Senior Human Resources Advisor

4 weeks ago


UK, UK, United Kingdom The Behavioural Insights Team Full time

About BIT:

Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) is a social purpose company. It exists to improve people’s lives and communities. It works in partnership with national, regional and local governments, businesses, foundations and charities, to tackle major policy problems, often through testing and implementing simple yet powerful changes.

It has 250 staff based in 8 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific, and has run more than 1000 projects to date, including over 700 randomised controlled trials in dozens of countries. In addition to its own interventions, it openly shares expertise and helps others build capacity and skills to apply behavioural science for social good.


Role & Responsibilities:

The Senior HR Advisor role will report directly to the Global HR Director and will manage all generalist people related issues during the entire employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding whilst delivering day to day operational HR excellence, and supporting our strategic vision. This role will support line managers and employees in the full generalist remit working in a London based HR team consisting of the Global HR Director, HR Business Partner, Recruitment Business Partner and HR Assistant. You will also be the key HR contact for working with several Corporate Services groups such as Finance, Growth Team and will support the Director and Operations Manager in our very small France team.


Your work will include but will not be limited to:

  • Supporting and coaching line managers on all generalist queries such as performance, absence and ER issues escalating to the HR Business Partner where necessary;
  • Management of performance, sickness, family leave and ER cases such as grievance, discipline and redundancy;
  • Producing meaningful MI and monthly reporting packs;
  • Supporting and improving cyclical processes such as objective setting, calibration, pay review, engagement surveys;
  • Benchmarking salaries;
  • Monitoring, reviewing and updating all HR policies and ensuring these are in line with current legislation;
  • Managing our Benefits and providers;
  • Managing monthly UK payroll;
  • Supporting team wide projects and initiatives to make BIT a great place to work
  • Acting as a mentor to our HR Assistant;


Key Skills & Experience:

  • Strong communication and stakeholder management
  • Solid knowledge of HR best practices and employment law
  • Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion
  • Previous experience in consulting or professional services (France support is a plus)
  • Adaptability in a dynamic, evolving environment


Join us to help make BIT a great place to work


Please note the closing date for this role is Sunday 1st September 2024.



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