HR Advisor

  • Portfolio HR & Reward
  • Jun 12, 2026
Full time HR / Recruitment

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Advisor to join a busy and collaborative People Services team at a multinational organisation. This is a broad generalist role supporting employees and managers throughout the full employee lifecycle, whilst providing high-quality HR advice and guidance across a range of people matters.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build strong working relationships with employees and managers across the business.
  • Provide timely and professional HR advice on a wide range of employee relations and HR queries.
  • Manage sickness absence reporting, analyse trends and make recommendations for improvement.
  • Support disciplinary, grievance and capability processes.
  • Coordinate parental leave, flexible working requests and other employee lifecycle activities.
  • Work closely with recruitment and HR administration teams to ensure a seamless onboarding experience.
  • Support employee engagement initiatives and wider HR projects.
  • Conduct exit interviews, identify trends and provide recommendations to improve retention.
  • Assist with HR training and people-focused initiatives across the organisation.
  • Produce monthly HR reports and KPI data.
  • Maintain accurate employee records across HR systems including Workday and ADP.

Requirements:

  • Minimum 4 years' experience in a HR Advisor or similar generalist HR role.
  • Experience within a multi-site environment such as healthcare, retail, logistics or other operational businesses would be advantageous.
  • Previous experience using Workday and/or ADP.
  • Strong employee relations and stakeholder management skills.
  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Strong analytical skills and confidence working with HR data and reporting.
  • Advanced communication skills across telephone, email, virtual and face-to-face interactions.
  • Good Excel skills and experience working with HR systems.
  • CIPD Level 3 qualified or working towards qualification preferred.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary.
  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
  • Company pension scheme.
  • Life assurance.
  • Electric vehicle scheme.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Holiday purchase scheme.
  • Employee assistance programme.
  • Professional development and learning opportunities.
  • Employee referral scheme.
  • Collaborative and supportive working environment with genuine opportunities for career progression.

51798BR

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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.