HR Business Partner

Cherry Professional Ltd; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Professional are recruiting an experienced HR professional for a Senior HR Advisor / HR Business Partner role on a 6-month fixed-term contract in Nottingham City Centre. The role focuses on keeping HR operations running smoothly while supporting a major HR systems implementation project.

You will provide practical day-to-day HR advice, handle employee relations, develop HR policies, and support recruitment and onboarding across the employee lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience as Senior HR Advisor, HR Business Partner or HR Manager.
• Strong generalist HR knowledge across the full employee lifecycle.
• Significant employee relations experience.
• Experience creating, reviewing and implementing HR policies and procedures.
• Hands-on approach with willingness to support HR administration.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above preferred).
• Experience supporting HR systems or projects would be advantageous but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Providing day-to-day HR advice and guidance to managers and employees.
• Managing a broad range of employee relations cases including disciplinaries, grievances, absence management and performance issues.
• Drafting, reviewing and updating HR policies and procedures.
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding and employee lifecycle administration.
• Ensuring HR records and documentation remain accurate and compliant.
• Advising managers on employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Assisting with organisational change and workforce matters where required.
• Supporting HR reporting and HR system administration.
• Collaborating with the wider HR team to ensure a high-quality people service is delivered across the organisation.

Skills

Employee relations

HR generalist

Stakeholder management

Communication

Policy development

HR administration

Education

CIPD Level 5 or above

Job description

Senior HR Advisor / HR Business Partner (6 month FTC)

Nottingham City Centre - Immediate Start Available

Keep HR Moving Whilst Helping Shape the Future

We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established Nottingham-based organisation seeking an experienced HR professional to join the team on a 6-month fixed-term contract.

This is an excellent opportunity for a pragmatic and hands-on HR generalist who enjoys operating across the full employee lifecycle. Working closely with the HR leadership team, you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth day-to-day delivery of HR services whilst supporting business-as-usual operations during a significant HR systems implementation project.

The successful candidate will play a key role in keeping HR running effectively, providing practical support across employee relations, policy development, HR administration and people processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing day-to-day HR advice and guidance to managers and employees.
• Managing a broad range of employee relations cases including disciplinaries, grievances, absence management and performance issues.
• Drafting, reviewing and updating HR policies and procedures.
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding and employee lifecycle administration.
• Ensuring HR records and documentation remain accurate and compliant.
• Advising managers on employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Assisting with organisational change and workforce matters where required.
• Supporting HR reporting and HR system administration.
• Collaborating with the wider HR team to ensure a high-quality people service is delivered across the organisation.

About You

We are looking for an experienced HR professional who can quickly integrate into a busy team and confidently manage a varied workload.

You will ideally have:

• Previous experience as a Senior HR Advisor, HR Business Partner or HR Manager.
• Strong generalist HR knowledge across the full employee lifecycle.
• Significant employee relations experience.
• Experience creating, reviewing and implementing HR policies and procedures.
• A hands-on approach with the willingness to support HR administration when required.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above preferred).
• Experience supporting HR systems or projects would be advantageous but is not essential.

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