Senior HR Advisor

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior HR Advisor to join Admiral’s People Team! 

Reporting into a People Partner, you will be supporting 2 of our businesses, Admiral Pioneer and Admiral Money. Both are unique businesses within the Admiral Group with unique people needs.  They are growing quickly and have exciting and ambitious plans.  You’ll be working in a small people team dedicated to these 2 businesses, that is part of the wider Admiral People Services team.

The People Team plays a key role in the business, working with Admiral Money and Admiral Pioneer to understand the needs and goals of the businesses.  You will also work with the wider People Team, including our central centres of excellence (for example, L&D, Reward, Recruitment, ED&I, Wellbeing) to create bespoke people solutions that support the businesses in achieving their goals and objectives. You will work closely with managers, coaching them on all aspects of the people agenda and how best to approach colleague welfare.  The People Team’s focus is centred on enabling the business strategy by delivering great people approaches to business challenges. 

As a Senior HR Advisor, you will play a crucial role in ensuring a great colleague experience. You will have the opportunity to work autonomously, taking ownership of a wide range of HR responsibilities.

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide accurate and timely support for all generalist HR activities associated with the employee lifecycle.
• Assist in the implementation and use of HR policies and procedures to ensure they are applied fairly, identifying improvements in processes and suggesting appropriate changes where necessary.
• Coach managers and provide expert advice when dealing with a wide range of issues, including absence and performance management, disciplinary, grievance, application of family friendly policies, welfare issues, etc.
• Act as the point of contact regarding employment legislation issues.
• Contribute to the successful use of performance management systems, and coordinate the performance review cycle.
• Work with the wider People Team to ensure data is correct and relevant reports are generated.
• Analyse Management Information (MI), identify trends, and feedback findings / suggest improvements to the People Partners and Head of People in areas that will enhance colleague experience, performance and our culture.
• Work alongside the Recruitment Team to ensure the right candidates are selected and seamlessly onboarded into the company.
• Identify training needs, develop and deliver role-specific HR training for line managers, or engage cost-effective external training providers to develop/deliver suitable courses.
• Assist the People Partners and Head of People in Projects connected to our People Strategy.

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Are currently an HR Advisor/Officer with strong generalist experience looking for a role which will provide exposure to all aspects of the People agenda, supporting the People Partner and Head of People to deliver the people strategy.
• Are CIPD qualified to Level 5 or have 2-3 years of strong generalist experience gained either in a people team or a stand-alone role.
• Have a strong foundation of knowledge of most aspects of the employee lifecycle.
• Enjoy working in a fast paced, change orientated environment and seeing the impact of your contributions.
• Are a natural relationship builder who quicky establishes trust and rapport across a diverse range of people.
• Thrive on variety, challenge, and trying new things.
• Want to learn a lot and develop yourself in a short space of time.
• Are able to manage your workload independently and prioritise effectively.
• Have a can-do attitude are willing to “muck-in”, are pragmatic, and outcome focussed.
• Have a growth mindset.

A bit about Admiral Money:

Admiral Money is an exciting, new division of Admiral Group. We have the freedom and innovation of a small start up with the security of a large parent company, Admiral. 

The journey started when we launched unsecured personal loans in June 2017. We went on to be the first direct to consumer car finance provider in December 2017. Since then, we have gone from strength to strength and have some exciting plans for the future.

We’re looking for people who are keen to learn, excited about getting stuck in and are ready for a challenge to help us to achieve our aim of creating a special lending business for our customers.

A bit about Admiral Pioneer:

Admiral Pioneer is the newest entity within Admiral Group with the objective of seeding, launching and scaling new businesses in areas of increasing societal importance. We are focusing on three significant domains:

• Mobility
• Navigating Life Stages
• Future of Work

These domains are long term growth areas for Admiral. We anchor around meeting customer needs and are focused on experimenting and proving new products, business models and partnerships through a discovery driven approach.

We are building a dynamic and energizing environment where we will provide all the excitement and freedom of a start-up, with the support and stability of an established organization. We want to recruit passionate colleagues who look at the world and see huge opportunities to change it.

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here

Our Commitment to You

At Admiral, we are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Admiral is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration

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