Job Description
HR Consultant
Hybrid | 3 days office‑based + client sites
Morgan Philips are delighted to be exclusively representing a growing HR consultancy in the search for a high‑calibre HR Consultant to join their high‑performing team.
This is a fast‑paced, client‑facing role suited to a confident and commercially astute HR professional who can operate with a high degree of autonomy. You will be expected to provide clear, legally sound and pragmatic advice across a wide range of complex employee relations scenarios, acting as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders.
The Role
* Deliver a professional, outsourced HR service to a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple sectors
* Act as a trusted advisor to business owners, directors and senior leaders, influencing decision‑making with commercially grounded HR guidance
* Independently lead and manage complex, high‑risk employee relations cases end‑to‑end, including disciplinaries, grievances, capability, absence, redundancy and TUPE
* Provide clear, confident and legally robust advice, identifying and mitigating employment law risks while balancing commercial outcomes
* Own ER case strategy, including decision‑making around escalation, dismissal risk, and alternative outcomes
* Lead redundancy consultations, including scoping, pooling, selection criteria, and managing challenge from employees
* Navigate sensitive and complex cases involving overlapping risks (e.g. performance, health conditions, discrimination concerns)
* Prepare high‑quality documentation including outcome letters, policies, contracts and case reports to a consistently strong standard
* Embed yourself within client organisations where required, building credibility and long‑term relationships
* Support wider HR activity including performance management, organisational change, talent and engagement initiatives
* Contribute to business development activity, proposals and client presentations
* Deliver training to clients on ER, employment law updates and best practice
About You
* Proven HR generalist experience within a consultancy or highly client‑facing HRBP environment
* Demonstrable track record of independently managing complex and high‑risk ER casework, with clear ownership of outcomes
* Strong and up‑to‑date knowledge of UK employment law, with the confidence to apply this in practice and articulate risk clearly
* Able to provide legally sound, commercially pragmatic advice without over‑reliance on escalation
* Experience leading redundancy programmes and consultations, with a clear understanding of your personal remit and decision‑making responsibility
* Comfortable managing a varied caseload, including multiple concurrent ER matters of varying complexity
* Strong judgement and the ability to navigate ambiguity, particularly in sensitive or high‑risk scenarios
* Confident communicator, able to challenge and influence stakeholders and manage pushback effectively
* Highly organised, resilient, and adaptable in a fast‑paced, multi‑client environment
* Fully CIPD Level 5 qualified (or equivalent)
Why Apply?
* Opportunity to join a growing and ambitious HR consultancy
* High level of autonomy, trust and client exposure
* Varied and intellectually challenging casework
* Clear opportunity for progression as the business scales
* Collaborative and supportive team environment
* Hybrid working with meaningful client interaction
Interested?
For a confidential discussion, please apply via Morgan Philips.