HR Consultant

HR Dept (Recruitment Agency); United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established HR consultancy is seeking a proactive HR Consultant to deliver expert HR support to SMEs across West Yorkshire. The role involves managing diverse HR caseloads, providing expert employee relations advice, and engaging with clients through direct communication. Candidates should have at least 2 years of HR experience, a strong understanding of employment law, and a passion for customer service. This position offers flexibility with work from home arrangements and performance-related bonuses.

Benefits

Performance Related Bonus Scheme

23 days holiday + bank holidays

Birthday day off

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years HR/ER experience required.
• Highly organised and self-motivated individual required.
• Passionate about delivering excellent service and supporting clients.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted HR Advisor to SME clients.
• Manage a diverse HR caseload ensuring compliance.
• Deliver leadership training and management development.

Skills

Employee Relations advice

Strong employment law knowledge

Commercial awareness

Excellent customer service

Education

CIPD qualification (or equivalent)

Tools

HR software/CRM systems

Job description

West Yorkshire

WFH / Client Sites

Are you an experienced HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys the variety of supporting multiple SME clients across different industries? If you specialise in employee relations and want a role where you can truly make an impact, this could be the perfect opportunity. You ll enjoy autonomy, the freedom to manage your own workload and the chance to build strong relationships with a diverse client base.

Why Join Us?

No two days are ever the same. You ll be drafting contracts and policies, supporting recruitment, advising on performance management, handling restructures, TUPE and terminations and providing expert guidance across the full HR spectrum.

You ll be the fourth team member in a small but highly effective consultancy where employment law and compliance are central to everything we do. Outstanding customer service is our hallmark our responsiveness, availability and commitment are why clients stay with us year after year!

What You’ll Be Doing

• Acting as a trusted HR Advisor to SME clients, delivering commercial, pragmatic and solutions-focused Employee Relations advice and 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 Yorkshire, predominantly the Bradford and Leeds regions.
• Engaging with our social media platforms and spreading the word about our services.

What We re Looking For

• Minimum 2 years HR/ER experience with strong employment law knowledge
• Highly organised, self-motivated and comfortable working at pace
• Commercially aware with the ability to understand client needs
• Passionate about delivering excellent service
• Full driving licence and own vehicle
• Willingness to learn, develop and explore new areas of HR

Desirable Skills & Experience

• CIPD qualification (or equivalent)
• Experience supporting multiple clients, sites or managers simultaneously
• Training delivery, client relationship management and business development experience
• Familiarity with HR software/CRM systems

Benefits

• WFH & Client Sites - Based from home with regular travel for attendance on client sites, across Yorkshire and co-working days with the team in a shared office.
• Performance Related Bonus Scheme

• 23 days holiday + bank holidays
• Birthday day off
• Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:30 (37.5 hours per week). Flexibility required to travel to attend client sites.

Who We Are

We are an established outsourced HR provider supporting SMEs across West Yorkshire over the past seven years. At The HR Dept Bradford, we deliver expert, commercially focused HR support to a diverse portfolio of clients. We re now looking for a proactive, confident and driven HR Consultant to join our small but passionate team!