Senior HR Advisor – Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary: £47,000-£55,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Employment type: Permanent, Hybrid (hybrid working 4 days in office per week)

Reporting directly to the HR Business Partner, this role offers the opportunity to progress from an operational HR position to a strategic and influential role. You will support the Newcastle site, helping to streamline HR processes into a shared services model and drive standardisation, simplification and industrialisation.

Role Responsibilities

• Change management: support and lead aspects of the continued integration of HR processes into the HR Shared Services model, focusing on standardisation, simplification & industrialisation.
• Business partnering: partner with the various departments & management team to enable a people‑first culture aligned with local business and departmental objectives.
• Generalist support: utilise a varied HR skillset to support all aspects of the employee lifecycle, prioritising key risk areas.
• Employee relations: support and coach managers through a range of ER matters, ensuring best practise and compliance.
• Organisational design: support managers and leaders in developing organisational design aligned with business requirements.
• Process excellence: make improvements to existing HR practices across the site, focusing on standardisation and waste‑elimination.
• Talent management: work with managers and leaders to embed talent‑management framework, supporting people development and succession planning.
• Compliance: ensure compliance within people‑management processes.
• Employee engagement: identify engagement initiatives across the site, aligned to employee feedback & culture improvement.
• Cross‑functional connectivity: build strong relationships across the Newcastle site with stakeholders, the wider UK & Global P&C team, and other functional areas.
• Problem solving: adopt a problem‑solving mindset and lead problem‑solving activities.
• Employee wellbeing: operate in a people‑centric way, supporting the mental and physical wellbeing of employees.

Person Specification

• 5–7 years of previous HR experience in a generalist role
• Formal HR education such as CIPD, HNC, Diploma, Degree, etc.
• Excellent employment law knowledge (UK)
• Knowledge of change management
• Knowledge/awareness of project‑management principles
• Optimistic, motivated and resilient individual
• Results‑focused and comfortable operating independently
• Generalist knowledge of the employee lifecycle

This role would suit an experienced HR Advisor or HR Business Partner looking to progress their career.

Salary: £47,000‑£55,000 per annum plus bonus; excellent benefits included.