HR Consultant

HR Dept - Leeds South; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HR consultancy in Leeds is seeking a proactive HR Consultant to support a portfolio of SME clients with employee relations and HR advice. Responsibilities include managing HR caseloads, delivering training, and ensuring compliance with employment law. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of relevant experience, is highly organised, and possesses strong commercial awareness. This role offers hybrid working, a salary range of £35,000 - £40,000, and a performance-related bonus scheme.

Benefits

Performance Related Bonus Scheme

23 days holiday + bank holidays

Birthday day off

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' HR/ER experience with strong employment law knowledge.
• Self-motivated and highly organised individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Client-focused mindset with a passion for delivering outstanding service.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a trusted HR partner to SME clients, delivering HR advice.
• Managing diverse HR caseload ensuring compliance with employment law.
• Delivery of leadership training that enhances management skills.

Skills

Client relationship management

Employee relations

Commercial acumen

Self-motivated

Organizational skills

Education

CIPD qualification (or equivalent)

Job description

Are you looking for for a fast-paced HR role with variety, challenge and the opportunity to make a real impact supporting a portfolio of SME clients across a wide range of industries?

If you are proud to specialise in employee relations then this role is perfect for you. You will have autonomy, the ability to self-organise and manage your own priorities.

What's In It For You:

• Hybrid Working: Based from home with regular travel for attendance on client sites, team meetings and business networking across West Yorkshire
• Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 (DOE)
• Performance Related Bonus Scheme
• Holidays: 23 days holiday + bank holidays
• Birthday day off
• Hours: Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:30 (37.5 hours per week). Flexibility required to travel outside these hours and for occasional attendance at networking events.

Why Join The Team?

No two days are the same! From drafting contracts and policies to advising on recruitment, managing performance, handling restructures, TUPE, and terminations - you'll be providing expert HR guidance that makes a real difference to clients. You'll build lasting relationships, ensuring businesses thrive through effective people management. You'll become the fourth team member, as part of our team you need to love compliance and process, it's essential given the work that we do. We also make sure that we deliver outstanding customer service, our availability, responsiveness and desire to support our clients is what makes our clients stay with us year after year.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Acting as a trusted HR partner to SME clients, delivering commercial, pragmatic, and solutions-focused Employee Relations/HR advice.
• Managing a diverse HR caseload, ensuring compliance with employment law while providing tailored, business-savvy support.
• Delivery of leadership training and management development that helps support your client s team grow their people management skills and enhance their knowledge.
• Advising on a range of HR matters, including recruitment, employee relations, performance management, and restructures.
• Engaging with clients via phone, email, and video, with regular on-site visits across West Yorkshire.
• Leading client renewal discussions - negotiation skills and commercial acumen will be key.
• Attending business network events to ensure our local business community are aware of who we are and what we offer.
• Engaging with our social media platforms and spreading the word about our services.

What We re Looking For:

• Minimum 3 years' HR/ER experience with strong employment law knowledge.
• A self-motivated and highly organised individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Commercially aware - you understand the needs of both the business and clients.
• A client-focused mindset, with a passion for delivering outstanding service.
• Full driving licence and your own vehicle.
• Willingness to learn and try new areas of HR.

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• CIPD qualification (or equivalent).
• Experience working with multiple clients and/or managers/business sites simultaneously.
• Client relationship management, training delivery, and business development experience.
• Experience with HR software/CRM systems.

Who are we?

We've supported clients across West Yorkshire for 7 years and are an established provider of outsourced HR services, partnering with SMEs to deliver expert, commercially focused HR support. We re looking for a proactive and driven HR Consultant to join our small but perfectly formed team, we are The HR Dept Leeds South and The HR Dept Bradford.