Interim Human Resources Advisor

HRLife Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Job summary

HRLife Ltd in London is partnering with a well-known consumer brand to appoint a friendly and capable HR Advisor on a six-month FTC. You’ll be the trusted first point of contact for employees and managers, delivering pragmatic HR advice with a calm, commercial mindset.

You’ll handle generalist HR duties, support recruitment, onboarding, maintain HR records for payroll, and help shape culture alongside the new HR leader. This is a hands-on, fast-paced role in a close-knit team.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of employment legislation and HR practices.
• Ability to communicate clearly with employees and managers.
• Experience supporting a Generalist HR function.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with strong organisation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the recruitment process and onboarding for new starters.
• Provide pragmatic HR advice to managers and employees.
• Review and update HR policies to stay compliant with legislation.
• Handle day-to-day HR queries and support work reviews and change processes.
• Maintain HRIS records and ensure payroll data integrity.

Skills

Employment law knowledge

Communication skills

Relationship building

Organisational skills

Autonomous working

Tools

HR systems

Payroll systems

MS Office

Job description

HRLife are working with a brilliant, well-known consumer brand to find them a friendly, capable and trusted HR Advisorfor a six-month FTC.

It’s a really exciting time to join. This is a relatively small, fast-moving business with a great culture, and with a new HR leader joining shortly there will be plenty happening across the People agenda over the coming months.

Initially, you’ll take a thorough handover and become a trusted first point of contact for employees and managers, someone who can confidently hold the fort, keep everything moving and provide pragmatic, credible HR advice.

This is a broad generalist role. There will be some employee relations and you’ll need to be comfortable advising managers on day-to-day people matters, but this is not an ER-heavy position. You’ll also support recruitment activity (working with agency partners), manage onboarding and ensure the HR system is kept accurate and up to date with starters, leavers and employee changes so that payroll can be processed correctly.

Once the new HR leader is in place, there will be an opportunity to get involved in some of the broader work around culture, engagement and the employee experience,alongside the day-to-day generalist remit.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating the recruitment process
• Monitoring key recruitment metrics, such as turnover and retention rates
• Onboarding of new starters
• Providing advice and playing a major role in work reviews and change processes
• Monitoring, reviewing and updating all HR policies and ensuring these are in line with current legislation
• Dealing with various HR queries throughout the business
• Acting as the point of contact for hiring managers and employee

We’re looking for an HR Advisor who is approachable, organised and confident working autonomously. You'll have good employment law knowledge and the judgement to know when to advise, challenge or escape. You'll be able to demonstrate:

• Knowledge of employment legislation
• Strong communication and relationship building capabilities across all levels of the business
• Ability to design clear and fair company policies
• Hands-on experience with IT programmes and HR systems

If you enjoy working in a small business where people know each other, things move quickly and HR is genuinely close to the business, this could be a great six-month assignment.

Up to £45k plus benefits / London Bridge area / Hybrid working