HR Advisor

Role Description

HR Advisor

Full Time | Permanent

Competitive Salary + Benefits

Location: Ashford Kent

Salary: £30,000 - £33,000

Are you an experienced HR professional looking for your next challenge in a fast-paced and people-focused environment?

We are looking for a proactive and commercially minded HR Advisor to join our HR team. Reporting to the HR Business Partner, you will act as the first point of contact for managers, providing balanced, pragmatic, and legally compliant HR advice across a wide range of employee relations matters.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives on building strong relationships, coaching managers, and delivering practical HR solutions that support both people and business performance.

The Role

As HR Advisor, you will support managers across a broad range of HR and employee relations activities, ensuring consistent and fair application of policies and procedures while promoting best practice people management.

You will play a key role in supporting managers with complex ER cases, absence management, performance issues, investigations, and formal processes, while helping to create a positive and compliant workplace culture.

Key Responsibilities

Provide first-line HR advice and guidance to managers on employee relations matters
Support managers with:

Sickness absence management
Investigations, disciplinaries, and grievances
Capability and performance management
Flexible working requests
Whistleblowing concerns

Advise and support managers on suspension processes
Attend formal meetings and hearings, taking accurate and confidential notes
Draft professional correspondence including outcome letters and case documentation
Monitor sickness absence triggers and support occupational health referrals
Liaise effectively with trade union representatives and employee representatives
Deliver coaching and training to managers on HR policies and processes
Support continuous improvement of HR policies, procedures, and best practice
Assist with HR projects and initiatives as required

About You

We are looking for someone who is confident, organised, and solutions-focused, with strong employment law knowledge and excellent communication skills.

Essential Skills & Experience

CIPD Level 5 qualified (or working towards) OR equivalent HR Advisory experience
Proven experience managing complex employee relations cases
Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
Ability to build credible relationships with managers at all levels
Confident delivering training and coaching sessions
IT proficient including Microsoft Office and HR systems

Desirable

Experience working with trade unions or employee representatives
Experience using iTrent HR system

Personal Attributes

Professional, approachable, and resilient
Commercially minded with a pragmatic approach
High levels of integrity and confidentiality
Able to work independently and manage competing priorities
Calm under pressure and solution focused

Why Join Us?

Opportunity to work within a supportive and collaborative HR team
Varied and rewarding role with real impact across the organisation
Professional development and career progression opportunities
Chance to contribute to meaningful people initiatives and culture improvement

Apply Now

If you are passionate about people, employee relations, and supporting managers to achieve positive outcomes, we would love to hear from you.