HR Advisor

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of HR Advisor based in Aberdeen. This is on a short term PAYE contract until the end of December 2026.
 
In integral member of the Human Resources team, supporting the provision of HR advice, processes, policies and coordination, with the aim of delivering a timely, consistent and credible HR service across all business areas.
A role that provides the opportunity to learn and develop into a People Partner role, taking on aspects of those roles as required and in line with capability development.
 
Roles & Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains strong customer focused relationships with employees and Managers, providing a timely and accurate HR service
• Acts as a first point of contact for employees, ensuring that they are fully aware of policies and processes, and provide responses and guidance in line with the Company’s HR policy and practice
• Responds to internal and external HR related enquiries– escalating to HR colleagues as needed
• Supports the staff recruitment process, including providing support for managing requisitions in Workday and the offer process, including verbal offers as required.
• Manages the onboarding of new staff hires, ensuring they are fully aware of benefits, policies, systems and processes required to ensure a positive new start experience.
• Manage the probationary period process providing support to leaders as appropriate.
• Acts as the point of contact for leavers, ensuring they have the information and support they need. Conduct exit interviews and capture outputs, escalating any concerns as appropriate.
• Supports Talent Management initiatives and annual programs such as succession planning, leadership development programs.
• Supports the logistics associated with internal development and training programs, including management of invites and recording of attendance.
• Works closely with the People Partners to support the apprentice and graduate programs from resourcing through to core role placement/secondment.
• Supports the People Partners to manage and resolve straightforward employee relations issues, including taking Minutes at meetings.
• Work closely with team members and our external Occupational Healthcare provider in support of our sickness absence management process. Liaises with the employees impacted, OH, managers and People Partners to ensure a smooth and considerate process.
• Facilitates the Drug & Alcohol screening program for all sites.
• Provides HR in-box management and takes ownership of HR Pipeline Talent pages
• Provides project support in the delivery of organisational and HR initiatives and programs.
• Works in partnership with People Partners and Managers on performance management and employee development initiatives and actions.
• Covers for the HR Co-ordinator role in times of absence as required.
• Continually looks for and implements more effective and efficient ways of delivering HR solutions.
• Proactively works across the team, but particularly with the HR Coordinators, to provide robust and coordinated support to the business.
• Proactively maintains their technical and interpersonal skills and competencies, ensuring capabilities are up to date and in line with industry/functional best practice and that behaviours are in line with the Company’s core Values. Understand the skills, competencies and behaviours required for their role.
• Collaborates effectively, adapting their behaviour and communication as needed to get the best from others. Effectively promotes ideas and opinions and is able to influence others in a constructive way. Maintains good relationships across all organisation levels.
• Presents and articulates ideas and arguments effectively, projects credibility and conviction, handles objection and incorporates others’ ideas as appropriate. Makes / proposes informed decisions having consulted widely.
• Is familiar with and adheres to the Company’s people policies and procedures.
• Is accountable for their performance and delivery against objectives. Agrees their objectives in a timely fashion, assertively expresses what they need from others to be successful, takes on feedback and learns from their failures.
• Lives the Values and is a strong advocate of the Company’s culture - understands and role models the behaviours expected.
• Provides clear, honest and constructive feedback, both positive and developmental, to colleagues, team members and others when requested. Be open to feedback received and incorporate into their development.
• Owns their development plan and discusses it regularly with their manager and L&D. Strives for continuous learning and development of their competencies, skills and behaviours.
• Recognises bias, conscious or unconscious, and actively works to eliminate this from their approach to their work and colleagues.
• Eliminates the use of language that may leave others feeling excluded or discriminated against. Positively participates in discussion and collaboration on D&I in their teams and amongst peers, which persuades and brings positive change when needed.
• Treats all people equally and with consideration of protected characteristics and has an understanding of the Company’s ED&I policies.

 
Qualifications & Experience:

• Embeds the Company’s Values and associated behaviours into their everyday work and interactions, continuously learning and developing associated competencies and behaviours.
• Great communication skills that informs/shares knowledge clearly and unambiguously. Builds rapport and is building the skills to be able to influence in a constructive way.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively, within their team and across the organisation and externally as required.
• Networks effectively internally and externally, creating an immediate, positive and credible impression on others.
• Highly visible, enthusiastic and people focused style
• Great organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise, meet tight deadlines and take responsibility for timely and accurate completion of tasks
• Ability to manage and analyse data, track KPIs and use them to drive performance.
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Actively seeks out areas for development and improvement within the business
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to prioritise accordingly
• Competent user of Microsoft office applications
• Degree qualification or relevant experience in a relevant discipline
• CIPD certification or working towards
• Graduate with HR generalist or specialist experience
• Demonstrable relationship and HR advisory skills

 
 
Contract  position
 
If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: TR/082688


People are our business worldwide
 
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.