HR Advisor - Compliance Lead

HR Advisor - Compliance Lead | Lichfield - Hybrid | 12 months FTC | £36,000 plus benefits

Are you an experienced HR professional with a strong understanding of HR compliance, governance and legislation? We're looking for an HR Advisor - Compliance Lead to join a busy and supportive People Team on a 12-month fixed-term basis. This is a fantastic opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys combining hands-on HR expertise with a specialist focus on compliance, whilst also having the opportunity to coach and support junior members of the team. You'll act as a subject matter expert within a key area of HR compliance, helping to ensure processes are robust, legally compliant and consistently delivered across the organisation.

The Role

Reporting to the Senior HR Advisor - Compliance Lead, you'll take responsibility for supporting the delivery of high-quality HR compliance processes, whilst providing guidance and day-to-day direction to a small team of 2-4 Junior HR Advisors.

Your responsibilities will include

Coaching, supporting and providing day-to-day guidance to Junior HR Advisors.

Acting as a subject matter expert in an area such as Right to Work, Sponsorship & Visas, DBS/PVG or wider HR compliance.

Providing expert advice to managers, employees and key stakeholders on HR compliance matters.

Ensuring HR processes are delivered accurately and in line with legislation, regulation and internal policies.

Managing and overseeing compliance activities including Right to Work checks, immigration and sponsorship, DBS/PVG checks, professional memberships and contractual changes.

Supporting family-friendly leave and employee benefits processes.

Identifying compliance risks and introducing appropriate controls and improvements.

Supporting audits, inspections and reporting requirements.

Maintaining accurate HR records and documentation.

Building strong relationships across the business and ensuring compliance requirements are understood and consistently applied.

Contributing to wider process improvement and HR service enhancement initiatives.

About You

We're looking for someone with previous experience in an HR Advisory or HR Operations environment, ideally with a strong compliance or governance focus.

You'll ideally have experience in one or more of the following

Right to Work compliance

UK immigration and sponsorship processes

DBS/PVG and criminal records checks

Professional membership monitoring

HR transactional compliance

Employment legislation and policy interpretation

You'll also need

Experience supporting, coaching or mentoring colleagues.

Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.

The confidence to interpret legislation and translate it into practical HR advice.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

A proactive, analytical and solutions-focused approach.

Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering accurate, high-quality HR services.

A CIPD qualification or progress towards one would be advantageous, as would experience working within a large, regulated or complex organisation.

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