Job Title: HR Advisor Location: Bridge View, Aberdeen Reports to: Senior HR Advisor Main Purpose of Role: As an HR Adviser, you will play a crucial role in partnering with various service lines, delivering strategic HR support that drives business impact. You will be responsible for building, developing, and retaining a high-performing and diverse workforce. Acting as a true business partner, you will ensure that HR initiatives are aligned with the organization’s objectives, and you will support leaders and employees throughout the full employee lifecycle. Key Responsibilities: Business Partnering: Develop strong working relationships with senior business leaders to understand their HR needs. Align HR strategies with business objectives to ensure HR contributes effectively to overall success. Service Excellence & Leadership: Model and promote company values in all interactions. Provide guidance to line managers, supporting their people management responsibilities to drive performance and employee engagement. HR Advisory: Offer professional, proactive HR advice and support to defined business areas, ensuring adherence to company standards and legal compliance. Address complex employee relations issues, ensuring outcomes are in line with company values and employment legislation. Change Management: Lead key HR change projects, providing advice on people-related risks, compliance, and best practices. Support and embed change initiatives within the business to drive successful outcomes. Employee Relations & Absenteeism: Manage and resolve complex employee relations cases, maintaining standards of fairness and compliance. Handle long-term absenteeism cases, including medical referrals, and update the absence case log as needed. Employee Lifecycle Management: Manage the full employee lifecycle including recruitment, reward, performance management, talent management, and succession planning. Administer onboarding, leaver processes, and employee changes in the HRIS system, ensuring accurate and timely processing. Organizational Support: Support company-wide initiatives such as performance development reviews, employee opinion surveys, and talent management programs. Lead redeployment processes, ensuring compliance with company policies and employment law. Diversity & Inclusion: Promote equality, diversity, and fairness across all employment practices. Ensure HR processes and policies reflect the company's commitment to diversity and inclusion. Special Projects & Compliance: Contribute to bids, due diligence, and transition activities, ensuring effective communication and legal compliance during TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment) exercises. Person Specification: Knowledge & Qualifications: Degree qualified and CIPD Chartered Member (or working towards Chartered status). Strong working knowledge of Employment Law and complex case management. Experience using and interpreting HR Metrics. Skills & Competencies: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills. Strong negotiation and influencing abilities. Effective coaching skills to guide managers and employees. Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically. Excellent organizational skills and time management, especially in managing competing priorities. Commercial awareness to support business decision-making and understand the broader impact of HR strategies. A proactive approach to HR, with a focus on adding value and driving operational effectiveness. Proven experience in operational HR within a similar environment