Temporary HR Advisor

  • BROOK STREET
  • City, London
  • Feb 20, 2026
Seasonal HR / Recruitment

Job Description

Temporary HR Advisor

Temporary assignment for 6 months with a possible extension

17.54 per hour paid weekly

Hybrid based in St James Park

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide professional advice and guidance on all aspects of payroll, pension and HR polices, including but not limited to loan, secondments, leavers, flexible working, promotions, and parental leave
  • Complete pay and pension actions in time for monthly payroll run
  • Ensure employees have a positive user experience by providing consistent, accurate and timely advice to employees within agreed timescales
  • Take responsibility for resolving issues and errors when they arise, including escalating incidents where appropriate
  • Manage, plan and prioritise own workload effectively daily ensuring you meet deadlines
  • Manage and advise on complex cases, including proving support to junior and less experienced colleagues
  • Actively consider ways to improve team performance and user experience
  • Develop a good level of knowledge of current and new HR policies and support colleagues by sharing best practice and providing feedback
  • Maintain and develop effective relationships with other HR Colleagues
  • Ensure all personal data is managed and stored in line with the Department's data protection procedures

This is an outline description of the key responsibilities and accountabilities involved in the job. This is not an exhaustive list, and the post-holder might be expected to undertake any other duties across the HR team, commensurate with the Band and level of responsibility of this post, for which the post holder has the necessary experience and/or training.

Experience

Essential - must be demonstrated at application and interview

  • HR administrative/ advisory or general administrative experience
  • Customer service experience including resolving and escalating enquiries
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proven and effective administrative and organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise own workload effectively in a fast-paced environment
  • Confident numeracy skills with good attention to detail

Desirable

  • Hold or willing to gain a professional HR qualification e.g. CIPD

Don't delay, apply today!

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.