Senior HR Advisor
Job Summary
The Senior HR Advisor provides comprehensive HR advisory services to practice groups and business services. This role involves managing headcount planning, employee development, and performance management for approximately 220 employees. The position requires a strategic partner to influence management practices and ensure effective HR administration.
Responsibilities
- Manage headcount and strategic business planning
- Oversee employee development and secondment programs
- Advise on employee relations and performance management
- Drive annual appraisal and salary review processes
- Coordinate graduate recruitment and trainee development
Required Skills
- 5+ years HR experience in blue-chip organizations
- Strong influence and communication skills
- Expertise in HR administration and policy implementation
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and HR systems
- Commercial awareness and analytical skills
Job Details
Role: Senior HR Advisor - 12 month Fixed Term
Key Dimensions
Supporting approximately 220 employees across the practice groups and business teams. All employees are based in the Singapore office.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Headcount and business planning:
- Consult with practice group leaders and managers to identify headcount needs and input on strategic business plans.
- Manage administrative processes for headcount planning.
- Monitor headcount movement and manage remedial actions.
2. Employee development:
- Identify development needs and engage specialists to respond.
- Manage transfers, secondments, and exchange programmes.
3. Employee relations:
- Advise partners/managers on performance management and employee relations.
- Coach and influence management practices.
- Interpret and implement firm-wide policies.
- Manage sickness absence.
4. Appraisal & Remuneration:
- Drive annual appraisal, salary, and bonus review processes.
- Ensure processes are undertaken with rigour and integrity.
- Provide briefings and training to client groups.
5. Leaver related issues:
- Conduct exit interviews.
- Advise on policies regarding redundancy, dismissal, and retirement.
- Analyze exit interview data for recurring themes.
6. Graduate Recruitment and Trainee Development:
- Coordinate campus recruitment events.
- Manage trainee seat moves and act as a mentor.
- Manage intern pipeline.
7. Other:
- Contribute to special HR projects.
- Share experience and knowledge with the wider HR team.
Characteristics, Skills & Experience Required:
- Ability to influence partners and managers effectively.
- Professional, credible, and excellent communicator.
- University Degree, ideally in HR.
- Minimum five years HR experience in blue-chip organisations.
- Evidence of selection involvement and implementing employee relations policies.
- Extensive knowledge of HR administration and salary review.
- Computer literate (Microsoft Office); Workday experience is desirable.
- Commercially aware and comfortable with figures.