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HR Advisor

City of London Interim £172 - £190 per day View Job Description
An established London-based institution is seeking an experienced HR professional to provide first-line advice and support across the full employee lifecycle. The role will play a key part in organisational change activity, including redeployment, contract variations, exits, absence management and employee relations support
  • Higher education HR role supporting change
  • Broad employee lifecycle role with strong stakeholder exposure.

About Our Client

This organisation operates within the not-for-profit sector and is based in London. Our client is a large and well-respected organisation operating within a complex professional and educational environment in Central London. They are currently undergoing significant organisational change and require an experienced HR professional to support managers and employees through this period of transition.

Job Description

  • Act as the first point of contact for managers on HR policy and employee relations matters.
  • Provide advice on maternity, adoption, paternity and other family leave cases.
  • Support absence management processes, liaising with Occupational Health where required.
  • Manage employee lifecycle activities including onboarding, contractual changes and leavers.
  • Coordinate redeployment, redundancy, fixed-term contract endings and retirement processes.
  • Conduct and coordinate exit interviews and employee departure administration.
  • Draft HR documentation including contracts, variation letters and employee correspondence.
  • Work closely with recruitment and HR administration teams to deliver an effective HR service.
  • Support organisational change programmes and implementation of new operating models.
  • Manage multiple priorities across a large and diverse stakeholder group.

The Successful Applicant

  • Previous HR Advisor, HR Officer or HR Coordinator experience.
  • Strong employee lifecycle and generalist HR knowledge.
  • Experience supporting organisational change, restructures or redeployment activity.
  • Confident advising managers on policy, process and employee relations matters.
  • Experience within higher education, public sector or similarly complex organisations would be advantageous.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and high case volumes.
  • Strong administration, documentation and stakeholder management skills.

What's on Offer

  • £172-£190 day rate
  • Hybrid working, typically 3 days per week onsite.
  • Central London location with excellent transport links.
  • Opportunity to gain significant organisational change and transformation experience.
  • Collaborative HR team environment with varied and interesting casework.
Contact
Kiran Chohan-Jones
Quote job ref
JN-092026-7094482
Phone number
+442072692159

Job summary

Job function
Human Resources
Subsector
HR Advisor
Sector
Not For Profit
Where
City of London
Contract type
Interim
Consultant name
Kiran Chohan-Jones
Consultant phone
+442072692159
Job reference
JN-092026-7094482