Senior HR Advisor

We are seeking an experienced Senior HR Advisor to join our HR team for an initial six-month contract with the potential for longer term. This is an opportunity for a proactive HR professional to play a key role in supporting the organisation with complex employee relations casework and the management of attendance and absence processes.
You will focus on managing a varied caseload of employee relations matters & leading on attendance management processes, and supporting managers with complex absence cases across a large, multi-site organisation which is growing in Eastleigh, Hampshire.

Key Responsibilities

A key focus for this role will be undertaking and managing the absence management for the organisation, which includes

• Coordinate and maintain the organisation's absence management tracker.
• Monitor absence triggers and provide accurate reporting and insight to managers and senior stakeholders.
• Lead absence review meetings with managers and employees following triggers.
• Manage complex long-term and short-term absence cases.
• Liaise with Occupational Health providers on a wide range of physical health and musculoskeletal cases.
• Provide advice and guidance on wellbeing support and reasonable adjustments.
• Review and improve absence management processes and procedures.
• Produce and develop absence management reports and management information.
• Support managers in driving consistency and best practice across attendance management processes.

Alongside the absence management, you may also get involved in wider employer relations cases including:

• Absence management
• Performance management
• Disciplinary matters
• Grievances

Candidates We are looking for a highly experienced HR professional / Senior HR Advisor with a strong background in employee relations and attendance management. You will be confident managing complex and sensitive HR matters and have the ability to influence and support managers at all levels.

• Proven experience as a Senior HR Advisor, HR Advisor or equivalent HR professional.
• Significant experience managing complex employee relations casework.
• Strong expertise in absence management and attendance review processes.
• Coaching managers and working on problem areas within the organisation
• Experience working with Occupational Health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Ability to analyse absence data and produce meaningful management reports.
• Experience working within a complex, multi-site organisation.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• CIPD Level 5 or relevant levels of HR experience

The Offer

• This is an initial 6-month temporary contract with a high potential for a longer-term future as the organisation is growing and will be evolving over time
• 3 days per week on site in Eastleigh or other sites when needed / 2 from home
• The initial temporary contract will be engaged via Hays on a weekly online time sheet basis.

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