HR Advisor

HR Advisor (Employee Relations)

12-Month Fixed-Term Contract Full-Time Hybrid Working

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Advisor to join a collaborative HR team, providing expert employee relations support across a diverse organisation.

The successful candidate will deliver professional, pragmatic advice to managers on a wide range of people matters, ensuring compliance with employment legislation, organisational policies and best practice. This role is ideal for an HR professional who enjoys managing a varied caseload and building strong relationships with stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and guidance on employee relations matters.
• Manage a varied caseload including disciplinary, grievance, sickness absence, capability, performance, probation, flexible working and dignity at work cases.
• Support and coach managers through formal HR processes, ensuring fair and consistent outcomes.
• Conduct and support workplace investigations, preparing reports and recommendations where appropriate.
• Attend formal meetings and hearings, providing procedural guidance and support.
• Draft HR correspondence including investigation invitations, outcome letters, warnings and appeal documentation.
• Support informal resolution of workplace issues and conflict where appropriate.
• Advise on employment legislation and the practical application of HR policies and procedures.
• Support organisational change initiatives, including restructures, redeployment and redundancy processes.
• Assist with employment tribunal preparation and liaise with external legal advisers when required.
• Analyse employee relations trends and contribute to the development of policies, procedures and manager guidance materials.
• Support wider HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records in line with data protection requirements.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• CIPD qualification, part qualification or equivalent HR experience.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations best practice.
• Proven experience managing a broad employee relations caseload.
• Experience advising managers on disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance and absence management issues.
• Experience conducting or supporting workplace investigations.
• Excellent communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong report writing and letter drafting abilities.
• The ability to interpret legislation and apply policy pragmatically.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A professional, resilient and solutions-focused approach.
• The ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion.

Desirable Experience

• Organisational change and restructuring projects.
• Working with trade unions or employee representative groups.
• Job evaluation methodologies.
• Experience using HR systems within a complex organisation.

Benefits

This role offers the opportunity to work within a supportive HR function, gain exposure to a broad range of employee relations matters and contribute to meaningful people initiatives while continuing to develop your HR career.

Contract: 12-Month Fixed-Term ContractHours: Full-TimeWorking Pattern: Hybrid/Flexible Working AvailableSalary: Competitive, dependent on experience