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Senior HR Advisor

Reference Number : 295
  • Permanent
  • Colchester
  • £38,000 – £42,000

HR Advisor / 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.

 

Before we can submit your application to any third parties, you will be required to complete our registration process. This includes:

Filling out a registration form
Providing valid identification and proof of your right to work in the UK
Attending a formal meeting (either in person or virtually) with a member of the Casanovas Recruitment team

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