At a Glance
- Tasks: Support HR queries and promote a high-performance culture in a fast-paced environment.
- Company: Join Affinity Water's People and Culture team, dedicated to great outcomes.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous leave, learning opportunities, and wellbeing support.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by supporting managers and employees in HR matters.
- Qualifications: Experience in HR with strong communication and relationship-building skills.
The predicted salary is between 36000 - 36000 £ per year.
At Affinity Water, our People and Culture team supports a large, fast-paced operational environment where strong HR partnership is key to delivering great outcomes for our customers and colleagues. We are looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join our Customer Experience (CX) Directorate on a 12-month fixed term contract. This is a busy, high-volume role acting as the main point of contact across a number of departments including our Contact Centre, Wholesale Development, Marketing & Communications, Processing & Complaints and Cash Collection & Management.
You will support managers and employees with a wide range of HR matters, helping to ensure fair, consistent, and policy-compliant decision making in a demanding and fast-moving environment.
What you will be doing:
- Acting as the first point of contact for HR queries across a large, busy directorate
- Providing advice on performance, absence, employee relations, and HR policies
- Managing HR casework and escalating complex issues where appropriate
- Supporting sickness absence, capability, and performance processes
- Coaching managers to handle people issues confidently and effectively
- Supporting HR reporting, payroll deadlines, and wider HR initiatives
- Building strong relationships quickly across multiple teams
- Promoting a fair, consistent, high-performance culture
What we are looking for:
- Experience in an HR Advisor or similar role with strong employment law knowledge
- Ability to manage a high-volume, fast-paced workload with competing priorities
- Confident in triaging requests, prioritising, and pushing back when needed
- Strong relationship-building and communication skills
- Experience in employee relations, absence, and performance management
- CIPD Level 5 (desirable)
- Experience with HR systems such as Oracle (desirable)
Benefits:
- Salary from £36,000 dependant on skills and experience
- Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources
- Entry into the company annual bonus scheme
- Annual leave from 26-30 rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days
- A Celebration Day in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them
- A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
- We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave
- Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best
- Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health
- Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme
- Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community
- Life Assurance
As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria and opt in on the application form. Ask the Talent Acquisition lead for the full job description to see all the criteria. If we have a very high volume of applicants and we are not able to offer interviews to all, we will take a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates through. Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.
HR Advisor in Hatfield employer: Affinity Water Limited
Affinity Water is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and development of its employees within a dynamic and supportive work environment. With a strong focus on learning opportunities, generous benefits including a double match pension scheme, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, employees can thrive while contributing to meaningful outcomes for the community. The company's culture promotes collaboration and high performance, making it an ideal place for HR professionals looking to make a significant impact.
