Senior HR Advisor
Colchester, Essex
£38,000 - £45,000/annum
Posted 3 weeks ago
About the role
Senior HR Advisor
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Full-time | Permanent
Are you an experienced HR Advisor or Senior HR Advisor looking for a varied, hands-on role where you can make a real impact?
We are seeking an experienced HR professional to provide proactive, commercially focused HR advice and support to managers and employees across the organisation.
The role will have a strong focus on employee relations, alongside generalist HR support, HR projects and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
* Independently manage a varied employee relations caseload, including disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance and capability, flexible working, investigations and appeals.
* Advise, coach and support managers through formal and informal HR processes.
* Provide practical HR advice while ensuring compliance with UK employment law and company policies.
* Identify and manage potential employee relations risks.
* Draft HR correspondence, reports and outcome letters.
* Build effective relationships with managers and employees at all levels.
* Support organisational change, workforce planning and HR projects.
* Maintain accurate and confidential employee records and HR systems.
* Support employee lifecycle processes including onboarding, contractual changes and leavers.
* Contribute to improving HR processes and procedures.
* Provide guidance and support to junior HR colleagues where required.
About You
You will ideally have:
* Previous experience as an HR Advisor, Senior HR Advisor or HR Generalist.
* Strong experience managing ER cases from start to finish.
* Good knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
* Experience advising and coaching managers.
* Strong communication, influencing and problem-solving skills.
* Excellent organisation and attention to detail.
* The ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
* A pragmatic, commercially minded and resilient approach.
* Experience using HR systems and maintaining accurate employee records.
CIPD Level 5 or working towards this is desirable, as is experience supporting organisational change, HR projects or process improvement.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional looking for a varied role where they can make a genuine contribution and further develop their career.
If you have strong employee relations experience and are ready for your next HR opportunity, apply today
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