Interim HR Advisor | Policy, Advice & Guidance
Location: Grays
Contract: 3month interim (with potential extension & future opportunities)
Hours: 9am - 5pm (Fully onsite)
Salary: £40, to £45, pro rata
Start: Immediate availability required
I am recruiting for an exciting opportunity within a well established organisation that combines the scale of a large business with the warmth and support of a family feel culture. We are looking for an HR Advisor with a strong work ethic, great people skills, and a passion for delivering high quality HR support.
In this role, you will be a key part of the HR team, providing expert advice, shaping policy, and supporting managers across a wide range of ER and generalist activity. If you enjoy a varied role where no two days are the same, this is the perfect fit.
What You Will Be Doing
1. Provide clear, confident HR advice on policy, contracts, salary, bonus, and employment law.
2. Support managers with a full range of ER cases, including disciplinaries, grievances, bullying & harassment, capability issues, and performance concerns.
3. Manage absence proactively, including OH referrals, case meetings, return to work plans, welfare checks and wellbeing support.
4. Lead on consultation for restructures, role changes and organisational updates.
5. Manage redundancy and redeployment processes with fairness and consistency.
6. Build strong relationships with unions, supporting negotiation meetings and quarterly forums.
7. Review and update HR policies in line with legislation and case law changes.
8. Deliver accurate salary benchmarking, produce contracts, oversee onboarding, and manage probation processes.
9. Work closely with Talent Acquisition to ensure smooth, compliant recruitment activity.
10. Oversee payroll changes and ensure HR Admin accuracy across the employee life cycle.
11. Use HR systems (iTrent) to analyse trends, produce reports, and support digital/process improvements.
What We Are Looking For
12. CIPD qualified or equivalent level HR experience.
13. Strong, confident ER experience, disciplinaries, grievances, absence management and wider casework.
14. Solid understanding of employment law and best practice.
15. Excellent communication, organisation and attention to detail.
16. Confident using HR/Payroll systems and MS Office.
17. A proactive, solutions focused mindset with the ability to build trusted relationships across the business.
What You Can Expect in This Role
You will be joining a genuinely welcoming and supportive HR team where everyone looks out for each other. This is the kind of place where you will feel trusted, included and encouraged to bring your whole self to work. You can expect plenty of variety, the chance to get involved in meaningful HR work, and the opportunity to really make a difference to employees and managers across the organisation.
If you are looking for an HR role where you can grow, feel valued, and enjoy what you do every day, this is it ️
If this role sounds like the perfect next step for you and you're ready to jump in quickly, I would to hear from you as soon as possible!
Please apply today or send your CV directly to
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