HR Advisor

SF Partners; Stratford-upon-Avon; Hybrid; GBP 1,019,000 - 1,529,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners are recruiting an experienced HR Advisor to join a busy HR team in Stratford-upon-Avon. The role provides practical HR advice to managers and employees across employee relations and people matters, in a hybrid setup.

The ideal candidate has ER experience, knowledge of UK employment law, and CIPD status, with the ability to coach managers and manage sickness absence and occupational health processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy HR environment providing professional advice.
• Strong employee relations experience and confidence supporting formal HR processes.
• Good working knowledge of HR procedures, ACAS best practice and UK employment legislation.
• Experience advising and coaching managers.
• Experience managing sickness absence and occupational health processes.
• Ability to build credible relationships at all levels.
• A diplomatic approach when dealing with challenging HR matters.
• Experience working with trade unions or employee representatives would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical HR advice and coach managers through HR policies, procedures and employee relations matters.
• Support managers through formal HR meetings and hearings, ensuring processes are fair and effective.
• Manage sickness absence cases, including formal absence processes and occupational health referrals.
• Act as a key point of contact for Occupational Health, coordinating referrals and processes.
• Provide guidance around restructuring, redundancy and organisational change.
• Support the review, development and implementation of HR policies and procedures.
• Advise on terms and conditions, recruitment and wider HR processes.
• Build strong working relationships with managers, employees and trade union representatives/Unison.
• Work collaboratively with HR Administration and Payroll colleagues.
• Support wider HR projects, employee engagement and organisational development activity.

Skills

Employee relations

Coaching managers

UK employment law

ACAS best practice

Sickness absence

Occupational health

Trade unions

Education

MCIPD (desirable)

CIPD Level 5

Job description

SF Partners are recruiting for an experienced HR Advisor to join a busy and supportive HR team within a well-established organisation in Stratford-upon-Avon.

This is a varied, hands-on generalist role where you'll provide professional HR advice and guidance to managers and employees, supporting them across a range of employee relations and people matters.

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday-Friday

Rate: £20-£30 per hour, depending on experience and CIPD status

Contract: Interim / Fixed Term/ Hybrid

Location: Stratford-on-Avon

The role

• Provide practical HR advice and coach managers through HR policies, procedures and employee relations matters.
• Support managers through formal HR meetings and hearings, ensuring processes are handled fairly and effectively.
• Manage and support sickness absence cases, including formal absence processes and occupational health referrals.
• Act as a key point of contact for Occupational Health, coordinating referrals and associated processes.
• Provide guidance around restructuring, redundancy and organisational change.
• Support the review, development and implementation of HR policies and procedures.
• Advise on terms and conditions, recruitment and wider HR processes.
• Build strong working relationships with managers, employees and trade union representatives/Unison.
• Work collaboratively with HR Administration and Payroll colleagues.
• Support wider HR projects, employee engagement and organisational development activity as required.

What we're looking for

We're looking for an established HR professional who can quickly get up to speed and confidently manage a varied workload.

You’ll ideally have

• Previous experience working within a busy HR environment, providing professional advice and guidance.
• Strong employee relations experience and confidence supporting formal HR processes.
• Good working knowledge of HR procedures, ACAS best practice and UK employment legislation.
• Experience advising and coaching managers.
• Experience managing sickness absence and occupational health processes.
• The ability to build credible relationships at all levels.
• A confident, professional and diplomatic approach when dealing with challenging HR matters.
• Experience working with trade unions or employee representatives would be advantageous.

Qualifications

Chartered CIPD membership (MCIPD) is highly desirable, although candidates who are CIPD qualified or working towards Level 5 may also be considered depending on their experience.

Working arrangements

The role offers hybrid working, with an expectation of spending at least 40% of contracted hours in the Stratford-upon-Avon office.

If you are an experienced HR Advisor who enjoys a broad generalist role and can confidently support managers through ER, absence and wider HR matters, we'd love to hear from you.