Senior ER Advisor

Job title: Senior HR Advisor

Location: Nottingham (with some UK travel)

Salary: £37,000–£40,000

Benefits: Private Healthcare, Pension, 25 days holiday rising to 30 over 5 years, Group Life Insurance, Income Protection, Gym Discounts, Free Fuel Fridays, Employee of the Quarter, Employee Referral program and many more

Be the Voice of HR. The Coach. The Calm in the Storm.

Are you an experienced HR professional who thrives in the thick of employee relations? Do you love coaching line managers, building capability, and being the go-to for trusted, practical HR advice? We’re looking for a confident, credible Senior HR Advisor to step into a pivotal role within our HR team, someone who brings energy, resilience and sharp employment law expertise to every conversation.

Join XMA - a leading UK technology solutions company partnering with the biggest names in the industry. Established in the 80’s, XMA has grown to become one of the top ten largest value-added resellers in the UK. Today, we’re an independent UK company with full geographic coverage – and our skilled workforce serves a diverse customer base across the public and private sector. We win awards for our ability to help organisations and users achieve more with technology. We specialise in realising individual ambitions to transform and evolve. We consult, define, adapt and deliver on real-life outcomes. We collaborate closely to bring that positive impact home.

This is not a sit-back-and-process role. This is hands-on, front-line HR.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll be the trusted HR partner to managers across the business, leading on employee relations, driving consistency, and ensuring our structured HR framework is followed with confidence and clarity.

Managing a broad range of ER cases disciplinaries, grievances, performance, absence with fairness, pace and legal compliance
Coaching and mentoring line managers to build confidence, capability and consistency in people management
Acting as the go-to expert on HR policy and UK employment legislation
Delivering proactive, practical HR advice that balances risk with commercial reality
Ensuring consistent application of established HR processes aligned to ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and BSI standards
XMA has built a strong, structured HR framework over recent years. Your role? Champion it. Embed it. Make sure managers understand it and follow it.

The Energy We’re Looking For

You’ll be:

Emotionally intelligent and resilient under pressure
Confident handling sensitive and complex ER cases
Comfortable challenging constructively
Solutions-focused, pragmatic and commercially aware
Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail
Passionate about raising standards and driving consistency
This role suits someone who enjoys pace, variety and influence and who wants to be recognised as a credible HR expert within the business.

We’re proud to be recognised as a Disability Confident Level 3 Employer—the highest level in the UK Government’s scheme. This reflects our ongoing commitment to fostering an inclusive, supportive culture where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Through our inclusive recruitment practices, we ensure that individuals with disabilities are given fair and equal access to opportunities within our organisation. As part of this commitment, we participate in the Guaranteed Interview Scheme, which offers an interview to any candidate with a disability who meets the essential criteria for the role.

We will ensure that individuals who have a disability are provided reasonable accommodation, to enable full participation in the job application and interview process. If you have any such requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us on our email which is (url removed), we will be happy to action your requests.

Keywords: Employee relations, ER, HR, Human Resources, Advisor