HR Advisor

Location: Sunderland - Fully Onsite

Hours: Full-time - 37 hours

Temporary Position: 3 months

Salary: £19 - £21 per hour

We are delighted to be partnering with a large, well-established organisation as they look to appoint an experienced HR Advisor within their People & Change team for a 3 month temporary position. This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident HR professional to deliver high-quality, customer-focused people support across a dedicated directorate, influencing key decisions and helping to shape a positive colleague experience.

In this role, you will act as a trusted partner to leaders, offering pragmatic guidance across a wide range of generalist HR activity, from employee relations and wellbeing to resourcing, organisational change, and people development. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys a varied workload, values strong stakeholder relationships, and feels confident navigating complex people matters.

The Role

As HR Advisor, you will:

• Deliver a customer-centric advisory service across your designated directorate, ensuring compliance with employment legislation and internal policies.

• Support managers with all aspects of employee relations, including absence, performance management, disciplinary and grievance matters.
• Provide coaching and guidance to help leaders identify talent, address underperformance and implement effective development or improvement plans.
• Advise on resourcing needs, structural changes and end-to-end recruitment processes.
• Contribute to directorate-specific projects, change initiatives and working groups.
• Produce timely and accurate people metrics and reports to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with managers, colleagues, partners and trade union representatives, establishing credibility and trust.
• Work closely with People Services to ensure a seamless and consistent customer experience.
• Support the People Business Partner and contribute to a high-performing, delivery-focused People function.
• Proactively maintain your own professional development while supporting others in theirs.  

What We are Looking For:

• CIPD-qualified professional
• Significant generalist experience within a large, complex organisation
• Strong background partnering with managers, ideally up to director level
• Experience delivering or supporting organisational change
• Confident working with Microsoft Office and HR systems
• Ability to build strong relationships and manage sensitive, complex issues
• Full UK driving licence  

Desirable:

• Degree in HR or Business
• Experience working in a trade union-recognised environment
• Exposure to blue-collar or operational industries  

How to Apply

If you are an experienced HR Advisor looking for a great opportunity and make a real impact across a respected organisation, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential conversation.