Senior HR Advisor

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding.

The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation.

Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors.

Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms.

Working in our global HR Business Partnering team to actively support the partnership and advise across the partner lifecycle globally and contribute towards the successful delivery of the partner agenda and value proposition. This role reports to the Head of HRBPs, working closely with the Chief People Officer, and provides dedicated operational, casework and process support for the partnership.

• Act as first point of contact providing advice and guidance on HR/people policies and procedures for the partnership in line with best practice, balancing consistency with pragmatic problem solving.
• Provide support to the Chief People Officer on partner relations cases, ensuring compliance with partnership handbooks, policies and current employment law and regulations. Activities will include:
  • Investigations, conduct concerns, grievances and partner transitions (exits).
  • Absence and wellbeing management (including short and long term sickness), monitoring absence levels, sick pay, support in coordinating return to work plans and providing proactive support/advice to the Chief People Officer and senior leadership.
  • Engaging with occupational health and other external service providers in a timely manner.
• Escalate complex/sensitive queries to the Head of HRBPs for advice, guidance and support.
• Work closely with the HR Operations team and HR Systems team to design, document and continuously improve partnership HR processes and ways of working (e.g. Standard Operating Procedures, process maps, workflow tools), ensuring they remain fit for a partnership model and scale as the business grows.
• Responsible for completing regular reviews and updates to the Partner policies and Partnership People handbook.
• Manage the Director to Partner promotions process, working closely with the Head of Leadership Development and HR Business Partners accordingly.
• Manage and coordinate the execution of the Partner Year End review process, ensuring relevant assets and communications are updated, systems and processes are in place and responding to queries.
• Collate, monitor and analyse people data for themes and trends, producing high quality insights as requested.
• Support/…