HR Advisor

Miskin Source: WhatJobs

£35,000 – £40,000

HR Advisor

£35,000 – £40,000 + excellent benefits

Location: Miskin, with travel to other sites within approximately one hour - hybrid - 3 days a week in the office

We are working with a successful and growing organisation to recruit an experienced HR Advisor to join its HR team. This is a varied generalist role offering the opportunity to work closely with managers and employees across the business, providing practical HR advice and supporting a positive and effective employee experience.

The role would suit an HR professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, is confident handling employee relations and wants to play an active role in supporting managers and wider people initiatives.

The Role

As HR Advisor, you will provide day-to-day HR support across the business, working closely with managers and HR colleagues to ensure people matters are handled fairly, consistently and in line with employment legislation and company policies.

Key responsibilities

Providing practical and commercially balanced HR advice to managers and employees
Acting as a first point of contact for employee relations, policy and people management queries
Managing a range of ER cases including absence, disciplinary, grievance, capability, probation and flexible working
Coaching managers through formal and informal HR processes
Supporting managers with performance management, objectives and effective people conversations
Delivering or supporting manager briefings and HR training
Supporting organisational change, restructuring and consultation activity
Supporting workforce planning, talent reviews and succession planning
Supporting recruitment, onboarding, retention, development and internal career progression
Working with Learning & Development colleagues to identify development needs
Monitoring and analysing HR data including absence, turnover, vacancies and ER activity
Producing HR reports and identifying trends, risks and opportunities
Maintaining accurate HR records and documentation
Supporting HR projects, people initiatives and organisational change
Contributing to policy, process and HR service improvements
Working collaboratively with the wider HR team to deliver a consistent and effective service

About You

We are looking for an experienced HR professional with a strong generalist background and excellent employee relations knowledge.

You will ideally have:

CIPD qualification or be working towards qualification
Previous experience providing HR advisory support within a fast-paced organisation
Good knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
Experience managing employee relations cases independently
Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
The ability to coach and influence managers at different levels
Excellent communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills
The ability to balance commercial considerations with risk and compliance
Experience working with HR data and producing reports
Good Microsoft Office and HR systems experience
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
Experience within a complex, multi-site or global organisation, Workday or a similar HR system, and delivering manager training would be advantageous.