HR Advisor
South Derbyshire | £33,000 – £37,000 + Benefits
Site Based
Are you an experienced HR professional who loves variety and enjoys making a real difference day to day?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-growth, purpose-led organisation recognised for its innovation, sustainability, and community impact.
Working as part of a small and supportive HR team, you’ll take ownership of a wide range of generalist HR activities — predominantly employee relations and policy advice to onboarding, recruitment, and continuous improvement projects. It’s a hands-on, people-focused role that offers autonomy, variety, and the chance to help shape a positive, values-driven culture.
The Role
* Deliver an efficient and accurate day-to-day HR service, ensuring compliance and best practice across all processes.
* Employee Relations - Act as a trusted first point of contact for employees and managers, offering clear and practical advice on HR policies and employee relations matters.
* Coordinate recruitment activity, from drafting adverts and liaising with candidates to organising interviews and onboarding new starters.
* lead on and support meaningful HR projects and process improvements as well as HR projects, and engagement initiatives that enhance the employee experience.
* Contribute to the review and development of HR policies and procedures, in particular policy review & updating where required.
* Provide data and reporting support, helping to inform people decisions across the business.
* Assist with payroll preparation by gathering and verifying relevant information.
* Support employee engagement, and community activities that form part of the organisation’s wider purpose.
About You
We’re looking for someone proactive, organised, and confident working across a range of HR activities. You’ll be comfortable taking initiative, building relationships, and providing practical support to colleagues at all levels. You will possess previous experience in an HR role and/or CIPD qualification (Level 3 or above desirable) and experience managing Employee Relations case work. You are well organised, have a positive, solutions-focused approach and attention to detail.
If you’re looking for an HR role where you can make a genuine impact within a values-led, growing organisation — we’d love to hear from you.