People Advisor

Job: People Advisor

Location: Medway, Kent / On-site with flexible start and finish times

Employment type: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: £38,000 + Attractive Benefits Package

Are you an experienced HR professional with a solid generalist background and a genuine passion for making a difference through people? Do you enjoy working autonomously, building strong relationships with managers, with a solutions-focused approach?

We are delighted to be working exclusively with a well-established and ambitious organisation to appoint a People Advisor at an exciting period of growth and change. This is a true generalist role where you will have real ownership and influence across all areas of HR, working closely with a collaborative and forward-thinking leadership team.

The role will include:

• Providing expert advice and guidance to managers on employment law, HR policy and best practice
• Leading and supporting complex employee relations cases including disciplinary, grievance, absence and performance matters
• Coaching and upskilling line managers to build people management capability across the business
• Managing end-to-end recruitment activity as the business continues to grow
• Supporting organisational change, restructuring and business improvement projects
• Administering HR documentation including contracts, variations and lifecycle paperwork
• Producing HR reports and utilising the HRIS to support informed business decisions
• Developing, reviewing and implementing HR policies in line with current legislation
• Contributing to a variety of strategic HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives

About you:

• Experienced HR generalist, confident working in a standalone or autonomous capacity
• Strong employee relations case management experience with a solid working knowledge of UK employment law
• Excellent communication, coaching and influencing skills
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• CIPD Level 5 qualified or equivalent experience, currently studying also considered

The package:

Alongside a salary of £38,000, our client offers an attractive benefits package including 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service, enhanced pension scheme, along with a range of additional perks designed to support your health, wellbeing and lifestyle.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday
Working pattern: On-site with flexible start and finish times.

If this sounds like the role for you, please send your CV across to cressida@sirius-search.co.uk, and I'll be in touch.