HR Advisor: Employee Relations & Manager Training

Right Match Recruitment Group; Ashford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Right Match Recruitment Group is recruiting for an experienced HR Advisor for a prestigious client in Ashford, Kent. This full-time, permanent role provides high-quality HR advice to managers across the business and supports a broad range of employee relations matters.

You’ll act as a key contact for absence, performance, disciplinaries, grievances, flexible working requests, and ensure policies reflect employment law, best practice and company values.

Qualifications

• Experience advising on complex employee relations matters.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• The ability to produce clear, accurate and professional HR documentation.
• Experience using HR systems such as iTrent is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as a first point of contact for managers seeking HR advice and guidance on employee relations matters.
• Support managers with sickness absence, investigations, disciplinary and grievance matters, capability, performance management, whistle-blowing and flexible working requests.
• Provide guidance and support around suspension processes.
• Support formal meetings and hearings, including producing accurate and confidential notes.
• Build professional and constructive relationships with trade union representatives.
• Draft clear and professional correspondence, including outcome letters and case documentation.
• Monitor sickness absence, highlighting relevant trigger points and supporting managers with appropriate next steps.
• Deliver training and coaching to managers and leaders, building their confidence in HR processes and people management.
• Contribute ideas and expertise to continuously improve HR policies, procedures and ways of working.

Skills

HR advisory

Employee relations

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Documentation

Coaching/training

IT skills

Education

CIPD Level 5 or working towards

Tools

iTrent

Microsoft Office

HR systems

Job description

Right Match Recruitment Group is recruiting for an experienced HR Advisor for a prestigious client in Ashford, Kent. This full-time, permanent role provides high-quality HR advice to managers across the business and supports a broad range of employee relations matters.

You’ll act as a key contact for absence, performance, disciplinaries, grievances, flexible working requests, and ensure policies reflect employment law, best practice and company values.