What's involved with this role: Job Title: HR Advisor Ref: SGN 5278565 Pay rate: £16.59 per hour PAYE Role length: Anticipated 2 months Working arrangements: Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office The role: As an experienced and professional HR Advisor, with extensive experience of Employee Relations casework, you will report into the Employee Relations Specialist to provide a comprehensive, expert service of advice and guidance to all areas of the business in order to enable the capability of Managers in dealing with all people matters. In order to carry out this role, you will be a CIPD qualified (or working towards it) HR professional with strong Employee Relations casework experience, proven ability to manage complex people issues, coach managers, and apply up-to-date employment law and best practices, while effectively prioritising and managing stakeholders. Key responsibilities: Advise and support managers on a range of employee relations (ER) issues, building capability across the organisation Ensure consistent compliance with employment legislation, policies, and procedures Analyse people data to spot ER trends (e.g. absence, attrition, engagement) and recommend actions Manage case documentation in line with data protection laws and keep stakeholders updated. Coach managers to confidently handle dismissals, appeals, and grievances. Prepare documentation and provide technical support for Employment Tribunal cases. Where required support with organisational change, including restructures and TUPE, and coach managers through the process Contribute to people initiatives like harmonisation, policy alignment, and new ways of working Identify ER training needs and develop learning to build management capability and mitigate risk Collaborate with the Learning and Development team to close skills gaps and upskill managers Build strong relationships across teams, contractors, and partners to support goals What the client is looking for: CIPD qualified or working towards this Extensive experience in Employee Relations casework Ability to consult on a range of relatively complex people issues with a proven ability to deliver against a range of conflicting demands Experience of coaching and developing managers on Employee Relations matters Sound knowledge of Employment Law principles and current trends / recent changes, as well as people policies, procedures and best practice Strong time management, prioritisation and stakeholder management skills How to Apply: Quote the Job Title and Reference Number in your application. Submit your CV in Word format. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis—early submission is recommended. We will also add your details to our mail out lists. Please note you may receive details of roles outside of your immediate vicinity, as many candidates are able to relocate temporarily for work. Please disregard any such emails that are not of interest and let us know if you would rather not receive such mailouts and/or if you wish us to delete your details and prefer to apply direct to our advertised roles. If you do not hear from us within three working days, unfortunately your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in working with us. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. JE Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please.