Senior HR Advisor in Birmingham - Michael Page Finance

This 6-month contract is an opportunity for a hands-on Senior HR Advisor to operate at a Junior Business Partner level, supporting a fast-paced organisation through high-volume employee relations and organisational change activity. You will partner closely with managers, influence stakeholders, and play a key role in shaping and delivering people strategy.

Client Details

Our client is a large, well established UK organisation headquartered in Birmingham, and a growing national footprint. Operating in a fast moving SaaS environment, the organisation delivers technology enabled solutions to a broad customer base and is focused on continued growth, scalability and operational maturity. They are seeking an experienced HR professional to support a significant period of change and activity.

Description

As a Senior HR Advisor, you will play a key role in partnering with line managers and supporting the delivery of both strategic and operational HR activity. This role will initially focus on managing a high volume of workload, with the opportunity to operate at a Junior HR Business Partner level.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as a trusted HR partner to line managers across multiple business areas
• Coaching and supporting managers on:
  • Performance management
  • Employee relations matters (grievance, conduct, disciplinary)
• Managing complex ER cases and influencing challenging stakeholders
• Supporting organisational design and change initiatives, including:
  • Team restructures (reductions and expansions)
  • Defining current vs future state structures
  • Developing and presenting business cases
• Collaborating with the wider People team on transformation and change activity
• Operating autonomously with confidence, while knowing when to seek guidance

Profile

The successful candidate will be a pragmatic and credible HR professional with strong relationship management skills and the ability to influence at all levels.

You will demonstrate:

• Proven experience in a hands-on HR generalist or Senior Advisor role
• Strong employee relations expertise, including complex case management
• Confidence coaching and developing line managers
• Experience supporting organisational design and change initiatives
• Ability to manage challenging stakeholders effectively
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a "can-do" attitude
• Readiness to step into or operate at Junior HR Business Partner level
• Industry experience is not essential; a strong, practical HR background is key.

Job Offer

• Competitive daily rate of pay.
• Hybrid working (minimum 2-3 days onsite)
• Opportunity to work in the business services industry with a focus on human resources.
• Temporary role offering flexibility and valuable experience.
• Supportive and professional work environment.

If you are ready to take on this exciting Senior HR Advisor role, apply today to make a meaningful impact in the business services industry.