Hays Specialist Recruitment • Newbury, Berkshire RG1 3BE

HR Advisor

About this role

Your New Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established organisation as part of a collaborative and forward-thinking HR function.

As HR Advisor, you will work closely with an HR Partner to provide expert HR advice and guidance across the full employee lifecycle. Acting as a trusted first point of contact, you will support managers and employees on a wide range of HR matters, ensuring pragmatic, consistent and commercially aware solutions. You will build strong relationships with stakeholders, enabling effective people management and influencing leaders to drive best practice across their teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as the first point of contact for HR queries, providing professional and timely advice to managers and employees
  • Manage a range of employee relations casework including disciplinary, grievance, performance, absence, redundancy and restructuring
  • Support managers with key processes such as probation, flexible working, and family leave
  • Advise on recruitment and selection, including job design, job evaluation and interview processes
  • Support organisational change initiatives and contribute to HR projects aligned to the HR strategy

What You'll Need to Succeed

  • Proven HR experience at Advisor level
  • Strong employee relations experience with confidence managing casework independently
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Ability to influence and coach managers effectively
  • CIPD Level 5 qualified or equivalent experience

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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