HR Advisor

Join an International Leader in Branded Merchandise and Sustainable Promotional Products

This is an opportunity to join an award-winning international business at the forefront of branded merchandise, promotional products, sustainable gifting solutions, supply chain innovation and customer experience.

Working with some of the world's best-known brands, the organisation continues to invest heavily in sustainability, employee development, digital transformation, learning and development, workplace wellbeing and people-first culture initiatives.

As an HR Advisor, you'll support the Senior HR Manager, gaining exposure to employee relations, recruitment, talent management, succession planning, performance management, workforce engagement and organisational change projects.

This role offers genuine career progression for HR professionals.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Assist the Senior HR Manager in EDI.
• Support the business through structural, cultural, and technological change.
• Address HR queries, ensuring policy compliance; update management on legislative changes.
• Manage the recruitment process end-to-end.
• Conduct pre-screening telephone interviews and co-ordinate all face-to-face interviews and assessment sessions ensuring that interview questions and assessments are both relevant and fit-for-purpose.
• Validate, track, and manage recruitment requests and costs while training hiring managers on effective interview techniques.
• Monitor metrics like attrition and time to hire; advise on recruitment trends.
• Oversee onboarding processes, including induction and paperwork.
• Support investigations, disciplinary actions, absence management, probationary reviews, performance reviews (e.g. annual appraisals and structured feedback), learning and engagement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate occupational health records.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, preparing draft contracts of employment, HR policies and standard documentation.
• Support engagement initiatives, collaborating on internal communication strategies and promoting a culture of high engagement.
• Support initiatives around compliance with legal frameworks, including audits related to ethical trading, employment law and updates to the employee handbook.
• Input accurate employee data into the payroll tracker and assist in payroll queries.
• Manage employee relation cases, facilitating effective resolution strategies and ensuring support for team members.
• Support all online HR platforms.
• Support initiatives that foster a positive employee relations climate and support a culture of openness and transparency.
• Any other ad-hoc HR tasks as required.

Essential Skills & Experience

· CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience will be considered.

· Minimum 4 years' HR experience.

· Strong employee relations experience.

· Up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law.

· Experience managing recruitment processes from vacancy through to onboarding.

· Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

· Strong organisational and administrative abilities.

· Experience using HR systems, HR databases and Microsoft Office.

What's on Offer?

· Salary of £34,000 plus benefits

· Career development opportunities

· Exposure to a broad and varied HR generalist role

· Collaborative and supportive working environment

· Opportunity to influence culture, engagement and people initiatives

· Excellent training and professional development opportunities

Why Apply?

This is much more than a traditional HR Advisor role. You'll join a highly respected international business that partners with leading global brands, invests heavily in sustainability and innovation, and is passionate about creating an exceptional employee experience. With significant opportunities for professional growth, exposure to strategic HR projects and the chance to make a real impact, this role offers excellent long-term career prospects.

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