HR Advisor

HR Advisor | Southend | £40,000 | Hybrid working - 3 days office, 2 days home

Working as part of a supportive HR team, you'll partner with managers across the business and provide practical, commercially focused advice.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Coaching managers through ER matters, including absence, disciplinary, grievance and performance cases
• Building strong relationships with managers and becoming a trusted point of contact
• Supporting organisational change and workforce planning
• Using people data to identify trends and recommend improvements
• Contributing to engagement, reward and wider people initiatives
• Supporting HR projects that improve both the employee and manager experience
• Helping to strengthen HR processes, policies and ways of working

About you

You'll ideally bring:

• Strong generalist HR and employee relations experience
• A sound understanding of UK employment law
• Confidence advising and influencing managers
• The ability to build credible relationships across a business
• Experience working with HR systems and people data
• A proactive, curious and solutions-focused approach

This role will suit someone who wants to understand how a business operates, not just deliver transactional HR support. You'll be comfortable asking questions, offering a different perspective and taking ownership of your development.

About Us

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.

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