Senior HR Advisor

Location: Belfast, with travel across island of Ireland
Salary: £35-40K per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with reasonable flexibility required

Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual bonus opportunity
• Hybrid working with home-working flexibility
• 36 days annual leave (8 days above statutory entitlement)
• Excellent career development and progression opportunities
• Work alongside experienced HR professionals in a collaborative team
• Exposure to a leading All-Ireland business and the wider recruitment industry
• Supportive, inclusive and people-focused culture where wellbeing matters
• Modern Belfast city-centre office location
• Private Health Care from day 1
• Life Assurance - 4 times your annual salary
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme ..and much more!

About the Role

A Fantastic Opportunity for an Experienced Senior HR Advisor!

Join Staffline, an award-winning, people-focused organisation and one of the leading talent solutions businesses across the island of Ireland. Based in the heart of Belfast, this is an exciting opportunity to become part of a highly talented and supportive HR team where your contribution will be valued, recognised and developed.

We are looking for a passionate HR professional who is eager to build their career within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. You'll gain exposure to a diverse range of HR initiatives while also developing valuable insight into the world of recruitment and talent solutions, a significant advantage for any HR career.

Key Responsibilities

HR Advice and Employee Relations

• Provide practical and timely advice on employee relations matters, including investigations, disciplinary procedures, grievances, absence management and performance concerns.
• Coach and support line managers in managing people-related matters effectively and in line with employment legislation and company procedures.
• Support managers in applying HR policies and procedures consistently across branches and operational sites.
• Liaise with the company's retained employment law specialists when specialist advice is required.
• Prepare responses to employment-related legal claims in partnership with legal advisors.
• Attend relevant proceedings and represent the business when required.
• Conduct or oversee exit interviews and analyse feedback to identify recurring themes and areas for improvement.
• Support conflict resolution and help address employee concerns at an early stage.
• Maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive employee and business information.

Employment Law and Compliance

• Ensure HR practices remain compliant with applicable employment legislation in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
• Monitor legislative changes and assess their potential impact on the business.
• Recommend updates to policies, procedures and working practices where required.
• Promote consistent standards of HR compliance across the organisation.
• Maintain accurate employee records and support data integrity across HR systems.

Payroll and HR Systems

• Act as a key liaison between the business and the payroll team.
• Collate, validate and submit monthly payroll information accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Process payroll inputs, including salary changes, overtime, bonuses, absence information and statutory payments.
• Support payroll administration within a fast-paced, multi-site environment.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll accuracy, efficiency and reporting.
• Support the administration of the company's HR system, ensuring employee and manager records remain accurate and up to date.
• Monitor changes that affect payroll, including pay rates, absences and employee details.

Reporting and People Data

• Produce and analyse HR reports to support business decision-making.
• Monitor employee absence data and work with managers to address recurring or ongoing issues.
• Provide weekly executive briefings and monthly HR reports to senior HR management.
• Present numerical data clearly and identify trends that may affect employee engagement, retention or performance.
• Use people data to recommend improvements to HR processes and employee outcomes.

Learning, Development and Performance

• Support the delivery of monthly one-to-one meetings and annual appraisal processes.
• Encourage managers to complete timely and meaningful performance reviews.
• Promote the organisation's quarterly training calendar.
• Develop and deliver HR workshops where required.
• Coach managers to improve their understanding of HR policies, employee relations and people management responsibilities.

HR Projects and Organisational Support

• Support onboarding, employee lifecycle processes and HR administration standards.
• Contribute to organisational change, restructuring and workforce planning activities.
• Participate in HR projects designed to improve engagement, performance and the employee experience.
• Build effective working relationships with managers, operational teams and key stakeholders across Ireland.
• Work collaboratively with HR administrators to ensure efficient HR operations and high-quality employee support.
• Maintain up-to-date professional HR knowledge.
• Complete other duties aligned with the responsibilities and requirements of the role.

Essential Criteria

• A minimum of two years' experience within a generalist HR advisory role.
• Demonstrable experience advising on complex employee relations matters.
• Experience supporting investigations, disciplinary procedures, grievances, absence management and performance processes.
• Up-to-date knowledge of Northern Irish employment law.
• A minimum Level 5 CIPD qualification.
• A third-level qualification in a business-related discipline or a relevant equivalent qualification.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to balance business requirements with legal and employee-related risks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong coaching, influencing and stakeholder-management abilities.
• Experience supporting change management and conflict resolution.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• A full clean driving licence or reliable access to transport, as regular travel is required.

Desirable Criteria

• Chartered CIPD membership.
• Previous HR experience within a recruitment agency, professional services or business services environment.
• Experience supporting or overseeing TUPE processes.
• A recognised coaching or mentoring qualification.
• Knowledge or experience of employment legislation in the Republic of Ireland.
• Previous experience supporting payroll processes within a multi-site organisation.

Personal Qualities

The successful candidate will be:

• Commercially aware and solutions-focused.
• Professional, approachable and trustworthy.
• Highly organised and self-motivated.
• Confident handling sensitive and complex situations.
• Diplomatic, with strong emotional intelligence.
• Committed to high standards of HR compliance.
• Collaborative and able to build effective relationships across all levels of the business.
• Comfortable working independently while contributing positively to a small HR team.

Apply Today

At Staffline, we pride ourselves on creating a culture where people can thrive, grow and achieve their potential. If you're looking for your next HR challenge within a business that genuinely puts its people first, we'd love to hear from you now!