Hr Advisor

Job Title:

HR Advisor (12 month FTC)

Salary: up to £43,000 per annum dependent upon experience

Location:

Glasgow (Scotstoun)

This role is a 12‑month fixed‑term contract within the Naval Ships HR team. The HR Advisor will partner with programmes and functions in a fast‑paced, delivery‑focused environment. Responsibilities include supporting organisation‑design reviews, analysing workforce needs, and providing operational HR advice across absence, talent, performance and organisational health.

• Provide organisation‑design knowledge to support analysis, restructures and workforce transformation, including spans, layers, role clarity and capability.
• Develop OD behaviours aligned to strategy and partner with leaders to design efficient, sustainable organisational structures.
• Use data insights to inform recommendations and model future workforce requirements.
• Offer operational HR advice across absence, talent, performance, organisational design, restructuring and wider organisational health.
• Analyse people data to benchmark performance and shape short‑ and long‑term improvements.

• Enhanced Pension scheme – up to 14% combined.
• Hybrid working pattern (2–3 days per week on site), with flexible start and finish times.
• 25 holiday days + bank holidays (26 days after 5 years' service / 27 days after 10 years). Early finish on Fridays.
• Shared Incentive Plan.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Life Assurance (you and your spouse/partner) – 6 × salary.
• Ill‑Health Income Protection / Private Medical Insurance – 50% of salary.

• Experience in organisation design, including leading restructures, shaping operating models and supporting sustainable workforce change.
• Experience in large complex environments, navigating multiple stakeholders and adapting people solutions to diverse organisational needs.
• Broad HR business‑partnering experience, providing balanced, inclusive guidance across the full employee lifecycle and organisational priorities.
• Eligible to apply for SC clearance; must hold a British passport and have lived and worked in the UK for the past 5 years.

We are an equalities‑focused organisation and welcome applications from all individuals regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, age or any other protected characteristic.