HR Advisor (12 Month FTC) in UNITED KINGDOM

Placed has partnered with a luxury watch and jewellery brand on an exciting new HR opportunity.

My client is looking for an HR Advisor on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Reporting to the Head of HR, this role's main focus is to provide comprehensive generalist support on day-to-day HR activities, covering administrative and operational tasks related to managing employees throughout their employment lifecycle.

This role will involve working closely with HR management to ensure the highest quality of HR service is delivered to employees and the business.

Responsibilities:

• Support HR Management with appraisals
• Ensure all managers have conducted, and employees have completed their Annual and Mid-Year check-ins.
• Assist employees with guidance on how to complete the appraisal process.
• Analyse PMP and employee development data and provide insights to HR and L&D teams.
• Support HR Management in annual salary reviews, bonus, or other employee benefit adjustments within all outside compensation cycles.
• Ensure that all managers and employees are being made aware of and understand local HR policies and procedures, providing guidance and advice.
• Review, propose and develop new policies and procedures in in accordance with the latest legislation changes.
• Maintain a record of employment contracts and other terms and condition/documents.
• Manage a variety of ER cases, including complex investigations, disciplinary or grievance hearings, flexible working requests, absences, and performance-related issues.
• Coach and train line managers on the ER process.
• Collate and deliver ER reports, providing recommendations on appropriate actions and interventions to address areas of concern.
• Conduct exit interviews, where appropriate, ensuring that exit interview feedback is gathered and reviewed regularly, providing insight to HR management.
• Absence reporting and action plan (maternity, sickness, etc.).
• Take part in the Induction Program and content management
• Follow up with the L&D team for the annual Compliance process to ensure 100% achievement on completion.
• Manage Visa processes, ensuring compliance with Home Office regulations.
• Take a lead on the relocation assistance of internal employees.
• Ensure that local HR Intranet pages are maintained and reflect brand-related updates (if they differ from those of the group).
• Support the HR management team in creating contracts, salary, bonus, or benefit adjustments, and updating data in the internal HR system (SAP).
• Manage the leaver process for exiting employees (resignation acceptance, exit interview, advising Payroll of the leaver, and calculating any outstanding holiday and benefits).
• Assisting the HR management and Talent Acquisition team in relation to recruitment.
• Assist HR management with organizing logistics for university partnership and engagement opportunities.

Experience:

• CIPD level 3 or equivalent experience.
• Strong HR generalist experience in a fast-paced HR department
• Strong HR experience within a volume-led, fast-paced industry (e.g., FMCG, retail).
• An understanding of current employment legislation within the UK and topical HR issues with experience of independently managing a range of Employee Relations cases.
• Ability to deal with numerous activities and stakeholders as part of this role.
• Ability to build effective relationships with managers and employees at all levels of the business, with good communication skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Conscientious, team player, self-motivated, ability to think through problems, applying attention to detail with high standards.
• Advanced PowerPoint, Excel and Word.

Candidates who come with high-end hostility or luxury retail experience are encouraged to apply.