HR Advisor

Broster Buchanan; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Broster Buchanan is recruiting an HR Advisor to join their team in a true generalist role. You will provide practical HR advice, handle routine employee relations matters and ensure accurate payroll delivery, reporting to the Head of HR.

The role collaborates with HR Administrator to deliver core processes efficiently and compliantly. This hands-on position requires CIPD Level 3 or progress, knowledge of UK employment law, and the ability to advise managers, manage performance and change

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 3 qualification or working towards it.
• Experience in an HR Advisor or generalist role.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law.
• Experience managing employee relations cases.
• Experience advising managers.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise a varied workload.
• Excellent written communication and independent working style.

Responsibilities

• Providing advice and guidance on employment law, HR policies, procedures and best practice
• Managing attendance and absence cases, including short and long-term absence, return-to-work processes and attendance reviews
• Leading employee relations cases from start to finish, including disciplinary, grievance and performance management processes
• Supporting managers with people matters and organisational change initiatives
• Supporting talent development, succession planning and employee engagement initiatives
• Maintaining accurate employee records and ensuring data integrity across HR systems
• Producing HR reports, KPIs and people metrics to support business decision-making
• Supporting HR projects and contributing to the development and implementation of people policies and procedures
• Working closely with Payroll and Finance to ensure accurate employee information and system updates
• Supporting ongoing HRIS and time and attendance system improvements
• Contributing to the delivery of the wider People Strategy and continuous improvement initiatives

Skills

HR advisory

Employee relations

UK employment law

Advising managers

Organisation & planning

Written communication

Prioritisation

Independent work

Education

CIPD Level 3

Job description

Our client is looking to recruit a HR Advisor to join their team. This is an exciting role where you can take ownership and have a true generalist role. This role provides practical HR advice, manages routine employee relations matters and takes ownership of accurate, timely payroll delivery.

The role supports ensuring core people processes are delivered efficiently, compliantly and with clear escalation where required. Working closely with the HR Administrator and reporting directly to the Head of HR.

This is a hands on HR role and a true generalist HR position, working for a culturally great business, who put their people first.

Key Deliverables

• Providing advice and guidance on employment law, HR policies, procedures and best practice
• Managing attendance and absence cases, including short and long-term absence, return-to-work processes and attendance reviews
• Leading employee relations cases from start to finish, including disciplinary, grievance and performance management processes
• Supporting managers with people matters and organisational change initiatives
• Supporting talent development, succession planning and employee engagement initiatives
• Maintaining accurate employee records and ensuring data integrity across HR systems
• Producing HR reports, KPIs and people metrics to support business decision-making
• Supporting HR projects and contributing to the development and implementation of people policies and procedures
• Working closely with Payroll and Finance to ensure accurate employee information and system updates
• Supporting ongoing HRIS and time and attendance system improvements
• Contributing to the delivery of the wider People Strategy and continuous improvement initiatives

The right candidate

• Minimum of CIPD Level 3 qualified or working towards.
• Previous experience in an HR Advisor or equivalent generalist role.
• Good knowledge of UK employment law.
• Experience managing employee relations cases.
• Experience advising managers.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Excellent written communication.
• Ability to prioritise a varied workload.
• Comfortable working independent