HR Advisor

Madison Hive; Slough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Madison Hive is seeking an HR Advisor/Generalist to join on a 12-month FTC in Central London. You’ll be the go-to HR support across the business, advising managers on the employee lifecycle from recruitment through offboarding.

Day-to-day you’ll manage employee relations casework, coach managers through difficult conversations, keep policies current, and hands-on with recruitment, onboarding and L&D as priorities shift.

Qualifications

• Generalist HR experience across employee lifecycle.
• Exposure to ER/disciplinary casework desirable.
• Ability to advise and coach managers in people issues.
• Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding and L&D.

Responsibilities

• Managing employee relations casework, including disciplinary and grievance hearings start to finish.
• Advising and coaching line managers on people issues.
• Owning and updating HR policies for practicality and compliance.
• Supporting recruitment from brief through to offer, partnering with hiring managers.
• Running L&D initiatives and supporting onboarding for new starters.

Skills

Generalist HR

ER/disciplinary casework

Coaching managers

Recruitment

L&D

Education

CIPD Level 3+

Job description

Job Title: HR Advisor

Location: Central London – 4 days office

Job Type: Full Time - 12-month FTC - £45,000-£55,000

Our client is a well-established UK property developer, known for delivering large-scale mixed-use developments encompassing residential, workspace, retail, leisure and community space. They take a long-term, city-building approach to everything they deliver, with a strong focus on creating places that work for the communities around them.

We're now recruiting on their behalf for an HR Advisor/Generalist to join on a 12-month fixed-term contract, covering maternity leave.

This is a broad, hands-on generalist role, acting as the go-to HR support across the business and providing advice and guidance to managers on all aspects of the employee lifecycle, from recruitment through to offboarding. You'll be the first point of contact for people-related queries, working closely with managers across multiple sites to resolve issues quickly and consistently. Day to day, you'll manage employee relations casework, support and coach managers through difficult conversations, keep policies current and practical, and get hands-on with recruitment, onboarding and L&D activity as the business needs shift. It's a varied, fast-paced role for someone who enjoys being close to the business and comfortable managing multiple priorities at once.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing employee relations casework, including disciplinary and grievance hearings, start to finish
• Advising and coaching line managers on how to handle people issues before they elevate
• Owning and updating HR policies, keeping them compliant and practical for managers to apply
• Supporting recruitment from brief through to offer, partnering closely with hiring managers
• Running L&D initiatives and supporting onboarding so new starters ramp up quickly
• Managing offboarding processes end-to-end
• Acting as a trusted point of contact for people-related queries across the business

Key Requirements

• Generalist HR experience, ideally with exposure to ER/disciplinary casework
• Comfortable working across multiple sites and with managers of varying HR experience
• Organised and able to prioritise across competing generalist duties
• CIPD Level 3+ (or working towards) desirable
• Experience in real estate, retail, or hospitality