Human Resources Advisor

Salary: £38k to £43k per annum, plus a discretionary annual bonus recognising your individual contribution to the company’s success.

Location: Fully on‑site role based at our welcoming office in Datchet, SL3 9LL, just off the M4.

On‑site Requirement: A minimum of 4 days per week on‑site is mandatory to foster collaboration, support team development, and ensure effective delivery of HR services in a fast‑paced operational environment.

Contract: Full‑time, permanent.

The Role

We’re excited to be growing our People Function and are looking for a proactive and people‑focused HR Advisor to join our team at ArvatoConnect. As our business continues to expand, you’ll deliver great HR support to a key client group that’s growing rapidly, helping managers navigate all aspects of team management with confidence and professionalism. This fast‑paced role requires you to embed best practice, coach leaders, and ensure compliance with our policies and employment law.

What you’ll do:

• Provide comprehensive and commercially focused professional advice on HR policies, procedures, employment legislation, and best practice across a wide range of day‑to‑day matters.
• Participate in TUPE transition processes, ensuring smooth onboarding and full legislative compliance where appropriate.
• Deliver commercially sound recommendations based on data insights, operational needs, and knowledge of employment legislation and relevant case law.
• Support the HRBP in complex employee relations cases, including absence management, disciplinary, grievance, performance issues, and restructuring exercises.
• Coach managers to effectively manage attendance, productivity, and team performance.
• Design and deliver upskilling sessions for Team Managers.
• Support Flexible Working Requests, Probationary Reviews, and Occupational Health Referrals, including all associated correspondence.
• Maintain accurate records of complex cases within integrated HR, Time and Attendance, and Payroll systems.
• Contribute to the annual pay review process and other ad‑hoc projects.
• Interpret and analyse HR data to identify trends and support business decisions.
• Manage day‑to‑day HR queries via the HR Ops inbox, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
• Coordinate logistics for HR‑related activities and initiatives.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR processes and practices.
• Support other client groups and HR team members during periods of high workload or absence.
• Coach junior team members as required.
• Undertake other appropriate ad‑hoc HR‑related tasks.

What you’ll bring:

• A passion for delivering excellent HR service and building trusted relationships.
• The ability to manage a high volume of queries with professionalism, empathy, and resilience.
• Strong communication, coaching, and influencing skills.
• Confidence in handling sensitive issues with discretion and sound judgement.
• A collaborative mindset, comfortable working independently and as part of a supportive HR team.
• CIPD qualification (or part‑qualified / in‑progress) is desirable.
• Emotionally intelligent with the ability to manage diverse personalities and differing priorities.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, constantly evolving environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills tailored to a range of audiences.
• Solid knowledge of employment law and an enthusiastic approach to remaining up‑to‑date.

Required Skills:

• Strong demonstrable experience as an HR Advisor in a fast‑paced operational environment.
• Strong knowledge of managing complex employee relations issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills tailored to a range of audiences.
• Commercially aware with a proactive approach to planning and problem solving.
• Strong organisational and time‑management skills.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Ability to commute easily to the Datchet office, with a minimum on‑site presence of four days per week and occasional short‑notice attendance when required.

Benefits Include:

• Discretionary Annual Bonus – recognising and rewarding your individual contribution to the company’s success.
• Generous Holiday Entitlement – 25 days of annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.
• Pension Scheme – 4% employee contribution matched.
• Life Insurance – cover of 4× your basic annual salary.
• Health and Wellbeing Support – online GP, mental health services, fitness programmes, on‑site gym.