People Advisor

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People Advisor

Bristol/Inchinnan, UK

Hybrid – minimum 3 days on site per week

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting, and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

Position Summary

Two exciting opportunities have arisen for People Advisor’s to join the team in Bristol and the team in Inchinnan.

As a People Advisor, you will support Business Leaders in the delivery of HR processes and policies around Performance Management, Capability, Managing Sickness Absence, and informal resolution.  You will use several tools to support you in the role such as Company Policies, Workday and Empactis. You will be required to upskill people leaders, support and guide people leaders in all relevant processes and provide the business regular business insights, trend analysis and drive compliance to process and improvement activities.

What you will be doing:

• Support people Leaders with Managing sickness absence, driving compliance to process and reducing absence levels
• Support people leaders in driving performance management and improving business output
• Support people leaders with conflict issues and driving a speedy resolution
• Train, support, and guide leaders in all aspects of Case Management
• Produce Trends and Analysing data for all Business area on various Employee Relation aspects
• Responsible for identifying lessons learnt on all processes and identifying and implementing improvements
• Driving compliance and continuous improvement in all relevant policies, procedures and practice
• Identify legal challenges and resolutions
• Identify policy and procedure changes based on legal updates  

Position qualifications:

• Degree qualified in a Business or HR Discipline or equivalent experience
• Case Management experience
• Experience in managing sickness absence, performance management, and conflict issues through the process
• Articulate, numerate with the ability to manipulate, and present data as required
• Comfortable around key tools including Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• Good working knowledge of HR processes and the relevant IT systems to support those processes, Workday would be an advantage
• Well-developed customer and relationship management skill set
• Ability to influence people leaders effectively in a business environment
• Problem solving approach to process improvement

Regional Benefits

• Generous Annual Leave
• Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
• Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce
• Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Your Shares: Matched is a simple way to own Rolls-Royce shares and invest in our future, together. Buy one share, get one free! Rolls-Royce | Your Shares: Matched
• Digital GP provides a convenient way for you to access GP consultations

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient, and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Closing Date:26.06.2026

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

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