Senior HR Advisor

Senior HR Advisor

Location: Brighton / Hybrid (UK based working only) Contract: 12-month FTC Hours: Full time but will consider part-time Salary: £35,000 - £43,000

About Itad

We are a global consultancy united by a strong set of values and a common purpose: to help build a more equitable and sustainable world for all. We do this by providing expert monitoring, evaluation, learning and strategy services that help organizations create positive lasting social, economic and environmental change. For 40 years, we have collaborated with governments, foundations, businesses and global alliances to generate the evidence needed to understand the impact of their work and improve their performance. In all our work we are committed to equity, inclusiveness and technical excellence to meet the highest professional and ethical standards.

The Team

The HR team offers expertise and support throughout the entire employee lifecycle across various specialties, including Employee Relations, Recruitment, Learning and Development, Diversity and Inclusion, and Organisational Development. We collaborate closely with all business areas to provide advice and support, aiming to shape people plans and priorities across the organization. We work closely as an HR team of five to support our headcount of approx. 110 employees.

Our Approach Is Built On Being:

• A Trusted Adviser: We develop strong relationships and consider different perspectives to provide insightful and reliable advice.
• People Focused: We are approachable and dedicated to sharing knowledge, ensuring that our support is always centered around the needs of our people.
• A Systems Thinker: We leverage stakeholder insights and maintain a commercially driven mindset to align our strategies with the broader organizational goals.
• A Change Agent: We effectively enable change through people, culture, and systems, fostering an environment that adapts and thrives in the face of new challenges.

The Role

This is an exciting and varied opportunity for a true generalist looking to take on an important role in the business, contributing to key people initiatives and helping shape a positive employee experience. Working closely with the Head of HR and key stakeholders, you'll provide pragmatic and effective HR advice, problem-solving and guidance across all people-related matters.

You'll be a confident HR Advisor, able to pro-actively develop strong relationships and gain a deep understanding of organizational challenges. This hands-on role requires you to switch between operational and strategic priorities, balancing reactive needs with proactive planning to support short, medium, and long-term business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Support: Partner with key stakeholders to support people strategies, development and workforce planning.
• Build trusted relationships with managers and employees to influence good people practices and leadership.
• Payroll & Benefits Administration: Manage monthly payroll in collaboration with our external payroll provider. Ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely processing of payroll data. Manage annual third-party benefit reviews and information.
• Facilitation & Communication: Design and deliver onboarding, training, guidance, tools and development sessions. Facilitate workshops and engagement initiatives that promote teamwork, inclusion, and growth. Communicate and promote ways of working clearly and consistently.
• Inclusion & Neurodiversity Support: Champion inclusive practices and support neurodiverse employees across all aspects of the employee lifecycle. Collaborate with stakeholders and networks to ensure Itad has accessible and equitable work environments.
• Change Management & Projects: Work collaboratively with the Head of HR on cross-functional projects. Support change initiatives with clear planning, communication, and follow-through.

The Candidate

You are an experienced all-rounder and true HR generalist. You're comfortable managing a varied workload and shifting between strategic and operational priorities. You know when to ask for support and when to flag potential issues, and you bring a pragmatic, best-fit approach to HR. You flex your style and approach based on the situation, using professional influence to promote good people management across all levels. You understand the importance of consistency while tailoring solutions to meet business needs. As a collaborative team player, you're happy to mentor junior colleagues and support cross-role learning. You understand the payroll lifecycle and ideally have experience managing a payroll provider. You will be confident with HR systems (including BambooHR), and eager to promote and adopt the use of AI within the team. Your strengths lie in relationship building, communication, and influencing management to drive positive change, inclusive and commercial decisions.

Benefits

• A matched company pension up to 5% with a wide range of fund options.
• 26 days holiday per year, plus 3 flexible days and the option to purchase another 5 days, flexible bank holidays (you can take these whenever you wish) and the opportunity to buy holiday.
• You will need to be in the office for two days a week.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Itad Rewards: Offers up to 20% discount at over 100 UK retailers. There are savings on gym memberships, holidays, restaurants, cinemas, and gym memberships and an average of 5% discount on supermarkets - giving you the option to take advantage of the benefits which are most impactful for you.
• Discretionary bonus scheme.

If you're enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate. We are committed to equality and inclusion to empower people both within our organization and through our work. We know that employees with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences make us a more effective and innovative company and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from interested candidates regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief. We are not able to support a work permit for this role so candidates must already hold the right to live and work in the UK independently. Please note, we will be interviewing candidates on a rolling basis, early applications are encouraged.