HR Advisor

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to act as frontline HR representative for a dedicated business unit. You will advise managers on day-to-day people management, including navigating sensitive conversations and managing employee relations cases across the unit.

You will oversee end-to-end employee lifecycle administration with the HR Coordinator, handle payroll submissions and benefits administration, and promote staff engagement and timely

Qualifications

• Experience operating as an HR Advisor in a fast-paced organisation.
• Experience across full generalist HR remit.
• Experience managing employee relations cases of varying complexity.
• Strong relationship building, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and multi-task.
• CIPD Level 3 or 5 qualifications are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Being the front-line HR representative for your dedicated business.
• Advising managers on day-to-day people management, including challenging conversations.
• Managing employee relations cases for your business unit (sickness, flexible working requests, performance).
• Escalating complex cases to the Head of HR.
• Maintaining knowledge of UK employment law and updates.
• Overseeing end-to-end employee lifecycle administration with the HR Coordinator.
• Payroll submissions and deadline adherence.
• Overseeing benefits administration and promotion to staff.
• Delivering onboarding/offboarding activities and training where needed.
• Collaborating with the wider HR team to support annual training programmes.

Skills

HR Advisor

Employee Relations

UK Employment Law

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Data Analysis

Education

CIPD Level 3

CIPD Level 5

Tools

One Advanced (Clear Review)

HR Management Systems

Job description

• Being the front-line HR representative for your dedicated business.


• Advising managers on day-to-day people management, including navigating sensitive or challenging performance, HR or ER related conversations.


• Managing employee relations cases for your business unit e.g.: sickness absence, flexible working requests and performance improvement.


• Escalating more complex cases to the Head of HR.


• Maintaining a working knowledge of UK employment law including any forthcoming changes, attending legal seminars and keeping on top of the relevant updates.


• Overseeing the administration of the end-to-end employee lifecycle, supported by the HR Coordinator (HRC).


• Including all associated onboarding/offboarding activity, and everything in-between.


• Managing the monthly payroll submissions for your business/es, ensuring all changes are captured and deadlines adhered to.


• Overseeing administration and management of benefits for all eligible employees.


• Promoting our benefits amongst your employee group.


• Overseeing the use of One Advanced (formerly Clear Review), our platform for Employee Check Ins and the giving and receiving of feedback, using the reporting function to support team management and optimal use of the system; delivering onboarding sessions for new users.


• Using your internal network to ensure high employee participation rates amongst the staff in the businesses you support, sharing feedback and action plans with the relevant leads.


• Collaborating with the wider HR team to support the delivery of our core annual training programmes, liaising with trainers and speakers, approving Purchase Requests (PRS) raised by the HR Coordinator and tracking spend against budget.


• Identify unique learning opportunities for your business unit.


• Responsible for a project area across the whole house of the business.

Requirements

• Experience operating as an HR Advisor in a fast-paced organisation.


• A desire to work across the full generalist HR remit.


• Experience managing a range of employee relations cases, varying in complexity.


• Strong relationship building, stakeholder management and influencing skills.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Able to prioritise, meet deadlines and multi-task.


• Solutions-focused and practical, with an ability to spot inefficiencies, suggest improvements and follow through to make impactful changes.


• Proactive, self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively with key stakeholders and the wider team.


• Nice to have CIPD qualified (Level 3 or 5).


• Experience working in a creative business.


• An interest in data/AI

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in employee relations management, UK employment law, and the end-to-end employee lifecycle. Proficient in stakeholder management, communication, and implementing HR solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• HR Advisory Experience


• Employee Relations Management


• UK Employment Law Knowledge


• CIPD Qualification (Level 3 or 5)


• Stakeholder Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Employee Lifecycle Management


• Payroll Management


• Onboarding/Offboarding Administration


• Performance Improvement Management


• Data Analysis

Soft Skills

• Relationship Building


• Written Communication


• Verbal Communication


• Proactive Problem Solving


• Multi-tasking

Certifications & Qualifications

• CIPD Level 3


• CIPD Level 5

Industry Keywords

• Creative Business


• Employee Benefits


• Training Programmes


• Performance Management

Tools & Technologies

• One Advanced (Clear Review)


• HR Management Systems