HR Advisor

Job Description

Job title: HR Advisor

Location: Rochester

Salary: £30,000 – £35,000 depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Providing high quality HR advice and guidance directly to managers to facilitate the early resolution of difficult, complex or sensitive employee relations issues

• Advising and coach managers on the application and interpretation of HR policies and procedures in accordance with current and proposed employment legislation and local arrangements

• Supporting investigations in relation to disciplinary and grievance cases

• Supporting people managers in relation to employee cases of ill health, sickness absence and probation/ performance capability. Including providing advice to managers on policy/procedure and legislation, liaising with Occupational Health, supporting formal investigations

• Facilitating inductions and onboarding of new members of staff

• Building good working relationships with all line managers in order to better understand their needs and provide appropriate HR related support

• Produce, interpret and manage information and reports as required to enable effective use of data to inform HR activity and support business requirements

• Supporting HR subject matter Leads on a rotational basis to deliver an effective service to the business such as Performance, Recruitment, Talent and Development, Employee Relations etc

• Supporting the wider HR Team in implementing and embedding new strategies and initiatives across the organisation, undertaking continuous improvement within the HR function

• Supporting with the day to day running of the HR team as required including running regular reports, maintaining SharePoint, reviewing the HR inbox

Your skills and experiences:

• Previous HR advisor/ officer level experience

• CIPD Qualified to level 3

• A practical knowledge of Human Resources processes and administrative procedures

• Experience of employment legislation and best practice

• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with managers and staff across all levels of the organisation

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The HR team:

Working in a team of 10 HR professionals providing support to line managers, employees and peers. Electronic Systems in Rochester is a diverse organisation with a global customer base producing commercial and defence electronics for high integrity controls, active inceptor systems, head-up displays, head-mounted displays, power and propulsion systems as well as an avionics market service centre.

The HR Advisor role contributes to the overall success of the HR strategy by delivering a proactive and customer focused HR service across BAES Rochester. By providing effective support, guidance and advice to managers and employees on a wide variety of HR matters such as employee relations, policies and procedures and delivery of key projects.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 11th September 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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