HR Advisor

Full-time | Permanent I Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 DOE I Location: Newport or Crawley I Hybrid

About AerFin

AerFin is breathing new life into aviation. We buy, sell, lease and repair aircraft, engines, and parts to maximise the value for their owners and provide a lower-cost supply of material to our airline, lessor and MRO customers. Through our deep technical expertise and high-performance culture, we deliver confidence-inspiring quality, safety and value to our customers. Our blend of industry expertise and experience – today’s insight and tomorrow’s foresight – gives us a unique perspective on our industry that is trusted by over 600 customers across six continents. With regional hubs in Europe, Asia and the USA we’re perfectly placed to keep fleets flying and get deals done. That’s the AerFin way. That’s the way ahead.

About the role

We’re looking for a HR Advisor to join our People team and play a key role in delivering a high-quality, efficient HR service across the business.

This is a great opportunity for someone with 1–2 years of HR experience who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys balancing operational excellence with providing first-line advice and support to managers and employees. Reporting into a Senior People Business Partner, this role will be central to ensuring our people processes run smoothly while contributing to a positive and consistent employee experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Providing responsive, professional support on day-to-day HR queries, including absence, leave, benefits, and general policy guidance

• Acting as a first point of contact for managers and employees, ensuring queries are resolved accurately and efficiently

• Managing key employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, changes, and offboarding

• Processing HR system updates (e.g. bank details, personal information, contractual changes) with a high level of accuracy

• Supporting and administering maternity, paternity, and family leave processes, ensuring smooth and compliant handling

• Acting as a key contact for employee benefits queries, supporting administration and provider liaison where required

• Supporting employee experience initiatives such as birthday vouchers and engagement touchpoints

• Driving consistency and efficiency in HR processes, ensuring best practice is followed

• Identifying opportunities to improve, streamline, or automate processes where possible

• Supporting the implementation of HR policies and initiatives across the business

What we’re looking for

• 1–2 years’ experience in an HR, People, or People Ops role

• Experience working in a fast-paced, operational environment

• Strong understanding of basic HR processes and policies

• Confident providing first-line HR advice (non-complex cases)

• Highly organised with strong attention to detail

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• A proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement

• Comfortable working with HR systems and data

In return we offer

• Discretionary Bonus Scheme

• Volunteering Leave

• Life Assurance

• Pension Scheme

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Healthcare Scheme

• 28 days of annual leave with an option to buy or sell an additional 5 days per year

• Electric Vehicle Leasing Scheme

• Multi-gym pass discount

• Grandternity Leave

• Appreciation & Festive Reward

• Social events and much more

AerFin is an equal opportunities employer, which cultivates opinion, listens to all views with respect, recognises people based on their merits without bias and embraces diversity.

(NB. we will not consider any CVs from agencies at this point, and will reach out to our PSL if required)