Job Introduction
Join Us as an HR Advisor (HR Shared Services)
The National Autistic Society helps create a world that works for autistic people and within our Corporate Services support the teams who champion the rights and interests of autistic people and their families. We have a rewarding opportunity for a HR Advisor within the HR Shared Services Team. If you share our values and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Visit our website to find out more about who we are: https://www.autism.org.uk/
About the Team
The HR Shared Services team provides high‑quality, consistent HR advice and operational support to managers and employees across the organisation. The team supports the full employee lifecycle, ensures compliance with employment legislation, and delivers excellent customer service. The team works closely with HR Business Partners, safeguarding, and compliance colleagues to support our charity’s regulated and safeguarding‑focused environments.
About the Role
As an HR Advisor, you will provide practical, business‑focused HR advice and case management support to managers across the organisation. You’ll manage complex employee relations cases, support organisational change, and ensure HR processes are delivered efficiently and consistently within agreed service levels. You will have line management responsibility for a small team of HR Coordinators/Administrators, contributing to the development of a high‑performing shared‑services function that reduces risk and builds manager capability.
What You’ll Do
- Provide advice and support on range of HR matters including absence, disciplinary, grievance, performance management, pay, compliance and flexible working
- Manage complex and high‑risk employee relations cases through to resolution, including dismissal outcomes where appropriate
- Act as a trusted advisor to managers, offering clear, practical guidance aligned to employment law, policies and best practice
- Support organisational change activity such as restructures, consultations and redundancy processes
What We’re Looking For
- Significant experience in a generalist HR role supporting the full employee lifecycle
- Strong experience managing complex, high-stakes employee relations casework end‑to‑end
- Sound knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
- Experience working within an HR shared‑service environment
- Experience of line managing a team
- Experience advising on change activity, such as redundancy / TUPE
- An understanding of compliance and safeguarding within Adult Social Care.
Click here for the Job Description
This role is for a full-time position at 35 hours per week.
This role is homebased.
What we can offer you
- Pension– Auto-enrolled pension scheme.
- Annual Leave– 33 days (including public holidays). You can buy or sell leave each year.
- Training– Great induction and training, including autism training.
- Discounts– Online staff discount scheme for shopping, cycling, tech, and more (e.g., Asda, Tesco, Nike, Apple).
- Healthcare– Cash plan for permanent staff.
- Life Assurance– 2x your base salary.
- Flexible Benefits– Options like private health, dental insurance, holiday trading, enhanced pension.
- Support– 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme and counselling.
- Mindfulness– Free Headspace app for you and up to 3 family/friends.
- Blue Light Card– Eligibility for discounts.
About our application process
You will be required to upload your CV. If you are providing a supporting statement, please consider the following:
- Look at the job description and person specification.
- Tell us how your skills and experience match the role.
- Give examples if you can.
We might close this job advert early if we get lots of suitable applications.
Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from autistic people. We are an equal opportunities employer and part of the Disability Confident Employer scheme.
Important Information
Agencies need not apply.
Please note the National Autistic Society are unable to provide sponsorship for Visas.
The National Autistic Society may use artificial intelligence (AI) to assist our recruitment team with reviewing applications for this role. All application decisions are made by people and are not determined automatically by AI.