Human Resources Advisor - CIPD

JR United Kingdom; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated HR Advisor to join their team in Kent. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to make a significant impact by providing essential HR support and guidance. You will be responsible for managing employee relations, ensuring excellent customer service, and collaborating with managers to deliver tailored HR solutions. With a focus on best practices and compliance, this position is perfect for someone with a strong generalist HR background and a passion for supporting employees. Enjoy generous leave entitlements and a contributory pension scheme while contributing to a positive work environment.

Benefits

Up to 30 days of leave plus bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Flexible annual benefits allowance

Qualifications

• Experience as a generalist in HR roles.
• Background in customer service within housing sector.

Responsibilities

• Support HR team with generalist HR services and employee relations.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and employee terms.

Skills

Versatility

Client management

Job description

We are currently partnering with a Social Housing association in Kent, who are recruiting for a HR Advisor to join their growing team on a permanent basis.

This is a full-time position with a salary band of £35,000-£40,000 per annum and the start date is subject to notice.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Supporting the HR team in providing a commercially focused HR generalist service to managers within the business.
• Be responsible for the effective management of employee relations casework and deliver consistent generalist HR advice and support.
• Ensuring the provision of excellent customer service to all stakeholders to maximise customer satisfaction.
• Coaching, supporting, mentoring, and challenging managers in application of HR policies and practices, providing advice and guidance on HR issues which ensure local business needs are met.
• Collaborating with the HR team to deliver pragmatic, bespoke, and business-focused HR solutions, while building strong relationships with managers and employees across all levels and departments.
• Contributing to maintaining a professional, engaging, and compliant HR function, ensuring high-quality support and guidance on a range of HR matters and promoting best practices.
• Overseeing recruitment, onboarding, and employment terms for various staff categories.

Experience required:

• Experience functioning as a generalist.
• Experience working with customers within housing.

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• Versatility.
• Client management.

Rewards and Benefits:

• Up to 30 days of leave, plus bank holidays.
• Contributory pension scheme, with matched contributions from 4% to 10%.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave provision.
• Flexible annual benefits allowance of 1% of salary (for dental, healthcare, and shopping vouchers).

Working hours:

• 37.5 hours per week.
• Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm.

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.