People Advisor

  • Anderson Knight
  • Oct 06, 2025
Contractor HR / Recruitment

Job Description

Anderson Knight Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a leading organisation with the appointment of a People Advisor to join their busy and dynamic People Team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced HR professional to contribute to a progressive business where people are at the heart of what they do.

The role:
As People Advisor, you will play a key role in providing proactive HR support across the organisation, ensuring managers and employees are fully supported and people processes run smoothly. This is a hands-on and varied role covering the full employee lifecycle.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Supporting managers with employee relations matters including investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, absence management, and performance issues.

  • Coaching and influencing managers to develop leadership and people management capability.

  • Managing maternity, paternity, probationary reviews, welfare, and return-to-work processes.

  • Providing guidance on company policies, employment law and HR best practice.

  • Leading on recruitment activity including interviews, offers, onboarding, and exit interviews.

  • Delivering engaging inductions and supporting L&D initiatives.

  • Preparing HR reports, maintaining HR systems, and supporting People projects.

  • Assisting with Occupational Health services including health screenings and vaccination clinics.

About you:

  • Excellent knowledge of UK employment law.

  • Proven experience in a busy HR/People role with exposure to ER case management.

  • Ideally CIPD qualified (or working towards).

  • Strong communication and influencing skills with the confidence to coach managers.

  • Organised, proactive and able to manage a varied workload effectively.

  • Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel.

  • Experience in delivering or supporting L&D initiatives would be advantageous.