Regional HR Advisor
Location: UK – Regional / Multi-site (North)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Hybrid: 4 days office based, 1 day working from home
About the role
Regional HR Advisor to provide high-quality, first-line HR support across a multi-site operation.
This is a hands-on role supporting managers with day-to-day employee relations, HR processes and people-related activity. You will help ensure a consistent, fair and practical approach to HR across the region, while identifying issues early and supporting managers to resolve them effectively.
Key responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day HR and employee relations support to managers, including absence, performance, disciplinary and grievance matters.
- Coach and guide managers on HR processes, appropriate options and next steps.
- Support formal employee relations meetings, ensuring accurate records and appropriate follow-up.
- Apply HR policies, processes and standards consistently across multiple sites.
- Promote consistent approaches to people management and support fair, timely and well-documented outcomes.
- Identify opportunities to improve HR processes and ways of working, sharing best practice across the wider HR team.
- Maintain accurate records of employee relations cases, actions and outcomes.
- Monitor recurring HR issues and identify emerging themes, risks or areas requiring attention.
- Produce regular HR insights and updates covering areas such as employee relations, absence and attrition.
- Conduct HR health checks and follow up agreed actions to ensure progress and accountability.
- Coordinate core HR training, including HR basics, policy awareness and people-process training.
- Support managers to build confidence and capability in dealing with people matters.
- Support employee engagement activities, employee forums and people communications.
- Participate in recruitment interviews for key and leadership appointments where required.
- Keep up to date with UK employment legislation and HR best practice to ensure advice remains current and compliant.
- Act as a reliable and responsive point of contact for managers on operational HR matters.
About you
You will have:
- Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
- Experience supporting employee relations activity within an operational environment.
- Confidence coaching managers on HR processes and effective people management.
- Excellent organisation skills, attention to detail and strong follow-through.
- A proactive approach to identifying issues and improving ways of working.
- The ability to work consistently within established HR policies, processes and frameworks.
- Good Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Flexibility and willingness to work across multiple sites.
- Ideally, CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience.
- A valid UK driving licence.
This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys working closely with operational managers, solving people-related issues and making a practical difference across a regional business.
You will have the opportunity to work across a varied, multi-site environment, build strong relationships with managers and contribute to consistent and effective people practices.
