Senior HR Advisor / HR Business Partner
Cumbria
Paying around 50k + Benefits

As a HR Business Partner working within our client's HR function, you will have the opportunity to work on/across mega projects and programmes, providing specialist support throughout the business, sharing your knowledge and best practise along the way. The role will involve working with different levels of the line of business, across different functions, and at varying levels of seniority, including Functional/Business Unit Directors.

You will gain great exposure to, and opportunity to shape and deliver against our client's people and business strategies, responsible for identifying people and organisation requirements, with a view to driving enhanced customer value. You will work with Centres of Excellence (CoEs) and across the wider HR model to integrate solutions and evaluate suitability to business requirements.

This role will support your ongoing HR professional development, enhancing your functional and business partnering skills and knowledge.

Our client is recruiting two Senior HR Advisor / HR Business Partner roles: one position requires full-time on-site presence, while the other offers hybrid flexibility with a minimum of three days per week on-site. They offer relocation support packages, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

What you'll be doing:

* Working across the business and within the sector, collaborating with leaders, management, and other partners to deploy coordinated, business-oriented solutions in line with our client's people strategy

* Identifying and leading all people and organisation requirements for the business area and delivering integrated solutions

* Managing and delivering the full HR life cycle, including talent management, resourcing, strategic workforce planning, employee engagement, reward, and HR policy and processes

* Coaching and supporting our client's line managers, senior leaders, and directors on all people-related matters for their business area

* Managing the day-to-day HR operations, in addition to functional HR projects that span the wider business

* Collaborating with line of business and leadership teams to implement change and continuous improvement

* Leading the analysis of people data to benchmark and implement short and long-term solutions that improve performance, including the development and retention of critical skills

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

* Experience working in a HR Advisor role in a large department or within a large organisation

* Experience interfacing with a senior leadership team and helping to develop and influence the organisation's people strategy

* Effective communication skills with the ability to manage stakeholders at different levels

* Experience working on projects to drive improvements in processes, policies, or practises

Desirable:

* Experience working in a Manufacturing, unionised, project-based environment

* Experience managing or developing others in the HR profession

* CIPD level 7 qualified or working towards

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance, and a Company-contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work, and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Why Join Our Client?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. Our client welcomes candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals. They also want to make sure that their recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (e.g., dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder, etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at our client are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

LHH is an employment consultancy that believes in talent, not labels. It is important to us that we run inclusive recruitment processes to support candidates of all abilities and encourage applicants of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply. LHH is committed to building an inclusive, supportive environment to enable candidates to explore the next steps in their careers. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.