HR Consultant

Alexander Mae HR Ltd; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A professional services company in Gloucester is seeking a Part Time HR Consultant to advise on HR-related aspects for setting up a new business operation. Responsibilities include developing contracts and policies, conducting HR needs assessments, and supporting hiring strategies. Ideal candidates will have HR consulting experience, relevant qualifications, and strong communication skills. The role offers a hybrid working model with 1-2 days per week on-site.

Qualifications

• Proven HR consulting experience working with growth driven start-ups.
• Experience of People related change management projects.
• Ability to deliver results within a fast-paced, evolving business environment.

Responsibilities

• Developing compliant employment contracts, HR policies, and employee handbooks.
• Conducting HR needs assessments to align with local market conditions.
• Supporting with local hiring strategy, including job profiling and candidate sourcing.

Skills

HR consulting experience

Understanding of employee lifecycle

Interpersonal skills

Advisory communication skills

Education

Relevant HR qualifications (e.g. CIPD)

Job description

The Job

On behalf of our professional services client we are seeking a Part Time HR Consultant. The successful candidate will be responsible for advising on all people-related aspects of setting up a new business operation including the creation of contracts, policies, procedures, onboarding and recruitment processes to enable the operation to be up and running by Autumn 2025. This is a part time 3-month contract, paid on a day rate basis via an Umbrella Company.

Responsibilities

• Developing compliant employment contracts, HR policies, procedures, contracts and employee handbooks specific to the new venture.
• Advising on local legal and regulatory considerations around relevant employment law, employee benefits, health & safety compliance, and statutory reporting
• Conducting HR needs assessments to align with local market conditions, regulatory requirements, and cultural norms.
• Obtaining and analysing local salary & benefits benchmark data.
• Supporting with local hiring strategy, including job profiling, candidate sourcing, and induction framework
• Ensuring smooth integration with global HR policies where relevant

The Person

• Proven HR consulting experience working with growth driven start-ups.
• Good understanding of the employee lifecycle and experience of building people policies, procedures and operations to support.
• Experience of People related change management projects
• Ability to deliver results within a fast-paced, evolving business environment
• Excellent interpersonal, advisory, and communication skills
• Relevant HR qualifications (e.g. CIPD or equivalent experience)

Desirable

• Some understanding of reward, employee relations and training considerations for business operations
• Experience of payroll processes
• Understanding of data and reporting in a people function

The Hours

1-2 days per week

The Location

Central Bristol, Hybrid

The Salary

(Apply online only) per day

The Contract

3 months