People Advisor

Stone King LLP; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Share

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Flexible & Hybrid Working

28 days leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Stone King LLP is seeking an experienced People Advisor to join our People Team in a flexible, hybrid role. The role concentrates on employee relations and coaching managers, delivering pragmatic guidance that supports commercial outcomes.

You'll work closely with managers across the firm, using data to identify improvements, contribute to People projects and help evolve how we support our people in a collaborative, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience advising on employee relations matters and providing practical advice to managers.
• Good working knowledge of UK employment law and its practical application.
• Experience managing a varied ER caseload with attention to documentation.
• Ability to coach managers and translate policy into actionable guidance.
• Interest in improving processes using people data and insights.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear, pragmatic advice on a range of people matters to managers.
• Advise on attendance, conduct, capability, grievances, flexible working, and wellbeing.
• Coach managers through people matters and prepare for conversations.
• Manage ER caseload, assess risk, and escalate when needed.
• Contribute to design and delivery of manager training and resources.
• Support People Team projects and policy reviews with data insights.

Skills

Employee relations

Manager coaching

Policy interpretation

UK employment law

People data analysis

Education

CIPD qualification (or progress toward one)

Job description

People Advisor

Location – Flexible

Make an impact where people really matter

We’re looking for an experienced People Advisor to join our People Team at Stone King.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working closely with the business, building trusted relationships with managers and providing practical people advice that makes a genuine difference.

You’ll have a particular focus on employee relations and manager coaching, helping managers navigate people matters confidently, fairly and commercially. But this role is about more than managing cases. You’ll also contribute to wider People projects and initiatives, use insights to identify opportunities for improvement and help us continually evolve the way we support our people.

It’s a varied role with plenty of opportunity to build your experience, take ownership and influence beyond your day-to-day caseload.

What you’ll be doing

• No two days will look quite the same. You’ll be a trusted point of contact for managers and colleagues, providing clear, pragmatic advice across a range of people matters.
• You will:
• Advise on employee relations matters including attendance, conduct, capability, grievances, flexible working, and health and wellbeing
• Coach managers through people matters, helping them understand their options, prepare for conversations and reach fair, practical outcomes
• Manage your own ER caseload, using your judgement to assess risk and identify when matters need to be escalated
• Contribute to the design and delivery of manager training, guidance and resources
• Play an active role in People Team projects and service improvements, taking ownership and helping turn ideas into meaningful change
• Support key people activities including performance and development reviews, pay review, engagement, workforce planning and policy reviews
• Use people data and themes from your casework to identify trends and opportunities to improve how we work
• Help ensure our policies, guidance and manager resources remain practical, accessible and up to date

• You’ll have experience advising on employee relations matters and be comfortable working directly with managers, translating policy and employment law into clear, practical advice.
• You’ll be able to build credibility quickly, ask the right questions and constructively challenge where needed. Just as importantly, you’ll bring empathy, sound judgement and discretion when handling sensitive situations.
• You’ll also bring:
• A good working knowledge of UK employment law and its practical application
• Experience managing a varied ER caseload and balancing competing priorities
• Confidence coaching managers through a range of people scenarios
• Strong organisation and attention to detail, particularly around case management, documentation and confidential information
• A collaborative and curious approach, with a genuine interest in improving how things are done
• A CIPD qualification, or progress towards one, would be an advantage, as would previous experience within professional services

What makes this opportunity particularly interesting is its breadth.

You won’t just be responding to queries or managing ER cases. You’ll have the opportunity to coach managers, identify emerging themes, contribute to wider projects and help shape improvements across our People function.

It’s an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys the hands‑on side of HR but also wants to see the bigger picture, broaden their experience and contribute to how our People function continues to develop.

If you’re a confident and approachable People Advisor who enjoys building relationships, solving problems and making things better, we’d love to hear from you.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Stone King, we value individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone can thrive.

We are proud signatories of the Mindful Business Charter, Race Fairness Commitment and Age Friendly Employer Pledge, and are a Disability Confident Employer.

We aim to make our recruitment process as accessible as possible and will make reasonable adjustments where required. As part of our Disability Confident commitment, we will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, subject to recruitment capacity.

• Competitive reward package including Profit Share, Private Medical Insurance and Life Assurance
• Flexible and hybrid working
• 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, enhanced leave provisions and a paid volunteering day
• Investment in your learning, development and career progression
• A supportive and inclusive culture, working alongside recognised sector experts
• Meaningful work with the opportunity to make a genuine impact on clients, communities and wider society