Human Resources Advisor

Cathedral Appointments | B Corp; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days' annual leave

Private medical insurance

Group life assurance

Wellbeing support

Volunteer leave

PD and CPD opportunities

Job summary

Cathedral Appointments | B Corp is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join a busy team in Exeter. The permanent, full-time role offers hybrid working with 3–4 days in the office and a focus on employee relations, absence management, and HR policy compliance.

You will assist recruitment, wellbeing and engagement initiatives while delivering practical HR advice to managers and staff in a professional services environment. UK employment law knowledge is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience as HR Advisor or in a generalist HR position with strong ER exposure.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent.
• Solid knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Professional services or legal environment experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, commercially minded HR advice to managers and colleagues.
• Support employee relations, absence management, policies and compliance.
• Manage varied workload with professionalism and confidentiality.
• Support recruitment, wellbeing and employee engagement initiatives.

Skills

HR advisory

Employee relations

UK employment law

Communication

Education

CIPD Level 5

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Competitive Salary | Hybrid | Exeter

Company Overview

Join a well-established professional services organisation with a strong people-focused culture and a commitment to making a positive impact on its employees and wider communities. The organisation offers a supportive and collaborative working environment where employees are encouraged to develop their skills, contribute ideas and play an active role in its continued success.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced and proactive HR Advisor to join a busy HR team in Exeter. This permanent, full-time opportunity will see you act as a trusted point of contact for managers and colleagues, providing practical, commercially minded HR advice across a broad range of people matters.

This is a varied generalist HR role with a particular focus on employee relations, absence management, HR policies and procedures, compliance and day-to-day advisory support. You will also contribute to recruitment, wellbeing and employee engagement initiatives. The role offers hybrid working, with office attendance required 3 to 4 days per week.

Responsibilities of the HR Advisor:

• Provide practical and supportive HR advice to managers and employees across a broad range of employee relations and people matters.
• Support employee relations cases, absence management, HR policies, procedures and compliance activity.
• Manage a varied workload effectively, ensuring HR matters are handled professionally, accurately and confidentially.
• Support the wider HR team with recruitment, employee wellbeing and engagement initiatives.

Requirements of the HR Advisor:

• A minimum of 3 years' recent experience as an HR Advisor or within a comparable generalist HR position, with strong employee relations experience.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent.
• Strong, up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice, with the ability to provide balanced and practical advice.
• Confident communication, organisation and HR systems skills, with previous professional services experience, ideally within a legal environment, desirable.

Benefits

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.
• 25 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays and your birthday off.
• Private medical insurance and group life assurance.
• Comprehensive wellbeing support.
• Three additional days' paid leave to support good causes.
• Training, mentoring, qualification opportunities and continued professional development.

If you're an experienced HR Advisor looking for a varied generalist role where you can make an impact from day one,

Note on Sponsorship: We regret to inform you that at this time, we are unable to offer sponsorship for work authorisation for this role. Therefore, candidates must possess valid authorisation to work in the UK without requiring visa sponsorship.