Hybrid HR Advisor – ER Specialist & Recruitment

The Recruitment Duo; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

38 days holiday inc Bank Holidays

BUPA cash plan

Employee assistance programme

Onsite parking

Enhanced pension scheme

Job summary

The Recruitment Duo in Coventry (CV4) is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join a team focused on delivering a new 5-year HR strategy across colleagues and stakeholders. The role is hybrid with office and home working, and a 35-hour week within core hours, with flexibility to meet business needs.

You will handle complex ER casework, provide pragmatic HR guidance, and support a wide range of HR processes from recruitment to training, reporting to and collaborating with the HR Business Partner.

Qualifications

• Previous demonstrable experience as a HR Advisor, HR Officer or People Advisor.
• Proven demonstrable experience handling complex employee relations casework.
• CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above) or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, timely HR advice to managers and colleagues through in-person, online, and telephone interactions.
• Manage a range of employee relations casework, including absence management, disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance management, and probation reviews.
• Act as a deputy for the HR Business Partner in formal meetings such as disciplinaries, grievances, and absence reviews, providing procedural guidance and professional advice.
• Prepare formal HR documentation, including disciplinary and grievance correspondence, absence review letters, maternity documentation, and other ER-related materials, ensuring compliance with policy, employment law and best practice.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date case files, ensuring confidentiality and compliance with GDPR and ACAS best practice.
• Oversee effective recruitment end to end including advertising, shortlisting, interview schedules, completing right to work checks, prepare contracts and onboarding.
• Support the design and delivery of training, particularly on employee relations and HR management topics.

Skills

HR knowledge

Employee relations

Stakeholder management

Communication

Team collaboration

Diplomacy

Education

CIPD Level 5+

Job description

The Recruitment Duo in Coventry (CV4) is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to join a team focused on delivering a new 5-year HR strategy across colleagues and stakeholders. The role is hybrid with office and home working, and a 35-hour week within core hours, with flexibility to meet business needs.

You will handle complex ER casework, provide pragmatic HR guidance, and support a wide range of HR processes from recruitment to training, reporting to and collaborating with the HR Business Partner.