Location: Park RoyalHours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pmWorking Pattern: Full-time, 100% office-based (5 days per week)
Temporary: 3-6 months with potential extension
We are seeking an experienced and proactive HR Advisor. This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident HR professional to take ownership of a broad generalist HR role, supporting managers and employees across the full employee lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Employee Relations & HR Support
- Provide professional HR advice and support to managers and employees on company policies, procedures, and employment legislation.
- Support managers in handling disciplinary, grievance, performance, capability, and absence management matters.
- Conduct investigations and provide guidance on meetings, documentation, outcomes, and appeals.
- Support organisational change initiatives, restructures, and workforce planning activities.
- Assist with the implementation of HR policies, procedures, and employment law updates.
Recruitment & Onboarding
- Coordinate and support the full recruitment process from vacancy approval through to offer stage.
- Advise hiring managers throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
- Conduct right-to-work checks and ensure compliance with immigration and recruitment legislation.
- Ensure all pre-employment documentation is completed before offers are issued.
- Manage inductions and support the successful integration of new employees.
Learning & Development
- Support annual performance reviews and the employee performance management cycle.
- Assist managers with promotion processes and personal development plans.
- Maintain skills matrices to ensure employees are appropriately cross-trained.
- Coordinate and monitor employee development and training programmes.
- Deliver HR-related training and guidance to managers and supervisors.
- Arrange external training providers where required.
HR Operations
- Maintain accurate employee records and HR systems.
- Produce and analyse HR reports, data, and KPIs to identify trends and support business decision-making.
- Support payroll processes by ensuring HR records and employee information are accurate and up to date.
- Manage employee locker allocation and related administration.
- Support HR projects, initiatives, and policy rollouts.
Health & Safety
- Promote compliance with Health & Safety policies and procedures.
- Deliver Health & Safety inductions to new starters.
- Provide guidance to employees on Health & Safety requirements.
- Report and record workplace accidents in line with company procedures.
- Support the coordination of Health & Safety training, including Fire Marshals, First Aiders, Food Safety, and Risk Assessment training.
Employee Engagement & Retention
- Work closely with Senior Managers and Directors on initiatives to improve employee engagement, retention, and overall workplace culture.
- Support internal mobility opportunities and succession planning activities.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify HR improvements and best practices.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent).
- Previous experience in a generalist HR Advisor role.
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
- Experience managing employee relations cases from start to finish.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working with HR data, KPIs, and reporting.
- Excellent attendance and timekeeping.
