Are you an experienced HR professional with a background in employer relations seeking a new challenge?

We have an opportunity for a Senior HR Advisor (Employer Relations) to join a team who provides comprehensive HR guidance and support to senior management teams across sites in the Hampshire area. This role is a fixed-term contract to start ASAP, ideally in December through to 31st August 2026. The role is hybrid with 1 day per week on site in Winchester and then the requirement to travel to sites across Hampshire when needed for key meetings.

• Manage a varied caseload of complex employee relations from 10 to 20 cases involving a range of issues including grievance, disciplinary, performance, capability, investigations, dismissal, absence, gross misconduct, safeguarding and ill health.
• Provide advice 1 day per week on the ER Helpdesk service, which covers a wide variety of HR/ER complexities.
• Ensure employment decisions align with legislation, policies, and best practice.
• As part of your portfolio of work, you will also handle change management activities to include restructures, redundancy and TUPE transfers.
• Build strong relationships with schools and visit them when required.

Were seeking an experienced HR professional who is resilient and confident in approach to working with senior stakeholders.
You will need a background of working in complex, ideally unionised environments.
Experience of handling a volume of employer relations cases and providing effective advice to managers in a consultative way.

• CIPD qualified (or equivalent experience).
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence and challenge.
• Excellent organisational and IT skills.

• Fixed term to start asap through to 31st August 2026 on initial contract
• Hybrid Working – 1 day per week on site in Winchester + 4 from home
• Hours - 9 to 5 Mon to Thurs, 9 to 4.30 on Friday
• Full time 37 hours, but will possibly consider 30 hours per week, but full-time preferred.
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays. (pro rata to FTC)
• Government Pension Scheme.
• Paid business mileage and parking.
• Full home office setup.

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