HR Consultant

Roots HR CIC; Stafford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Roots HR CIC is seeking an experienced HR Consultant to join our small but dedicated team. You will work with a diverse client base, providing practical HR advice, compliant documentation, and robust employee relations support.

You will operate in a consultancy-friendly environment, using phone, Teams and email to deliver guidance, coaching line managers, and help clients implement HR strategies and compliant policies.

Qualifications

• Qualified to Chartered MCIPD level or a Level 7 HR qualification.
• Extensive experience delivering robust generalist HR advice and coaching line managers.
• Social sector experience via employment, volunteering, or governance roles.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Strong written communication and report writing.
• Commitment to updating knowledge on a frequent basis.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive HR advice, documentation, and compliance support to clients.
• Deliver guidance via phone, Teams/Zoom, and email.
• Support clients in employee relations, compliance, and HR strategy.
• Work autonomously within a consultancy environment.

Skills

Chartered MCIPD level

Generalist HR guidance

Influencing at all levels

Excellent written comms

Education

Level 7 HR qualification

Chartered MCIPD (preferred)

Job description

Closing date: 11.59pm Sunday 4 October 2026

About Us

Roots HR is a dynamic and growing HR consultancy specialising in providing tailored, pragmatic human resources solutions to social sector employers, including charities. We believe in the power of HR to transform the social sector, and we are looking for an experienced HR Consultant to join our small but dedicated team.

We are founded on the belief that social sector organisations of all sizes should have access to high quality, practical and affordable human resources services. We recognise the challenges for such organisations and develop our services to meet the needs of the social sector, in terms of culture, risk and scale. We deliver those services on a more than profit basis to meet our social purpose.

Our market leading COMPLY service is in high demand, and we are now seeking to grow our team with the appointment of an HR Consultant who will provide comprehensive and pragmatic HR advice, documentation, and compliance support to clients by phone, Teams / Zoom and email.

Position Overview

As an HR Consultant at Roots HR, you will have the opportunity to work closely with a diverse client base, helping them navigate HR challenges and implement best practices. You will provide expert guidance in areas such as employee relations, compliance, HR strategy, and more. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a collaborative, client-focused environment and wants to make a significant impact on our clients' success.

We need an experienced practitioner who has operated in a consultancy environment or has built their career in a well-structured environment and is now looking to take their first step into consultancy. You will need a high level of initiative and the confidence and flexibility to meet the demands of an external client base, together with the drive and enthusiasm to work autonomously.

The successful candidate will, along with other essential criteria:

• Be qualified to Chartered MCIPD level or as a minimum hold a level 7 qualifcation in HR
• Have extensive experience of delivering robust generalist HR advice and guidance, including advising and coaching line managers and advising to a successful conclusion on a broad range of complex employee relations issues
• Social sector experience or exposure, gained through employment, volunteering or governance role(s) with extensive and broad operational delivery of robust generalist HR advice and guidance
• Have excellent communication skills and be extremely skilled in influencing at all levels
• Have excellent written skills, able to produce high-quality reports and other documentation
• Be passionate about human resources and committed to updating their knowledge on a frequent basis.

In return for your skills and commitment we can offer you:

• A wide range of interesting and demanding work in a sector where HR effectiveness impacts on the life of the community
• A friendly, team-oriented, supportive and trusting work environment
• Coaching and support in consultancy skills and practices
• Partnering internally with experienced and supportive colleagues.

Roots HR CIC is an equal opportunities employer welcoming application from all sections of the community. Continued eligibility to work in the UK is required.