HR Advisor

Adaptable Recruitment; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Adaptable Recruitment is seeking a proactive People Advisor to join its HR team in Salford. This hybrid role after probation places you at the centre of the employee experience, advising managers and guiding ER matters across the full lifecycle.

You’ll build relationships, drive engagement, coach colleagues, maintain HR records, support onboarding, payroll inputs, and contribute to culture initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a HR Advisor, HR Officer or similar generalist HR role.
• Confident in managing employee relations cases and supporting managers.
• CIPD qualification or working towards one.
• Effective communication and credibility with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach.
• Enjoy fast-paced environment with varied days.
• Genuine passion for people, culture and employee engagement.

Responsibilities

• Partner with managers to provide trusted HR advice and guidance.
• Lead and support employee relations matters including absence, disciplinary, grievance and performance cases.
• Coach stakeholders to build confidence and capability in people management.
• Support onboarding and induction to create a positive employee experience from day one.
• Maintain accurate HR systems, records and employee data.
• Support payroll and absence reporting processes.
• Drive employee engagement, wellbeing and culture initiatives.
• Contribute to people projects and continuous improvement.
• Ensure HR processes remain compliant, efficient and aligned to best practice.

Skills

Relationship building

Effective communication

Proactive approach

Solutions-focused

People management coaching

Employee relations expertise

Stakeholder management

Education

CIPD qualification or in progress

Tools

HR systems

Job description

Salford Onsite (hybrid after passing probation)

Be the driving force behind an exceptional employee experience.

We're partnering with a growing organisation that's investing in its people agenda and looking for a proactive People Advisor to join its established HR team.

This is an opportunity to step into a highly visible role where you'll work closely with managers across the business, providing practical HR support, navigating employee relations challenges, driving engagement initiatives and helping shape a positive workplace culture.

If you're someone who enjoys building relationships, solving problems and making a genuine impact, this could be the role for you.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll play a key role in supporting the business across the full employee lifecycle, including:

• Partnering with managers to provide trusted HR advice and guidance.
• Leading and supporting employee relations matters including absence management, disciplinary, grievance and performance cases.
• Coaching stakeholders to build confidence and capability in people management.
• Supporting onboarding and induction processes to create a positive employee experience from day one.
• Maintaining accurate HR systems, records and employee data.
• Supporting payroll and absence reporting processes.
• Driving employee engagement, wellbeing and culture initiatives.
• Contributing to people projects and continuous improvement activities.
• Ensuring HR processes remain compliant, efficient and aligned to best practice.

What We're Looking For

We're keen to speak with HR professionals who:

• Have previous experience in a HR Advisor, HR Officer or similar generalist HR role.
• Are confident managing employee relations cases and supporting managers.
• Hold a CIPD qualification or are working towards one.
• Communicate effectively and build credibility with stakeholders at all levels.
• Take a proactive, solutions-focused approach.
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same.
• Have a genuine passion for people, culture and employee engagement.

Why Join?

This role offers much more than day-to-day HR support.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Build strong relationships across the business
• Develop your employee relations and business partnering expertise
• Get involved in meaningful people projects
• Influence employee engagement and workplace culture

Interested?

If you're looking for a role where you can make a visible impact, broaden your HR experience and be part of a collaborative culture, we'd love to hear from you.