Human Resources Consultant

HR CONSULTANT

Location: Beds, Herts, Cambs area, home-based with some travel to clients required.

RBA is seeking an experienced HR professional to join their expanding consultancy team.

This role offers the best of both worlds – the freedom to grow a client portfolio with the security of a salaried position, along with training and support from our team.

The ideal candidate will likely be a graduate member of CIPD or hold a law degree, with extensive practical multi-site HR experience (minimum 5 years). You should be a technically competent advisor with up-to-date employment law knowledge. Most importantly, you must demonstrate excellent consultancy skills and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

The successful candidate will provide dedicated advice to SME clients, working with business owners and managers to implement pragmatic solutions for business success. This is NOT a reactive desk job, strategic policy role, or employee welfare position, but rather a HR business partner role.

The consultant role operates Monday to Friday, managing your own diary with a mix of home and client site visits. Compensation includes a basic salary plus bonuses based on fee earnings. The OTE for the first year is approximately £48,000, with potential for growth.

RBA is a small HR and Employment Law consultancy operating in the South East and East of England.

Job Description

The candidate must be able to explain and demonstrate:

• The employer’s legal obligations regarding:
• Unfair dismissal
• Discrimination
• Breach of contract
• Employment contracts
• Principles of business protection
• Employment handbooks, policies, procedures, and guidance

Additionally, the candidate should have practical experience in implementing strategies for:

• Absence management (including capability dismissals)
• Investigation and disciplinary procedures
• Redundancy, both collective and non-collective
• Business reorganization, mergers, and TUPE
• Family-friendly policies, including flexible work requests
• Job evaluation
• Pay and reward systems
• Health and safety compliance

Ideally, the candidate can demonstrate one or more of the following:

• Designing and delivering effective training for non-HR managers
• Employment tribunal case management
• Representation at employment tribunals
• Drafting and implementing settlement agreements and COT3 settlements
• Health and safety inspections and reporting

Personal Characteristics

The successful candidate must have:

• Excellent presentation skills, articulate, and clear communication abilities
• A solution-focused approach to HR management
• The ability to persuade and influence stakeholders
• Commercial awareness and focus on business outcomes

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a detailed Google form and submit a short video introduction.