HR Advisor

We are recruiting on behalf of a leading charitable organisation for an experienced HR Advisor to join its People team. This permanent role is based in South Birmingham and offers hybrid working (2 days from home) and a salary of £37,733 per annum.

You will be expected to autonomously manage end-to-end employee relations casework for designated business areas, providing pragmatic, business-focused advice, coaching managers to resolve issues early, and helping to implement people policies and procedures consistently.

Key responsibilities will include

Managing complex employee relations cases from initial advice through to conclusion, including investigations, sickness absence, disciplinary, grievance, probation, performance, dismissal and appeals

Coaching and supporting managers to intervene early, reduce caseloads and reach pragmatic, fair and business-focused outcomes

Providing consistent advice in line with employment law, case law, organisational policy and an agreed decision-making framework

Supporting HR colleagues with casework insights, TUPE administration and organisational change activity

Sharing best practice and relevant employment-law developments, and contributing to policy and guidance reviews

Delivering or supporting training and coaching for managers where required

Producing reports, analysing management information, identifying trends and recommending action plans

Maintaining accurate, secure casework and employee records in accordance with data-protection requirements

Experience required

Substantial experience managing high-volume employee relations casework end to end, up to and including dismissal, with an emphasis on informal resolution

Strong, current knowledge of employment law, case law and HR best practice

CIPD Level 5, active study towards it, or equivalent relevant professional experience

Ability to produce reports, interpret management information and recommend practical action

Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the resilience to manage competing priorities both independently and as part of a team

A proactive, approachable and customer-focused style, with the confidence to challenge respectfully and build strong stakeholder relationships

We are acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

We aim to respond to all applications personally; however, due to the volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.