Human Resources Advisor

VIQU Energy; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

VIQU Energy in Birmingham is seeking an experienced HR Advisor on a fixed-term basis to provide generalist HR support with a strong emphasis on employee relations.

You will work with the HR Manager, handle recruitment, onboarding, and employee data, and help ensure compliant advice across the business.

This role suits someone hands-on, collaborative, with good knowledge of UK employment law, ready to contribute to wellbeing and engagement.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' HR advisory experience.
• Strong employee relations background.
• Solid knowledge of UK employment law.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Proactive, hands-on, with integrity and confidentiality.
• MS Office proficiency, especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice on capability, disciplinaries, grievances, performance and absence.
• Support formal and informal meetings with HR guidance and documentation.
• Assist recruitment, onboarding and offboarding; draft adverts and support interviews.
• Conduct progress and exit interviews, identifying improvement areas.
• Maintain accurate HR systems, records and training data.
• Support training needs analysis and development of training programmes.
• Contribute to employee engagement, wellbeing and people projects.
• Collaborate across the organisation to deliver people objectives.

Skills

2+ years HR advisory

Employee relations

UK employment law

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Change management

MS Office

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We are looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join a growing, people-focused organisation on a fixed-term basis.

This is a broad HR generalist role with a strong focus on employee relations, providing professional HR advice and guidance to managers and employees across the business. You will work closely with the HR Manager and contribute to a positive, inclusive and engaging workplace.

The role would suit an experienced HR Advisor who is comfortable working in a smaller - medium organisation and enjoys a varied, hands-on workload.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice and guidance on capability, disciplinaries, grievances, performance and absence management.
• Support formal and informal meetings, providing appropriate HR guidance and accurate documentation.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and offboarding activities, including drafting adverts and supporting interviews.
• Conduct and support progress and exit interviews, identifying areas for improvement.
• Maintain accurate HR systems, employee records and training data.
• Support training needs analysis and the development of effective training programmes.
• Contribute to employee engagement, wellbeing and wider people-focused projects.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to deliver people objectives.

About You

You will have:

• At least 2 years' HR Advisory experience.
• Strong employee relations experience.
• Good knowledge of UK employment law and the ability to provide compliant advice.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Experience working through periods of change and adapting to different priorities.
• A proactive, hands‑on and collaborative approach.
• High levels of integrity, confidentiality and attention to detail.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced HR Advisor to take on a varied generalist role with a strong ER focus, working closely with managers and employees and making a real contribution to employee engagement, wellbeing and the wider people agenda.