HR Consultant

Safehr Limited; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Healthcare Plan

Enhanced Parental Leave

Generous annual leave

Cycle-to-work Scheme

EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Life Assurance 3X base salary

LinkedIn Learning license

Job summary

SafeHR, based in Cardiff, is seeking an HR Consultant to deliver trusted employment law advice and proactive HR support to a diverse client portfolio. You will partner with clients, understand their needs, and provide tailored HR solutions to help them achieve business objectives with confidence.

The role requires CIPD Level 5 or a related Law qualification, plus experience in an HR advisory or consultancy setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in operational HR, HR Advisory or HR Consultancy.
• Strong understanding of employment law and ability to provide practical, commercially focused HR advice.
• Able to manage a wide range of employee relations matters and build trusted client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert HR and employment law advice to client teams.
• Act as dedicated HR partner and point of contact for a portfolio of client accounts.
• Deliver tailored HR solutions and best practice recommendations across various industries.
• Create, maintain and review legally compliant HR documents (contracts, policies, handbooks).
• Support growth of the HR consultancy service through client engagement and thought leadership.

Skills

HR Advisory

Employment Law

Client Relationships

Communication

Education

CIPD Level 5

Postgraduate Law

Job description

Department: SafeHR

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Cardiff, UK

Description

Creating Safer Workplaces for Everyone.

At SafeHR, we’ve been helping businesses look after their people and build stronger teams for over 30 years. When you join us, you’ll be part of a supportive, expert-driven company that’s trusted by more than 2,000 customers across the UK.

We don’t do one‑size‑fits‑all HR. We listen, we understand, and we deliver tailored advice and smart software that make a real difference — whether it’s streamlining processes, navigating employment law, or empowering leaders to build high‑performing teams.

If you’re passionate about people, growth, and making work better, you’ll fit right in at SafeHR.

As an HR Consultant, you'll play a key role in delivering trusted employment law advice, practical guidance, and proactive HR support to a diverse portfolio of clients. Acting as a dedicated consultant and trusted partner for several SafeHR accounts, you'll build strong relationships, understand each client's unique needs, and provide tailored solutions that help them achieve their business objectives with confidence.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative and supportive team, where you'll have the chance to make a real impact, work across a variety of people matters, and help businesses create positive and productive workplaces.

What that means day to day

• Provide expert HR and employment law advice and support to clients, helping them navigate complex people matters and achieve their business objectives.
• Act as a trusted HR partner and dedicated point of contact for a portfolio of client accounts, building strong, long‑lasting relationships.
• Deliver tailored HR solutions, guidance and best practice recommendations to support effective people management across a range of industries.
• Create, maintain and review legally compliant HR documentation, including contracts, policies, handbooks and employee correspondence.
• Contribute to the growth and success of the HR consultancy service through client engagement, networking, webinars, presentations and thought leadership initiatives

What you’ll need to be successful

To thrive in this role, you'll bring experience working in an operational HR, HR Advisory or HR Consultancy environment, with a strong understanding of employment law and a proven ability to provide practical, commercially focused HR advice. You'll be confident supporting a wide range of employee relations and people management matters, building trusted relationships with clients and stakeholders, and communicating complex information in a clear and professional manner.

You will hold a CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent), or a postgraduate qualification in Law, alongside a passion for delivering excellent client service and helping businesses achieve positive people outcomes.

What you'll get in return

We have a hybrid workplace policy, where you will work from the office 3 days per week.

Personal Health & Wellbeing / Benefits

• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Generous annual leave, with the option to buy additional days
• Healthcare Plan
• Annual Giving Day – an extra day to give back to yourself or your community
• Cycle-to-work Scheme
• EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Future Planning

• Pension scheme with employer contributions
• Life Assurance – 3X base salary
• Rewards Program – access to discounts and cashback
• LinkedIn Learning License for upskilling & development

Interested but don’t feel you meet all the requirements? Our recruitment team assesses and reviews all applications against the role and business needs. We believe in people having transferable and soft skills and want you to know that we do consider where an individual might not meet all the criteria, but have the aptitude and capability, nonetheless. Our priority is to ensure we set people up for success. We will make a final call based on our determining whether we can offer the necessary support to upskill or provide the developmental support needed for you to get the best out of this opportunity with us!

Bring Your Whole Self To Work.

We are proudly an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring that no candidate is discriminated against because of gender identity and expression, race, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, colour, region, creed, national origin, or sex. We are dedicated to growing a diverse team while continuing to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe and empowered to be themselves.

What You Can Expect If You Apply

• A response to your application within 15 working days
• An interview process consisting of:
  • An initial discovery call with the recruiter
  • A first stage interview via Microsoft Teams
  • Additional interview (likely face to face) with the stakeholders you’ll be working with closely in the role

We’re keen to ensure our hiring process allows you to be at your best, so if you need us to make any adjustments, please just let us know.