HR Advisor

Grove Site Services • Permanent • Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom • £30k - £35k / year • 5d ago

HR Advisor

Permanent | £30,000 - £35,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Hybrid Working Available (following successful onboarding)

Are you an experienced HR professional looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact?

Our client is seeking a proactive and knowledgeable HR Advisor to join their growing team. This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a people-focused organisation where you'll play a key role in delivering a high-quality HR service while helping to shape a positive, inclusive and engaging workplace culture.

Supporting a diverse workforce of remote, field-based and site-based employees, you'll work closely with managers across the business, providing expert HR advice and guidance across the full employee lifecycle. This is a varied, hands-on role offering the opportunity to influence culture, improve employee engagement and support the continued growth of the organisation.

The Role

As the first point of contact for HR matters, you will provide practical, commercially focused advice to managers and employees on a wide range of people issues. You'll manage employee relations cases, support learning and development initiatives, promote employee wellbeing and ensure HR policies and practices remain compliant with UK employment legislation.

This position offers plenty of variety and the opportunity to build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business while contributing to continuous improvement within the HR function.

Hybrid working is available following a successful onboarding period.

Key Responsibilities

Provide first-line HR advice and guidance to managers and employees on HR policies, procedures and UK employment legislation.
Manage a wide range of employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, absence management, flexible working and performance matters, ensuring fair, consistent and legally compliant outcomes.
Partner with managers to provide coaching and support on people management, performance improvement and employee development.
Build strong relationships across the business, ensuring remote, field-based and lone-working employees feel supported, engaged and connected.
Champion employee wellbeing initiatives and contribute to creating a positive, inclusive and high-performing workplace culture.
Coordinate learning and development activities, identifying training needs and supporting career development across the business.
Review, update and maintain HR policies and procedures in line with current employment legislation and best practice.
Maintain accurate employee records and HR systems, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.
Produce HR reports and management information to support workforce planning, business performance and decision-making.
Support recruitment activities, including advertising vacancies, candidate screening, interviewing, onboarding and inductions where required.
Contribute to HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance the employee experience.

About You

We're looking for an approachable, confident and solutions-focused HR professional who enjoys building relationships, supporting managers and delivering an exceptional HR service.

You will have:

Previous experience in a generalist HR Advisor role.
Experience supporting multi-site, remote or field-based workforces.
Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice.
Proven experience managing employee relations cases from start to finish.
Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding, performance management and employee development.
Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a varied workload and manage competing deadlines.
Experience using HR systems and producing accurate HR reports and management information.
A proactive, collaborative and customer-focused approach with excellent attention to detail.

Qualifications

CIPD Level 5 in Human Resource Management (or equivalent) is desirable.
Candidates currently studying towards, or planning to undertake, CIPD Level 5 are encouraged to apply.
Additional qualifications or training in employee wellbeing or Mental Health First Aid would be advantageous.

What's on Offer?

Salary of £30,000 - £35,000 per annum, depending on experience
Permanent, full-time opportunity
Hybrid working following successful onboarding
Opportunity to join a supportive, collaborative and growing organisation
A varied role with genuine autonomy and the chance to influence employee engagement and organisational culture
Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities

If you're an experienced HR professional looking to take the next step in your career and want to join an organisation that values its people, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to find out more.

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