Senior HR Advisor (12 mth FTC) - Chelmsford / London (Bank)

Introduction At Gallagher, we help clients face risk with confidence because we believe that when businesses are protected, they’re free to grow, lead, and innovate. You’ll be backed by our digital ecosystem: a client-centric suite of consulting tools making it easier for you to meet your clients where they want to be met. Advanced data and analytics providing a comprehensive overview of the risk landscape is at your fingertips. Here, you’re not just improving clients' risk profiles, you’re building trust. You’ll find a culture grounded in teamwork, guided by integrity, and fueled by a shared commitment to do the right thing. We value curiosity, celebrate new ideas, and empower you to take ownership of your career while making a meaningful impact for the businesses we serve. If you’re ready to bring your unique perspective to a place where your work truly matters; think of Gallagher. Overview The role can be primarily based out of our Chelsmford office, with travel into City (Bank) office, twice weekly. At Gallagher, we’re united by a commitment to growth, collaboration, and making a real difference. As a Senior HR Advisor, you’ll play a key role in supporting our Enterprise Solutions Division. This is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity to work in a fast-paced, people-focused environment where your expertise will help shape the future of our organisation. How you'll make an impact Provide expert HR advice and support to managers and employees, ensuring best practices are followed and business needs are met. Manage complex employee relations cases, including absence, disciplinary, grievance, performance, and sickness, while offering clear guidance on policies, procedures, and employment law. Coach and mentor managers to build their confidence and enhance their people management skills, enabling them to handle HR matters effectively. Lead restructuring activities, office closures, and relocations by supporting consultations, preparing documentation, and guiding employees through the process. Support annual HR processes, including performance management, pay reviews, and benefits enrolment, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery. Collaborate with colleagues across teams to deliver a seamless and high-quality HR service, ensuring continuity and consistency. Produce and analyse HR data reports to support decision-making and track casework effectively. Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, helping to enhance HR services and processes. About You You have strong experience in employee relations and case management, with a proven ability to handle complex and sensitive cases. You’re confident in providing expert advice on HR policies, procedures, and employment law to managers and employees. You’re a skilled communicator who can build trust and influence stakeholders at all levels. You’re highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. You have experience supporting restructuring activities, office closures, or relocations, including consultations and employee support. You’re comfortable working with data, producing reports, and using tools like Excel to track and monitor casework. You’re a team player who enjoys collaborating with colleagues to deliver a high-quality service. You’re proactive, adaptable, and passionate about helping people succeed. Compensation and benefits On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve: Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up Health cash plan or Private medical insurance Other benefits include: Three fully paid volunteering days per year Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan Critical illness cover Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally Season ticket loan Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase Emergency back-up family care And many more… We value inclusion and diversity Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest. Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities. We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know. Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with TAGlobalSupport@ajg.com . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch. Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities. Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Provide expert HR advice and support to managers and employees, ensuring best practices are followed and business needs are met. Manage complex employee relations cases, including absence, disciplinary, grievance, performance, and sickness, while offering clear guidance on policies, procedures, and employment law. Coach and mentor managers to build their confidence and enhance their people management skills, enabling them to handle HR matters effectively. Lead restructuring activities, office closures, and relocations by supporting consultations, preparing documentation, and guiding employees through the process. Support annual HR processes, including performance management, pay reviews, and benefits enrolment, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery. Collaborate with colleagues across teams to deliver a seamless and high-quality HR service, ensuring continuity and consistency. Produce and analyse HR data reports to support decision-making and track casework effectively. Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, helping to enhance HR services and processes. You have strong experience in employee relations and case management, with a proven ability to handle complex and sensitive cases. You’re confident in providing expert advice on HR policies, procedures, and employment law to managers and employees. You’re a skilled communicator who can build trust and influence stakeholders at all levels. You’re highly organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. You have experience supporting restructuring activities, office closures, or relocations, including consultations and employee support. You’re comfortable working with data, producing reports, and using tools like Excel to track and monitor casework. You’re a team player who enjoys collaborating with colleagues to deliver a high-quality service. You’re proactive, adaptable, and passionate about helping people succeed.