Hr Advisor

SI Recruitment Limited; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company events

Discount platform

Employee Assistance Programme

On-site parking

Job summary

SI Recruitment Limited in Darlington is recruiting an experienced HR Advisor for a full-time, permanent role. You will provide practical HR guidance to clients across employment matters and manage complex employee relations cases.

The role requires strong knowledge of UK employment law, 5+ years HR experience, and the ability to influence stakeholders. You will develop HR policies, draft contracts, and maintain accurate client records while travelling across the North East as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of HR experience with strong employee relations.
• Proven experience managing disciplinaries, grievances, investigations, redundancies and performance management.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law.
• Experience creating and implementing HR policies and procedures.
• Experience with HRIS systems, preferably BreatheHR.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and maintain confidentiality.
• Well-organised with the ability to manage multiple cases to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice to clients across employment matters.
• Manage disciplinaries, grievances, investigations, redundancies and performance management cases.
• Conduct meetings and investigations and prepare outcomes.
• Advise clients on current and changing employment legislation.
• Create and review HR policies, procedures, contracts and employee documentation.
• Prepare and issue HR documentation including offer letters and contracts.
• Maintain accurate client records and documentation.
• Attend client strategy meetings and provide HR advice.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Proactively arrange client reviews and identify opportunities to develop relationships.
• Manage multiple cases and priorities while working to tight deadlines.

Skills

Employee relations

UK law knowledge

HR policies

HRIS BreatheHR

Communication

Organization skills

Confidentiality

Influence stakeholders

Time management

Attention to detail

Driving licence

Travelling North East

Education

CIPD Level 5+

Tools

BreatheHR

Job description

We are working with a professional services business in Darlington who is looking to recruit an experienced HR Advisor to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis.

This is a varied, client facing role suited to an experienced HR professional who is confident managing employee relations cases, providing practical advice and building strong client relationships.

You will be responsible for:

• Providing HR advice and guidance to clients across a range of employment matters
• Managing disciplinaries, grievances, investigations, redundancies and performance management cases
• Conducting meetings and investigations and preparing formal outcomes
• Advising clients on current and changing employment legislation
• Creating and reviewing HR policies, procedures, contracts and employee documentation
• Preparing and issuing HR documentation including offer letters and contracts
• Maintaining accurate client records and documentation
• Attending client strategy meetings and providing HR advice
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships
• Proactively arranging client reviews and identifying opportunities to develop existing relationships
• Managing multiple cases and priorities while working to tight deadlines

About You

You will ideally have:

• At least 5 years’ HR experience, with strong employee relations experience
• Proven experience managing disciplinaries, grievances, investigations, redundancies and performance management
• Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation
• Experience creating, reviewing and implementing HR policies and procedures
• Experience using HRIS systems, ideally BreatheHR
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The confidence to influence and challenge stakeholders when required
• Strong organisation skills and the ability to manage your own workload
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of confidentiality
• A proactive, commercially aware approach to client relationships
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the North East (required)
• CIPD level 5 or above (required)
• Company events
• Employee discount platform
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free on-site parking