HR Advisor (FTC)

Arco Limited; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

32 days annual leave

5 extra days annual leave

Volunteer days

Pension 8% + Life Assurance

Perkbox discounts

EAP 24/7

Health cash plan

Learning Management System

Long service awards

Job summary

Arco Limited is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join the People & Culture team on a 7 to 8 month fixed-term contract. Hybrid role with office days at Head Office in Hull and home working, offering flexible full-time or part-time options.

The role focuses on providing specialist employee relations advice, supporting managers, and ensuring legal compliance across the business. CIPD Level 5 desirable, strong stakeholder communication, and HR systems knowledge are preferred.

Qualifications

• CIPD Level 5 or equivalent is desirable.
• Proven generalist HR advisory and ER casework experience.
• Ability to interpret employment law and ensure legal compliance.
• Strong confidentiality and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Provide frontline advisory service on HR policy, process and system queries.
• Analyze confidential information to make sound ER case judgments and resolutions.
• Coach line managers on ER matters and build management capability.
• Review documentation like health referrals, disciplinary investigations and PIP.
• Provide pragmatic, compliant advice considering legal/regulatory risks.
• Communicate with HRBP, managers and colleagues.
• Support wider HR strategy and business projects.
• Deliver training on HR policy and processes.
• Ensure policies are applied consistently.

Skills

Employee relations

HR advisory

Policy guidance

Stakeholder management

Training delivery

Education

CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

SharePoint

Job description

About The Role

Are you an experienced HR professional who thrives on managing ER casework? We're currently recruiting for an experienced HR Advisor to join our People & Culture team here at Arco on a 7 to 8 month fixed term contract depending on when the successful candidate joins Arco.

The HR Advisor will strive to improve employee relations across the business providing specialist employee relations advice and guidance on the management of employee relation cases and polices, whilst maintaining knowledge of the business, HR trends and employment legislation.

The role is a hybrid position with a mix of office working from our Head Office in Hull and home working, 1 or 2 days a week working from Head Office, and we are open to considering both full time and part time applicants for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing a professional front-line advisory service that supports employees and managers with HR policy, process and system queries, aiming to resolve as many at first point of contact as possible
• Analysing confidential and sometimes complex information sources to make sound judgements on owned ER cases (disciplinary, performance, grievance and absence), providing advice, counsel and resolutions to managers in order to ensure legal compliance and mitigate business risks with minimal escalation
• Coaching line managers on complex ER matters, acting as a trusted Advisor to stakeholders to resolve employee issues and build management capability
• Reviewing documentation including occupational health referrals, disciplinary investigations and performance improvement plans
• Applying a commercial mindset to advice given, providing pragmatic solutions, while ensuring that an appropriate risk radar is applied to review any potential challenge including legal and regulatory
• Building good working relationships and communicating effectively with all key stakeholders, including the HRBP team, people managers and colleagues
• Supporting the wider HR team in delivery of the overall HR strategy and key business projects
• Providing training sessions to managers across the business on HR policy and processes e.g. absence and performance management training
• Ensuring employment policies and decisions are applied consistently across the business

Benefits

• A competitive starting salary
• 32 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
• Opportunity to purchase 5 additional days annual leave each calendar year (subject to qualifying salary)
• 2 fully paid Community Volunteering days every year
• An excellent pension (up to 8% Arco contribution) and x4 Life Assurance scheme
• A huge range of discounts to help with cost of living via Perkbox plus Employee Discount on Arco products
• Free, 24-hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Health Cash Plan where we'll reimburse up to 100% of everyday healthcare costs
• Access to our Learning Management System, to support your personal and career development
• Long-term service awards – we’re proud to have employees who have worked for us for 40 years

About you

• A professional qualification of CIPD Level 5 or equivalent is desirable
• Knowledge and experience of providing generalist HR advice and correspondence with an in-depth knowledge on adherence to current legislation to ensure legal compliance
• Experience of working in a confidential environment and providing specialist/ generalist HR and ER advice to colleagues and Line Managers with minimal supervision
• Knowledge of HR Policies, procedures and systems
• Highly focused on customer service with demonstrable understanding of excellent service delivery
• Experience in Excel, PowerPoint, Word and SharePoint

About Us

With a proud 140-year legacy, you’ll be part of something special when you join the UK’s leading safety experts. As the only integrated safety products and services business, Arco’s size, scale and reputation are why we have such an impressive portfolio of satisfied customers.

It’s an exciting time for us, and whatever your role, you’ll play a part in Arco’s journey to become more profitable and sustainable. To drive a performance culture, we consistently invest in our people to ensure we push for shared success. We respect and value everyone’s unique skills, experience and ideas so you’ll have ample opportunity to help shape our future growth and be rewarded for delivering against our targets.

At Arco, inclusion means ensuring everyone feels valued, respected and able to be their best. We celebrate the unique skills, experiences and perspectives each colleague brings, and we’re committed to creating a supportive environment where everyone can thrive. As part of our journey to everyday inclusion, we recognise that individual needs may vary. If you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support during the recruitment process, please let us know. Be Safe, Be Yourself, Be Your Best.