13-Month Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Cover)

Your Mission:

We’re seeking a confident and experienced HR Advisor to join our established HR team on a 13-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. This role offers the opportunity to work within a fast-paced, international organisation, supporting employees and managers across the UK&I and Nordics.

You’ll provide expert advice across the full employee lifecycle, ensuring HR operations run smoothly and consistently. You’ll also support the implementation of local and European HR initiatives, helping to embed new practices and policies effectively. This is a varied and hands-on role, ideal for someone who enjoys working across multiple business areas and contributing to meaningful HR projects.

What you will do:

• Deliver end-to-end HR support, from onboarding to offboarding, ensuring accuracy in systems and consistency in processes
• Provide guidance to employees and managers on HR matters, escalating complex cases as needed
• Coach managers on applying HR policies and procedures, ensuring compliance and promoting best practice
• Manage employee relations cases, absence, and wellbeing issues, partnering with managers to drive positive outcomes
• Support the rollout of local and European HR initiatives, ensuring effective communication and adoption
• Assist with organisational change projects, offering local insight and planning support
• Partner with hiring managers and the talent acquisition team to attract and select top talent
• Collaborate on identifying training needs and support the delivery of development solutions
• Assist with HR reporting, including headcount and budget tracking
• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across all HR activities and communications

What we ask for:

• Strong HR generalist experience, with solid knowledge of employment law and HR best practices
• Experience working in a matrix organisation, ideally with exposure to European HR environments
• Familiarity with HR systems—SuccessFactors experience is a plus
• Excellent communication and influencing skills across all levels
• A proactive, adaptable problem-solver with a creative mindset
• Strong planning and organisational skills, able to manage multiple priorities
• Collaborative and resilient, with a positive approach to change
• High attention to detail and a drive for accuracy and results

We are keen to hear from you even if you don’t match all listed requirements, but you identify with our brand and passion for innovation.

What we offer:

Our heritage  

We aspire to be an indispensable company, trusted throughout the world for our commitment to openness, customer satisfaction and sustainability. We respect individuality while promoting teamwork, and we are committed to delivering unique value through innovative and creative solutions.

Our commitment to the environment

We all have a role to play in building a better future. For Epson, being a sustainable company means being mindful of every aspect of our organisation – from the smallest lightbulb to the largest factory. It fuels our innovation, drives our growth, motivates our workforce and, ultimately, to contribute to society.

Our people

We believe a healthy culture, strong values, teamwork and contribution from a diverse range of individuals will help us to strive for excellence.

Our brand

Ranked by Clarivate Analytics as a Top 100 Global Innovator brand for the last seven years running.