HR Advisor

HR Advisor
Contract: 6 months 
Location: Chester area (predominantly site-based)

Rates: £19 - £21 per hour PAYE (DOE) 
Hours: 35 hours per week (4.5-day working week, between 7am–7pm)

The Role:

An established global organisation is seeking an HR Advisor to join their HR function on an initial 6-month contract, with strong potential for extension. This is a hands-on, transactional HR role, supporting HR Business Partners to ensure policies, processes and employee lifecycle activities are delivered consistently and in line with legislation and internal frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day support to HR Business Partners across the business
• Support deployment of HR campaigns and initiatives
• Act as a key contact for HR systems including Workday (MyPulse) and SAP
• Manage transactional HR activities across the employee lifecycle (hire to retire)
• Prepare and support reviews, ensuring timely and accurate manager inputs
• Support absence management, disciplinaries and recruitment meetings
• Produce and analyse HR data including absenteeism, headcount and workforce metrics
• Identify HR risks through data analysis and escalate appropriately
• Support talent and wellbeing initiatives including succession planning and development pathways
• Contribute to continuous improvement of HR processes and reporting

Skills & Experience Required:

• Previous experience in an HR role (Advisor / Officer level)
• Experience within one or more of the following areas desirable:
– HR operations
– Payroll
– HR analytics
– Recruitment
– Learning & development
– HR systems / digital HR

• Strong IT and data skills with confidence using Excel
• Experience working with HR systems such as Workday and/or SAP
• Good understanding of HR policies, processes and employment lifecycle activities
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, site-based environment

This role would suit someone with a few years’ HR experience, looking to build further exposure in a structured HR environment without stepping into a senior HRBP position.

If you’re an HR professional who enjoys a mix of administration, advisory conversations and data-driven HR support, this is an excellent opportunity.

Reach out to Tom Johnson at Certain Advantage - Ref: 79969