Education HR Advisor — Flexible Hybrid, Impactful ER

Browne Jacobson LLP; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing initiatives

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Browne Jacobson LLP is seeking an HR Advisor to provide clear, practical HR advice to schools and academies across the Midlands. You will handle day-to-day advisory work, employee relations casework, and collaborate with HR Consultants on projects, potentially managing a small client portfolio.

Our team combines legal and HR expertise, delivering sector-specific, legally robust guidance with a flexible, hybrid working model and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Provide clear, practical HR advisory support to education clients.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and employee relations.
• Working towards CIPD Associate membership or equivalent expertise.

Responsibilities

• Providing a solution-focused HR advisory service to education clients, including absence and health issues, conduct and capability, grievance matters, organisational change, and the full range of employment and employee relations matters.
• Managing allocated employee relations casework from initial enquiry through to resolution, coordinating next steps, monitoring deadlines and giving clear, practical recommendations in line with policy and legislation.
• Supporting HR projects and workforce change programmes, including restructures, redundancy consultations, and TUPE exercises, and leading investigations of appropriate scope and complexity.

Job description

Browne Jacobson LLP is seeking an HR Advisor to provide clear, practical HR advice to schools and academies across the Midlands. You will handle day-to-day advisory work, employee relations casework, and collaborate with HR Consultants on projects, potentially managing a small client portfolio.

Our team combines legal and HR expertise, delivering sector-specific, legally robust guidance with a flexible, hybrid working model and a comprehensive benefits package.