support the selection processes.
• Oversee onboarding and induction processes to ensure new starters have a positive experience.

Skills and requirements

• Previous experience in an HR Advisor/Senior HR Advisor role.
• Excellent knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience handling complex employee relations cases.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Experience using HR information systems.
• Ability to work with discretion and maintain confidentiality.

Qualifications

• A qualification in HR e.g. CIPD Level 5 as a minimum.

Personal Attributes

• Professional and confident with a proactive approach.
• Excellent attention to detail and high accuracy standards.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and manage competing priorities.
• Collaborative, supportive, and able to influence at all levels.
• Commitment to fairness, consistency, and continuous improvement.

Other Information

• Part-time hours working 22.5 hours per week, either 3 full days or 5 days working 4.5 hours per day.

What we offer:

• EOT Bonus Scheme – you’ll benefit from the company’s success by receiving a share of its profits. This not only recognises your contributions but also develops a strong sense of ownership and motivation, making you an integral part of our journey.
• Training, upskilling, and career progression
• Holiday Buy & Sell Scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Private medical scheme – Power Electrics policy is that nobody should pay more than £100 excess to access any treatment
• Life assurance scheme – with access to more healthcare support and counselling services to help protect employees’ financial, emotional, and physical wellbeing
• 23 days holiday (plus bank holidays) – increasing with length of service up to 28 days

Our philosophy:

At Power Electrics, we welcome a variety of cultures, experiences, and backgrounds. We ensure that all management decisions made regarding employment are done with fairness and without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. We are solely committed to adhering to the principles of equal and inclusive employment.

Due to the nature of our work, DBS checks are required, and any offer is dependent on satisfactory references being obtained.

All applicants must be eligible to work in the U.K.

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