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The purpose of this role is to deliver a broad range of HR generalist responsibilities supporting the full employee lifecycle and contributing to the achievement of the HR department’s objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a broad range of employee relations casework—including disciplinary, grievance, performance, capability, absence, and flexible working—providing timely, high-quality advice and guidance to managers to support early resolution and ensure fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes.
- Advise and coach managers on the application and interpretation of HR policies and procedures in accordance with current and proposed employment legislation and local arrangements, to ensure consistency, accuracy and best practice.
- Keep up to date with current employment law, HR best practices, and sector trends to ensure compliance and inform policy updates.
- Review and update HR policies and procedures regularly to ensure they remain fit for purpose, legally compliant, and aligned with organisational needs.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of new HR policies, procedures and practices ensuring that they reflect current legislation and best practice requirements.
- Design and deliver HR training and coaching to managers to build capability and confidence in people management, identifying knowledge gaps and tailoring content to address specific development needs.
- Compile and contribute to HR reports, metrics, and workforce data analysis alongside the wider HR team to inform decision-making.
Skills & Experience - Essential
- CIPD Level 5 qualification with proven experience in a HR Advisor role
- Highly experienced in wide ranging and complex ER cases with demonstrable experience managing a range of ER casework independently
- Good Knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
- Experience designing and delivering training and upskilling managers on HR policies and processes
- Experience producing HR reports and metrics
Work life balance:
- 37.5 hour working week
- Lunchtime finishes on a Friday
- Hybrid / flexible working arrangements
- 28 days annual leave, exc bank holidays
- Christmas closure
- Holiday purchasing scheme
Benefits:
- Group pension plan – matched contributions up to 5%
- Income protection scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme gives you and your family access to 4 key services including remote GP service, second opinion, mental health pathway service and physiotherapy consultations
- Life assurance policy, including bereavement counselling and probate helpline
- Company shares incentive plan and save as you earn scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Gym membership discounts
- Reward platform (high street discounts, employee benefits, health, and wellbeing offerings).
