- Company Name
- Cheil UK
- Job Title
- HR Advisor
- Job Description
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**Job title**
HR Advisor
**Role Summary**
Provide comprehensive HR support across employee lifecycle, employee relations, and HR compliance, acting as a trusted advisor to managers and employees while partnering with HR leadership to enhance culture and operational efficiency.
**Expectations**
- Deliver timely, evidence‑based HR advice within a dynamic, fast‑paced environment.
- Maintain confidentiality and exhibit professional discretion in all interactions.
- Demonstrate resilience, adaptability, and a proactive, solution‑oriented approach.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Deliver general HR support to employees, managers and stakeholders, escalating complex issues to HR leadership.
- Build trusted line‑manager relationships, coach managers to strengthen management capability.
- Manage low‑level employee relations cases in compliance with local legislations and HR best practices.
- Represent HR in formal meetings, act as note‑taker, and produce actionable documentation.
- Monitor attendance, advise managers, and coordinate with Occupational Health for referrals.
- Administer the full employee lifecycle: onboarding, contract amendments, extensions, resignations, and terminations.
- Ensure personnel files, HR documents, and compliance records are accurate and audit‑ready.
- Track probationary reviews, contract extensions, and facilitate maternity, parental leave processes.
- Support annual performance reviews, promotion and pay review cycles, and benefits administration (pensions, health insurance, EAP).
- Coordinate client secondment arrangements and complete exit interviews to identify trends.
- Validate payroll data, managing new starters, leavers, contractual changes, and Right to Work checks.
- Promote inclusivity, wellbeing, and engagement initiatives and assist with learning & development projects.
- Undertake ad‑hoc HR projects and maintain personal development plans.
**Required Skills**
- HR Generalist expertise (performance management, employee relations, compensation, L&D).
- Strong written and verbal communication across all organizational levels.
- Comprehensive knowledge of employment law, policies, and HR systems.
- High attention to detail, strong organisational and time‑management abilities.
- Analytical, process‑oriented mindset focused on continuous improvement.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise discretion, and demonstrate resilience.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
- 3–5 years of HR Generalist experience in a similar role.
- Professional HR certification (e.g., CIPD Level 5, SHRM-CP, or equivalent) highly desirable.