I am currently partnering with an East Midlands based professional services business, to recruit for a HR Advisor to join their team on a permanent basis.

The organisation has offices based in Chesterfield, Mansfield, Nottingham & Derby, overseeing a headcount of 175. This is a full time, permanent position.

Based predominantly at the Chesterfield site. With travel to the other offices (1-2 days per week), travel expensed.

This full-time, generalist role will support a fast-moving business with further expansion planned. Reporting to and working alongside the Chief Operations Officer, the role will involve the day-to-day management and longer-term development of the HR support service.

A day in the life of a HR Advisor: 

• Supporting recruitment activity, including advertising through various job boards, candidate sifting, arranging interviews, liaising with agencies. Developing a positive candidate experience.
• Delivering new starter inductions.
• Managing and reporting absence. Ensuring adherence to policy and supporting managers with long-term absences/capability cases. Working with external Occupational Health consultants where relevant.
• Coaching and guiding managers on employee relations activities throughout the employee life cycle.
• Conducting exit interviews.
• Maintaining policy documents.
• Support the performance management processes.
• Lead on recruitment activity, covering internal and external advertising, managing agency partners and attending interviews/assessments.
• Support the training strategy by researching and arranging appropriate courses, sometimes facilitating training.
• Advise on employment law and best practice.
• Manage ER issues including discipline, grievance and redundancy.
• Produce monthly MI and statistics reports that effectively measure the HR inputs, costs and successes.

You will need to bring:

• 3+ years HR experience, ideally with exposure to recruitment
• Current knowledge of employment law and applications
• Proven ability to manage a full range of generalist HR processes
• Ability to influence/coach line managers
• Strong communications skills (written and verbal) and stakeholder management skills
• Car owner/driver – essential as the role involves frequent travel to all four office locations across the East Midlands
• IT skills and experience using MS packages

We will provide:

• Online rewards & recognition platform, including employee discounts with 900+ retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous annual holiday entitlement, including a day off for your birthday and office closure over Christmas period
• Genuine career opportunities in a fast-growing practice where ‘work/life’ balance really matters
• Summer & Christmas events
• Hybrid working options after probationary period
• A friendly office environment located in the centre of Chesterfield - with on-site parking - and access to all amenities and transport connections

For further information on this role, please contact Imogen Parr: /