HR Consultant (part time)

Thompson & Terry; East Hagbourne; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Thompson & Terry Recruitment is seeking a solution-focused HR Consultant to join a small, friendly team. You will work across multiple clients delivering practical HR advice and handling employee relations, including disciplinary and redundancy cases.

You will draft and refine HR documents, coach managers for difficult conversations, and support audits and projects. The role offers hybrid working near Didcot with potential travel to client sites; CIPD Level 5 and strong UK employment law

Qualifications

• Consultancy or outsourced HR experience required.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR practice.
• Excellent communication with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear, practical HR advice to managers and business owners across multiple clients.
• Handle employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance and redundancy cases.
• Draft high-quality HR documentation (contracts, policies, letters, guidance) and coach managers for difficult conversations.
• Review and improve HR documents to ensure accuracy and commercial fit for purpose; support audits and client projects.
• Attend client meetings remotely or on-site as required; manage ad hoc client queries and contribute to advisory inbox.

Skills

HR consultancy experience

UK employment law knowledge

Communication skills

Organised

Education

CIPD Level 5

Job description

Location: Near Didcot (hybrid, 1-2 days in the office plus client travel)

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 FTE

Hours: up to 30 hours per week (flexible across 4 or 5 days ideally)

Experience: HR, Human Resources, HR policies, Employee Relations, Grievances, Advice, Support, Redundancies, Talent, Learning and Development, HR Consultancy, Compliance, CIPD Level 5

The Opportunity

Thompson & Terry Recruitment are excited to be working with a well-established HR consultancy, who are looking to recruit a solution-focused HR Consultant to join their small and friendly team.

As HR Consultant, you will work across multiple clients, supporting their day-to-day HR needs and acting as an extension of their business. You will provide clear, practical HR advice to managers and business owners, while supporting a wide range of employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance, and redundancy cases.

The successful HR Consultant will also be heavily involved in drafting high-quality HR documentation such as contracts, policies, letters, and guidance, as well as preparing and coaching managers for difficult conversations. You will review and improve HR documents to ensure they are accurate, commercially sound, and fit for purpose, and support HR audits, check-ups, and client projects.

Additionally, as HR Consultant, you will attend client meetings both remotely and in person where required and manage ad hoc client queries while contributing to a shared advisory inbox. This is a hands-on role where your ability to combine strong HR knowledge with practical application will be key.

Our client is very passionate about work/life balance, and as such, offer both flexibility and hybrid working for this vacancy.

The Company

Thompson & Terry Recruitment are proud to be working with a well-established HR consultancy, who are looking to recruit a solution-focused HR Consultant to join their small and friendly team.

Our client is extremely passionate about delivering a real work/life balance and therefore provide a flexible working environment for their staff and both hybrid and flexible working hours are offered. This level of flexibility could suit a self-employed HR Consultant seeking additional hours alongside their existing clients, allowing them to balance commitments while benefiting from a varied and rewarding role.

Equally, our client is passionate about developing their people and as such, offer continued professional development opportunities, along with funding your CIPD membership fees.

Requirements

• Strong HR experience within a consultancy or outsourced HR environment
• CIPD qualified (Level 5)
• Have strong knowledge of UK employment law, HR best practice and proven experience managing employee relations cases
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbally and written, with strong attention to detail
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage a varied workload across multiple clients
• Due to the nature of the role, willingness to travel to local clients and a full UK Driving License with access to your own vehicle is essential

Thompson & Terry Ltd, trading as Thompson & Terry Recruitment, are an Abingdon-based recruitment agency specialising in placing candidates into roles across Oxfordshire and beyond. We typically recruit for Office Administration Jobs, Sales Jobs, Marketing Jobs, Biotech Jobs, and Executive Search appointments.

No terminology used in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals.

If you have any accessibility requirements or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process, please let us know.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to a high volume of applications, if you have not heard from us within 5 working days, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful at this time.