HR Advisor

Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 days office / 2 days home)

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About the Role

We are supporting a well‑established organisation in their search for an experienced HR Advisor to join their people function on a permanent basis. This role offers the opportunity to act as a first point of contact for managers, providing pragmatic, balanced, and legally compliant HR advice across a wide spectrum of employee relations matters.

Working closely with the HR Business Partner, you will support managers through complex ER cases, ensure consistent application of HR policies, and contribute to developing best‑practice people management across the organisation.

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Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the first point of contact for managers needing HR guidance.
• Support a full range of employee relations cases, including:
  
  • Sickness absence (short- and long-term)
  • Investigations, disciplinaries, and grievances
  • Capability and performance issues
  • Whistleblowing
  • Flexible working requests
• Provide advice on suspension processes.
• Coordinate case-related meetings, hearings, and discussions.
• Attend and support formal meetings, including accurate note‑taking.
• Maintain constructive relationships with trade union representatives.
• Draft professional documentation, including letters, reports, and case outcomes.
• Monitor sickness absence trends and escalate relevant trigger points.
• Support Occupational Health referrals and follow-up actions.
• Deliver coaching and training to managers on absence management and HR processes.
• Contribute to improving HR policies, procedures, and practices.
• Support ad‑hoc HR projects as required.

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Person Specification

Qualifications & Experience

• CIPD Level 5 (or currently studying) or significant HR Advisory experience.
• Strong background in managing complex ER cases.
• Experience working with trade unions (desirable).

Skills & Knowledge

• Excellent understanding of employment law and HR best practice.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship‑building skills.
• High standard of written and verbal communication.
• Confident drafting clear and accurate HR documentation.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfortable delivering training and coaching to managers.
• Good IT skills; experience with iTrent is highly desirable.

Personal Attributes

• Professional, discreet, and able to manage sensitive information.
• Self‑motivated, reliable, and able to work under pressure.
• Able to work independently and take initiative.
• Approachable, solution‑focused, and commercially minded.

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Working Arrangement

This role operates on a hybrid model:

• 3 days per week in the office
• 2 days working from home
• Occasional flexibility is required to attend the office more frequently depending on operational needs.