Human Resources Advisor

Ashley Kate HR & Finance; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HR consultancy is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to provide customer-focused HR support across the business. The role involves managing employee relations, supporting performance initiatives, and ensuring compliance with UK employment law. Candidates should possess strong HR expertise and excellent communication skills, with a salary range of £35k - £40k based on experience.

Qualifications

• Proven experience providing sound advice on employee relations matters.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practices.
• Experience supporting performance management initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert advice on absence management and employee relations.
• Manage complex casework and support performance management.
• Produce HR reports and contribute insights to leadership teams.

Skills

Employee Relations

Communication

Influencing Skills

Problem Solving

Education

CIPD Accreditation

Job description

Are you an experienced and proactive HR professional, looking for your next challenge? we are working with a national client on a new HR Advisor role. We are looking for an experienced HR Advisor to deliver pragmatic, customer-focused support across the business. Working closely with managers, employees and key stakeholders, you’ll provide comprehensive HR advice aligned with best practice, company policies and UK employment law.

In this varied role, you'll be expected to bring strong generalist HR expertise and a commercial mindset to support organisational change, tackle employee relations issues, and help drive a high-performance culture.

Based on site for 3 days a week in High Wycombe the role is paying £35k - £40k dependant on experience.

HR Advisor - About the role

• Delivering expert advice and support on absence management, health and wellbeing, conduct and capability cases, grievance matters, and organisational change initiatives.
• Building trusted, productive relationships across the business and with employee representatives, earning professional credibility.
• Managing complex casework, including sickness absence, liaising with Occupational Health, and supporting managers through case reviews and formal hearings.
• Championing performance management, coaching managers, and leading on capability and development discussions.
• Supporting HR Business Partners with disciplinary and grievance matters, ensuring legal compliance and best practice.
• Producing regular and ad-hoc HR reports and contributing your insights to leadership teams.
• Providing HR expertise on service area projects, particularly change management programmes and working groups.

HR Advisor - About you.

• Actively studying towards CIPD accreditation (or recently qualified). This is not essential.
• Proven experience providing sound advice on employee relations matters, particularly disciplinary and grievance cases.
• Strong, up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience supporting performance management initiatives and driving employee engagement.
• A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach with excellent communication and influencing skills.

For more information please contact Jacqui on 0203 8001500